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440 Productions has had a very successful fifteen years of remembering wartime heritage. Through our various initiatives we have helped to preserve our Canadian wartime heritage and strengthen the historic connection between Canada and Britain.
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George Egan |
From the publication of newsletters, presentations of wartime music, production of music CDs, movies and full stage musicals of wartime songs and stories, the Association has instilled forever within the many program participants the importance of remembering the contribution of a wartime generation. To remember these men and women of the war years and their achievement is to understand our wartime heritage. To emulate their qualities is to build a better society today and tomorrow.
The Association has facilitated interaction between young Canadians with Veterans of World War II, Telegraphist Air Gunners who trained in Yarmouth, and Veterans, Canadian and British, who filled the Legions and theatres for our performances.
The three Nova Scotia and British Time to Remember Performance Tours from 2004 to 2007 drove home in the most profound way the importance of what 440 Productions has done for the past fifteen years and the contribution it can make for the current generation of youth. Many of the participants of the program will themselves make a positive contribution to our society, in both large and small ways, as their perception of their world has been changed by their experience.
In May of 2007, 440 Productions became the Wartime Heritage Association. The presentation of remembrance through the music, songs, and stories of wartime Yarmouth and the connection we have to people here in Canada and around the world, especially Britain and Australia will continue.
The stories portrayed in our productions are real as told by veterans themselves, by war brides, and others who lived through the years of World War II. Some of the people whose personal recollections contributed material are in the audiences, watching as their memories are dramatized. Others, who did not survive the war, l come to our stage presentations through research and the memories of their friends.
As the wartime generation ages the importance of what our Association does takes on an even greater importance. The success of new initiatives in 2007-2009 is possible through generous financial sponsorship of those who believe in the importance of remembering and the support of our initiatives. To our many supporters and sponsors we owe a sincere thank you.
George Egan
Director
August 2007
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