Beacher’s door poppies help to raise funds for local Royal Canadian Legion Branch in advance of Remembrance Day
Beach resident Margot Rockett is once again selling her popular door poppies in advance of Remembrance Day on Nov. 11.
Proceeds from the sale of the large tissue paper door poppies will go to the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 1/42 on Coxwell Avenue.
The cost for the door poppies is a donation to the Legion Branch Poppy Fund. “People love them, they are handmade and I’m staying up late making them because I believe it’s important to remember and raise funds for the Legion,” said Rockett who is in her fifth year of making the door poppies locally.
Her door poppies are being sold under licence from the Royal Canadian Legion. The Poppy Design is a trademark of the Royal Canadian Legion (Dominion Command) and is used under licence.
Shelley Lyons, President of Royal Canadian Legion Baron Byng Branch 1/42 on Coxwell Avenue, said proceeds from the sale of poppies, both the traditional ones that make up the bulk of donations collected by the Royal Canadian Legion and Rockett’s door poppies, go to support a number of programs aimed at helping local veterans and their families.
Some of those programs supported by the Legion Poppy Fund include help for veterans facing homelessness, service dogs for those dealing with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and donations to veteran’s homes and care facilities to name but a few, said Lyons.
This year, Rockett is making 500 of the door poppies so those wishing one are asked to contact her as soon as possible by email at doorpoppies@gmail.com
