Community Corner
Plymouth-Canton Veterans Will Be Distributing Buddy Poppies This Week
Veterans nationwide have been distributing Buddy Poppies for over 90 years. Please support them on May 11th, 12th, and 13th.
This week you will see our nation’s veterans throughout the country distributing Buddy Poppies. The Buddy Poppy has been used since 1920 to commemorate soldiers who have died in war. Inspired by the World War I poem, In Flanders Fields, they were first used to commemorate American soldiers who died in that war. In the United States, the Veterans of Foreign Wars conducted the first nationwide distribution of Buddy Poppies before Memorial Day in 1922.
The members of VFW Post 6695 in Plymouth will be out in the Plymouth-Canton area distributing Buddy Poppies to all who would like one. They will also be taking donations for these poppies to help our veterans. The funds raised will go to the Veterans Relief Fund at VFW Post 6695.
The Veterans Relief Fund helps our local veterans who may be having a hard time. This could be anything from helping to make a mortgage or rent payment, or paying a utility bill, to helping put some groceries
in the refrigerator for a veteran or their family who may be having a rough stretch financially.
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Personally, I can’t think of a better way to thank our local veterans for their service, than to give them a hand up when needed. Any money donated, stays here to help our local veterans who are having a hard time of
it. This is a completely volunteer effort, so all of the money donated, is distributed throughout the year to our local veterans in need.
Our veterans, and associates will be out on Thursday, May 11th, Friday, May 12th, and Saturday, May 13th. If you have an extra dollar or two, and would like to support our local veterans, they would be greatly appreciative, but even if you can’t donate, they will be happy to give you a poppy to wear for free, to honor those that have given their lives while serving our nation.
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Our Veterans, and associates will be at these locations from 9:00 AM until 6:00 PM:
Dunkin Donuts- Ann Arbor Rd, Plymouth (Thursday & Friday)
Holiday Market- Lilley Rd, Canton
Kroger’s- Ann Arbor Rd, Plymouth
Kroger’s- Ford Rd, Canton
Kroger's- Michigan Ave. Canton
Busch’s Fresh Food Market- Sheldon Rd, Plymouth (Saturday Only)
Ace Hardware- Ann Arbor Rd, Plymouth