Category Archives: Andrew Eykelenboom

Support Our Troops Gala

Wow! We had an unbelievable evening Saturday!
We had the exceptional good fortune to attend the CFPSA Support Our Troops Gala at Edmonton Northlands.
Approximately 700 people gathered at the new, massive, Exhibition Hall E to raise funds in support of the troops and their families. (See www.cfpsa.com for more information)
We are not getting paid for doing [...]

Shairl Follows ‘Andrew’s Smile’ to Vancouver Island

“I have to meet this mother; I want to paint her son!” said Shairl as she listened to Maureen Eykelenboom share her story called ‘Andrew’s Smile’ on CBC Radio.
Corporal Andrew James Eykelenboom died on August 11, 2006. He was the first Canadian Forces Medic to be killed in Afghanistan. “Andrew was packing up [...]