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Never Too Young to Mobilize

Portrait of six children, two girls in the middle and two boys on each side, behind a table with food, four Union Jacks and two vases of flowers. The young girls are wearing nun-like- head coverings and the boys are sporting lapel badges on their vests.

Date: September 20, 1941

Source: Verdun Borough Archives (038-29)

This photo taken on September 20, 1941, on the corner of Rielle and Verdun streets, shows children selling food to raise money for the Queen’s Canadian Fund in aid of British victims of German bombing.

The children of Verdun actively participated in various campaigns to raise money for the war effort. Many of them ran lemonade and candy stands in the streets and organized neighbourhood concerts. Some even sold their toys. Among other things, their contributions helped soldiers to receive cigarettes as part of the Mayor’s Cigarette Fund.