Argyll Regimental Foundation
The Argyll Regimental Foundation (ARF) was established in 1981 to promote interest in and ensure the efficiency, welfare and well-being of The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada. Initially, ARF’s efforts were focused on perpetuating the distinctive Highland dress that symbolizes the Regiment and its service.
Over the years, the scope of the ARF has widened in response to new and ever-increasing challenges. Since the 1990s, the operational demands on the Army Reserve have increased dramatically. The burdens of administering the serving battalion have been offset to some degree by the efforts of the ARF and its volunteers in the Regimental Kit QM Stores, the messes, and the Museum and Archives.
The ARF has broadened its scope to incorporate support for Regimental commemoration as well as financial support and oversight for the Regimental Museum and Archives. It provides leadership and oversight of the Regimental Kit Committee and the Regimental Kit QM Stores, support of events within the serving battalion and the broad Regimental family, administration of the evaluated assets of the messes and the Museum and Archives, and communication within the Regimental family.
Some sub-units within the Regimental family handle fundraising for their specific purposes. The Officers’ Mess has been involved in ongoing refurbishment since 2000, and the Pipes and Drums and Regimental Association have some of their efforts under the umbrella.
The ARF has been instrumental in undertaking a major fundraising campaign for the wide array of activities commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Regiment including the erection of the Argyll Commemorative Pavilion at Bayfront Park, Hamilton and the Presentation of New Colours by the Regiment’s late Colonel-in-Chief in 2002.
The foundation has also supported a number of activities to mark the Regiment’s service in the First World War, the commissioning of a history of the 19th Battalion CEF, It Can’t Last Forever, and building four monuments in France and Belgium.
The Regiment is more than history, it’s living memory, active service, and future promise. Your support ensures that none of it is forgotten, and all of it moves forward. Within the modern Canadian Army, the phrase “footprint in the community” has become one associated almost exclusively with the Army Reserve. But it has always been the case! The Regiment was founded in 1903 as a result of sustained, focused, and continuous organizational activity by the local community. The ARF helps to secure that key aspect of the Regiment’s history and heritage.
The fourth campaign in the past 44 years has been launched. Chaired by Lieutenant Colonel Shendal Yalchin, its broad aims are to increase the capital for supporting our distinctive Highland dress, the refurbishment of the 1921 monument to Argylls who served overseas in the First World War (located outside of the Armouries), digitization of our Archives and enhance our website and electronic communications.
For more information about the campaign, please download the Cases for Support and the Donor Card at the links below; to find out about the Argyll Poppy and the Argyll Field of Remembrance, please contact LCol Yalchin at shendal.yalchin@argylls.ca or follow the links below:
Case for Support – 2025 Campaign
Case for Support – Museum and Archive
Case for Support – Refurbishment of the Regiment’s First World War Monument
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The Foundation is stewarded by a dedicated team of veterans, community leaders, and Regimental supporters who ensure every action honours the Argyll name.
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