It may be a long and dry summer for our veterans.

Members of two Royal Canadian Legions in our community say they are taking a financial beating due to the cancellation of many events booked to take place at their halls this summer.

Members of Long Branch #101 say this is the time of the year that they generate badly-needed funds through community activities and hall rentals.

Members of the Legion’s #101 and #643, on Jutland Rd., say they have had their facilities shut for about a month and are not sure when, like others, they will be able to reopen.

They say they stand to lose their two top days for fundraising, which falls on Canada Day on July 1 and Remembrance Day, on November 11, if COVID-19 drags on.

“The Legions are suffering financially,” says Chris Korwin-Kuczynski, chair of the Lakeshore Village BIA and a legion member. “This is a big time of the year for their fundraising activities.”

He says a major fundraiser for the legions will be planned once the pandemic has disappeared.

Legion officials say they are running low on funds and some programs for vets may be affected.