Veterans' Tribute Lunch with Ottawa Innercity Ministries

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Written By Joy Covey

Ottawa Innercity Ministries welcomed veterans, families, supporters and community leaders to its Veterans' Tribute Lunch at the Delta Hotels Ottawa City Centre. It was an afternoon of poppies, pipes and gratitude for the people who have served our country.

Arrival

A warm welcome

Every place setting had a poppy, and every table had old friends catching up. Before the program began, the room was full of hugs, handshakes and stories.

A veteran wearing her medals, smiling at her table at the Veterans' Tribute Lunch in Ottawa
Two guests hugging helloA poppy and program at a place settingGuests posing together before lunch

The program

Piped in

Guests rose to their feet as a piper led the way into the room.

A piper leading the procession at the Ottawa Innercity Ministries Veterans' Tribute Lunch
A piper leading guests into the roomGuests standing as the program beginsA full room standing at the Veterans' Tribute Lunch

Words of thanks

Stories from the podium

Speakers shared stories of service and thanked the veterans in the room, while guests listened from every table.

A speaker at the Veterans' Tribute Lunch in Ottawa
A speaker at the podiumA veteran speaking to the roomA speaker sharing a story

Honouring veterans

Thank you for your service

Gifts, handshakes and heartfelt thanks for the speakers and the veterans in the room.

A presentation at the Ottawa Innercity Ministries Veterans' Tribute Lunch
A presentation at the podiumA handshake at the podiumTwo guests shaking hands at the lunch

Remembrance

Pipes and a bugle

A piper and a bugler brought the room together for a moment of remembrance.

A piper and bugler at the Veterans' Tribute Lunch in Ottawa
A bugler beside the Innercity Veterans Outreach and Support bannerA piper playing beside the Canadian flagThe piper and bugler together
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