ALA announces Poppy Days
ALA announces Poppy Days
By: Pat Gracey
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Posted by editor Tue Nov 30, 1999 00:00:00 PST
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The Tehachapi American Legion Auxiliary, Unit 221, has received notice that the official 2006 Poppy Days will be May 14 through May 20. Members of the American Legion and the Auxiliary will be on hand to offer the hand-made poppies and explain the meaning of them.
For 85 years, the American Legion and the ALA have sponsored Poppy Days nationwide to remind America of the men and women in the military who have sacrificed their lives and health to keep the nation strong and free.
The red crepe paper poppy, hand-made by hospitalized veterans, was officially adopted in 1921 as the memorial flower of the American Legion and the Auxiliary. It was inspired by the red poppies which grew on the battlefields of Flanders and is a perpetual memorial to the brave men who fought there and on all other battlefields throughout the years.
Ninety percent of the donations received for the poppies stays in the community and is used for needy veterans. The other 10 percent helps pay the veterans in the hospital for their efforts in making the poppies. They receive five cents per poppy for their efforts.
Wearing a poppy during Poppy Days helps pay tribute to the nation’s honored dead and shows support for all veterans. Wear a poppy with pride.
For 85 years, the American Legion and the ALA have sponsored Poppy Days nationwide to remind America of the men and women in the military who have sacrificed their lives and health to keep the nation strong and free.
The red crepe paper poppy, hand-made by hospitalized veterans, was officially adopted in 1921 as the memorial flower of the American Legion and the Auxiliary. It was inspired by the red poppies which grew on the battlefields of Flanders and is a perpetual memorial to the brave men who fought there and on all other battlefields throughout the years.
Ninety percent of the donations received for the poppies stays in the community and is used for needy veterans. The other 10 percent helps pay the veterans in the hospital for their efforts in making the poppies. They receive five cents per poppy for their efforts.
Wearing a poppy during Poppy Days helps pay tribute to the nation’s honored dead and shows support for all veterans. Wear a poppy with pride.
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