Ceremony Organizer Resources

Across Canada, volunteers organize and manage over 200 NSLA events every year.

As a Ceremony Organizer your are our ambassador and champion in your community. You inspire and motivate others to become involved in our critical mission - to honour the service and sacrifice of the Canadian military, past and present. You work within your communities to engage Canadian youth in a meaningful, hands-on expression of gratitude. We can never thank you enough for all that you do.

To help make your role easier, please use the resources on this page. For more information, please contact the National Coordinator at national.coordinator@nostoneleftalone.ca

 

THE ESSENTIAL ORGANIZER MATERIALS

This guide includes all the essential information you need to hold your NSLA event. It includes organizers checklists, ceremony music and readings, as well as the following:

  • Poppy placement protocol

  • Templates for submitting student reflections

  • Colouring pages

  • Student release forms

  • Poppy and wreath making art activities

  • Optional fundraising forms

This document is a quick introduction to who we are, what we do and why. Perfect for sharing with prospective participants and supporters to gain support for your event.

We encourage all organizers and volunteers to follow NSLA on social media, and to share about your event using our official hashtags. Find all the details here.

This document can be edited with your own event details, and used as a formal invitation, or as a poster.

This informal poster can be edited with your own event details, and used to promote your even to students and/or your community.