Get your Remembrance Poppy on Saturday, May 25, and wear it on Memorial Day. The red poppy is a nationally recognized symbol of sacrifice worn by Americans since WWI to honor those who served and died for our country in all wars. In the battlefields of Belgium and elsewhere during World War I, poppies grew wild amid the ravages of war. Wear a red poppy to honor and remember.
Members of The American Legion Auxiliary have been distributing the remembrance poppy to the public for 105 years. That tradition continues as members of the Oro Valley Unit 132 faithfully distribute poppies. The poppy is a source of financial and therapeutic benefit to the disabled veterans who construct them by hand, as well as benefiting other veterans and their families by the appreciated, but not required, donations.
The Unit members will distribute Poppies from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 25 at the two Fry’s Food Stores in Oro Valley located at 10661 N. Oracle Road and 10450 N. La Canada Drive. Stop by, say hello and get your poppy.
For additional information, call Ms. Onita Davis at (520) 229-1064 or send an email to ovunit132@gmail.com. If you wish to mail a donation, make check payable to ALA OV Unit 132, and mail to ALA OV Unit 132, PO Box 69246, Oro Valley AZ, 85737. On the memo line, enter “Poppy Fund”. All donations are used for the care and assistance of local veterans and service members in need.
