# We Lend a Hand

> Learn more about the true, extraordinary story of the Farmerettes, a contigent of more than 40.000 Canadian girls who volunteered on farms and helped to win WWII.


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- [Contact Us](https://welendahand.ca/contact/): Contact us Would you like to stay informed about the film? Or would you like to organize a screening? Contact us using the email button below.  Contact Email info@welendahand.ca
- [Supporters](https://welendahand.ca/sponsors/): The Film Supporters Major Sponsors LONDON ARTS COUNCIL – COMMUNITY ARTS COUNTY OF LAMBTON – CREATIVE COUNTY GRANT PROGRAMINVESTMENT PROGRAMNATIONAL FILM BOARD – FILMMAKER ASSISTANCE PROGRAMLIVES DOWN THE ROAD PRODUCTIONSGRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO – GOOD IN EVERY GRAIN Additional Sponsors EGG FARMERS OF ONTARIOHISTORICAL SOCIETY OF ST. CATHARINES HOTEL LUX, BLYTH NIAGARA FEDERATION OF AGRICULTURE […]
- [Crew](https://welendahand.ca/crew/): Cast and Crew Directed and Produced by COLIN FIELD Executive Producers CHARLIE EGLESTON FELIPE GIAJ-LEVRA Historical Producer BONNIE SITTER Featured Farmerettes SHIRLEYAN ENGLISH JOYCE JONES BETTY-LOU CLARK DOROTHY MAXWELL GLORIA CARTER CATHYRNE HORNE MARY LOUCKS BERYL BECKETT BERNICE PEW GWEN PHILLIPS ROBERTA SCHOFIELD JEAN BRETT DENISE POWELL ISOBEL GIBSON DORIS FIELDING MIRIAM CARTER JOAN TOVEY […]
- [Cast](https://welendahand.ca/cast/): The Farmerettes Featured in the Film Shirleyan Grieve English (1936-2025) Shirleyan was in high school in North Bay when she learned about the Farmerette program in Southern Ontario. The idea that adventure and freedom were possible by volunteering to work in food production was hard to resist. She said girls were signing up “like crazy”. […]
- [About the Film](https://welendahand.ca/about/): We Lend a Hand: The Forgotten Story of Ontario Farmerettes tells the true and untold story of the Farmerettes, a contingent of 40,000 teenage girls who volunteered on Canadian farms and helped win the most destructive war of all: WWII.
- [In the Media](https://welendahand.ca/media/): In the Media We Lend a Hand: The Forgotten Story of Ontario Farmerettes tells the remarkable story of 40,000 teenage girls who volunteered on Canadian farms, aiding the Allied victory in World War II. The documentary has captured attention for its unique perspective, with media and audiences sharing interesting reactions to their almost forgotten heroism. […]
- [Testimonials](https://welendahand.ca/testimonials/): Testimonials Check out the public’s reaction to We Lend a Hand “Wow!” POV Magazine, Canada’s Documentary Magazine A poignant retrospective of a bygone era. Senator Rob Black Yesterday I had the opportunity to see a pre-screening of “We Lend a Hand – The Forgotten Story of Ontario Farmerettes” in London, with Bonnie Sitter. The first […]
- [Events](https://welendahand.ca/events/): Time to see the Farmerettes on a big screen.
- [Home](https://welendahand.ca/): We Lend a Hand: The Forgotten Story of Ontario Farmerettes tells the true and the extraordinary story of the contingent of 40,000 teenage girls who volunteered on Canadian farms and helped win the most destructive war of all: WWII.


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