Minister MacAulay announces recipients of the Veterans Organization Emergency Support Fund

Ottawa, ON– The Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, will announce the recipients of the Veterans Organization Emergency Support Fund (VOESF) in a virtual event.

The VOESF is a $20 million fund announced earlier this fall in response to COVID-19 and will provide temporary financial support to Veterans organizations to help them maintain their operations during this time.

Minister MacAulay, along with other event participants, will be available to media following the virtual event.

Date:          17 December 2020

Time:         13:00 EST

Registration: Journalists who want to participate must register by contacting vac.media-medias.acc@canada.ca with their name and media outlet before 13:00 EST on 17 December 2020 to receive the video call link.

Media are asked to log on no later than 12:50 EST.