At the Board of Patrons leading people take part, who embrace the objectives of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 005, “The Liberation of the Netherlands”, it’s organization and activities. By connecting their names to RCL Branch 005 they support and provide us with a basis to present ourselves to the public. In this way people who are interested or other contacts can take notice of how the activities of the Royal Canadian Legion in particular Branch 005 are carried out and recommended here in the Netherlands.
The Board of Patrons consists of 10 individuals:
Chairman: Mr. mr G.J. de Graaf
Former chair of the Dutch Senate,
The King’s Commissioner in Zeeland: Mr. J.J.M. Polman
The Canadian Ambassador to the Netherlands: Hon. Mw L. Helfand
The Mayor of Apeldoorn: Mr. A.J.M. Heerts
The Mayor of Bergen op Zoom: Mr. F.A. Petter
The Mayor of Berg en Dal dhr. M. Slinkman
The Mayor of Rijssen-Holten: Mr. A. Hofland
President of VIMAC Consultancy: Mr. R. Vellekoop
Member of the Board of Management Volker Wessels Stevin: Mr. A. Vos
Shareholder of Greenberg Traurig LLP Attorney: Mr. mr A. Ramanna