The memorial poppy is handmade by disabled veterans in hospitals and workshops. The veteran is paid for each poppy he/she makes and many veteran patients derive considerable therapeutic and psychological benefits making poppies. Each nine-piece poppy is painstakingly made and never sold but given in exchange for a contribution.
The poppy program has been part of American Legion Auxiliary programming for more than 69 years. It has been estimated that approximately 25 million Americans wear the poppy to honor America’s war dead, contributing nearly $2 million for rehabilitating and welfare programs.
The Chelberg and Battle American Legion Auxiliary of Sag Harbor will be distributing poppies on Main Street all month and along the parade route in Sag Harbor on Memorial Day.
Please support our veterans, and let us never forget our obligation to those who have given so much and served so gallantly to protect this great land of ours and those of us who live here. It’s a small way to show our respect.
Honor the dead and the living. Wear a poppy every Memorial Day. God bless our troops, and God bless America.
Jeannie Notturno
Poppy Chair
American Legion Ladies Auxiliary Chelberg and Battle Post 388
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