During last year’s True Patriot Love Foundation Toronto Tribute Dinner, generous guests bid on their centerpieces, as part of our Family Tree Initiative.

Our Family Tree Initiative serves to stand as a reminder on a Canadian Forces base of the incredible sacrifice, support, and strength of its families.

On October 3, 2011, True Patriot Love planted a maple tree, marked with an inscribed boulder generously donated by the Mount Pleasant Group on the Denison Forces Armoury in Toronto, Ontario. This beautiful monument matches the first tree planted from our inaugural Family Tree initiative at the Armoury.

The True Patriot Love Foundation would like to send its sincerest appreciation to the Mount Pleasant Group for donating the boulder, Sheridan Nurseries for donating the maple tree, Clintar Landscaping for installing the monument, and everyone at Denison Armoury for their participation, assistance, and support!

This year’s tree is inspired by wind swept pines made famous by Group of Seven artist, Tom Thompson with a base simulating granite rock from the Canadian Shield. The concept was conceived by Jerry McDonnell of K.I.M. Inc with artist interpretation and rendering by Tam Vo, Art Director at FUSE Marketing and sculpted by Yolanda vanderGaast of MST Bronze Limited.

Last year the brilliant adaptation of a Canadian maple tree raised over $30,000 for Canadian military families. Everyone who purchased a “Family Tree” is named on plaques that will be placed at trees being planted at Canadian Forces bases this Spring.