- Last Updated on Sunday, 01 June 2014 02:02
The all-day rain did not dampen the spirit of the Charleroi American Legion Auxiliary Unit 22 members while they distributed "Veteran-made poppies" at the Belle Vernon Wal-Mart on May 15th.
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| (l-r): Jennifer Vargo; Midge Vavases; Darlene McBurnie; and Terri Suchy. Missing from the picture are those who helped earlier: Doris Menia; Janet Westcoat; Kris Wergin; Pat Robinson; Pam Watts; and Steffanie Micjan. Photo credit: Wayne E. Ray |
This annual May tag-day event is an honor for the Unit 22 members to volunteer their time to benefit our veterans that are so often overlooked and forgotten. The Pennsylvania Veteran Programs and the veterans and their families receive 100% of all the donations collected.
The ALA provides the materials to make the poppies and give the veterans, for their personal use, 7¢ for every poppy they make. No administration fee is ever kept and the ALA buys back the poppies at $20 per hundred.
