Poppy Program
Deadline for Poppy Poster Contest: May 15, 2024
Poppy Order Form – Due November 1
The Auxiliary’s Poppy Program has been busy. Poppy Co-Chairman Ginny Stendahl has been collaborating with staff and residents of the North Dakota Veterans Home in Lisbon. She has been working to wrangle enough volunteers to assemble poppies for distribution to our Auxiliary units across the state of North Dakota.
Several units and individual members have stepped up and are assembling poppies as fast as they can. Ginny and I appreciate all the help. Thank you everyone. If you know a member or a veteran who would like to assist us with assembling poppies going forward, please reach out to the staff at the Department Office.
We have already distributed 8,200 poppies and are awaiting the arrival of more from our dedicated assemblers. If you have not already received your poppy order, we will mail them out as soon as they arrive.
We are raising funds for our veterans programs with the sale of poppy puzzles, playing cards, pinochle cards and placemats. These are a great holiday idea for a special veteran in your life. You will also find poppy coloring books at the link below.
Carol Wolf and Ginny Stendahl
Poppy Co-Chairmen
- December 2023 Message Article
- 2023 Poppy Poster Winners
- 2023 Year-End Report
- December 2022 Message Article – Carol
- Poppies Program Action Plan 2022-23
- Poppy Funds usage
- 2023 Poppies Coloring Book
- Poppy Cookie Recipe
- National Poppy Day (May 24, 2024)
- Flanders Field Bookmark Sample
- Poppy Program Certificate
- Message of the Poppy Poem 1933
Poppy Order Form– Due November 1st, 2023
Using the image and story of the Flanders Field poppy to educate people about the sacrifices of our military service members helps us raise awareness of the Legion Family and links us to our mission in the eyes of the public.
Local American Legion units shall sponsor contests in local schools. If your school does not conduct activities related to poppies, other youth groups, including junior members, may participate under the direct supervision of the unit.
Other ideas to celebrate and promote the “Poppy” are distributing a bookmark or coloring book. See links above.
National Resources