Poppy drive-thru set for Blanchester: Donate, and remember, for a great cause
Linda Mider - Contributing columnist
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Poppy Days in Blanchester is slated for Friday, May 28 from 2-6 p.m. at the Municipal Building.
In keeping with the Center for Disease & Control request for social distancing, there will be a fun drive-thru. Cars will enter off Main Street onto Clark Street by the playground and exit onto Cherry Street.
Along the route, which will be marked with cones, there will be posters and signs that local school children made about poppies. At the end of the route will be Little Miss Poppy junior member Montana Jackson, granddaughter of ALA member Susan Jacobs.
LETTER: May is poppy month
The following is a letter to the editor submitted to the Park Rapids Enterprise by a reader. It does not necessarily reflect the views of the Park Rapids Enterprise. To submit a letter, email sgeisen@parkrapidsenterprise.com or mail it to Park Rapids Enterprise, 203 Henrietta Ave. N., Park Rapids, MN 56470.
Written By:
Pat Cadreau, president, American Legion Auxiliary Unit 212, Park Rapids | 6:00 am, May 2, 2021 ×
Throughout the month of May, the American Legion Auxiliary and volunteers distribute millions of bright red poppies in exchange for contributions to assist disabled and hospitalized veterans. Donations are used exclusively to assist and support veterans and their families.