Calgary volunteers add final touches to Field of Crosses during Night of Lights
On Thursday, staff and students from St. Mary’s University placed lit candles at the base of each and every one of the 3,620 markers that make up Calgary’s Field of Crosses.
“We make sure that every single year their name is said and they’re remembered,” said Dangerfield. “We are remembering the individuals, as opposed to just the war.”Thursday’s volunteers were part of St. Mary’s Presidents Volunteer Group, a program that gives students an opportunity to give back while completing their degrees.
“We emphasize educating students not just in mind, but also in heart and body,” said Vanderpool. “We want to train them as they’re going through academic programs, to begin giving back.”The lanterns will burn throughout the night until the morning of Remembrance Day but it’s by no means the final shift for the Field of Crosses’ volunteers.
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