Poppy Appeal 2013
On the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918, the First World War ended. Civilians wanted to remember the people who had given their lives for peace and freedom. An American War Secretary, Moina Michael, inspired by John McCrae's poem,"In Flanders' Fields", began selling poppies to friends to raise money for the ex-Service community. The Royal British Legion adopted the poppy for its fundraising in 1921 - and so the tradition began.
Each year the nation expresses its unequivocal support for The Royal British Legion's work through the Poppy Appeal. The Appeal is the Legion's biggest fundraising campaign and the 2013 campaign hopes to raise the ambitious target of £37 million and donations are welcome all year round. www.britishlegion.org.uk/support-us/how-to-give
Poppy Appeal 2013
On the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918, the First World War ended. Civilians wanted to remember the people who had given their lives for peace and freedom. An American War Secretary, Moina Michael, inspired by John McCrae's poem,"In Flanders' Fields", began selling poppies to friends to raise money for the ex-Service community. The Royal British Legion adopted the poppy for its fundraising in 1921 - and so the tradition began.
Each year the nation expresses its unequivocal support for The Royal British Legion's work through the Poppy Appeal. The Appeal is the Legion's biggest fundraising campaign and the 2013 campaign hopes to raise the ambitious target of £37 million and donations are welcome all year round. www.britishlegion.org.uk/support-us/how-to-give