Local Door Poppy campaign underway in advance of Remembrance Day
Beach resident Margot Rockett will be continuing her paper Door Poppy campaign once again in advance of next month’s Remembrance Day and in support of local Royal Canadian Legion programs.
This will be the seventh straight year Rockett has created the large tissue paper door poppies that residents can buy to display on their doors or in their windows.
Funds raised from the sale of the door poppies will go to the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 1/42 on Coxwell Avenue and its veterans’ support programs.
Rockett makes the door poppies under a special licence granted by the Royal Canadian Legion’s Poppy Fund.
Some of the 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.
Cost for the door poppies is $10, and they can be pre-ordered by sending an email to doorpoppies@gmail.com anytime. Quantities will be more limited this year, said Rockett, and those wishing to order a door poppy are asked to do so before Nov. 3.
As always, Remembrance Day takes place on Nov. 11.
Locally, there will services slated for 11 a.m. that day at the Beach Cenotaph in Kew Gardens on Queen Street East; at the East York Civic Centre on Coxwell Avenue; and at the Scarborough Cenotaph at Kingston Road and Danforth Avenue.
