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October 2011 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Poppy Count
Poppy count charitable donation grand planEach year since returning to Canada full-time in 2007, I have counted the poppies I see people wearing from the day the poppy campaign begins until 11am on November 11th. I'd tally up the count, donate 0.10$ per poppy, and send a cheque to a local veterans organization.
It used to be a sizeable donation.
In recent years, I've noticed my poppy count decreasing. I worry sometimes that people have begun to forget the past. I worry that we will soon relive their horrors in our future.
I don't base my donation on poppy counts anymore. And I no longer wait until Remembrance day arrives to make them.
I am changing too. Hopefully, for the better.
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poppy count – status the first
Monday, October 31st, 2011 Posted in Random Burbling, Those Who Volunteered | No Comments »
The poppy count has been slow since Friday's launch. In fact, it was so slow that I ended up counting poppies I saw on tv screens (mostly News & hockey ... Read more..2011 poppy campaign
Thursday, October 27th, 2011 Posted in Those Who Volunteered | No Comments »
launched today... Per the press release, poppies will be available for sale to the general public on October 28th. Edmonton, you're on notice. I'll be counting poppies beginning on Oct 28th to ... Read more..#movember donations
Tuesday, October 25th, 2011 Posted in Those Who Volunteered | 5 Comments »
Many of my friends are participating in #movember this year. Since I'm not, I'm planning on counting poppies and making a donation to one of their campaigns. The big challenge ... Read more..How will you remember?
Thursday, October 20th, 2011 Posted in Lighter Side, Random Burbling, Those Who Volunteered | 8 Comments »
Veteran's Week takes place from Nov 5-11 and this year Veterans Affairs Canada is asking Canadians to Make remembrance more than something you feel. Make it something you do. (2011 theme ... Read more..