Poppy Campaign Volunteers

Each year, we need a team of about 200 volunteers.

Click on down arrow for each heading to see how you can volunteer - click on underlined name to contact Poppy Campaign Co-ordinator.

POPPY CAMPAIGN 2024
About OCTOBER 24 - NOVEMBER 17
Volunteers Needed

Rose Scagnetto – AM

Yvonne Giffen - PM


Find volunteers to manage the hub of the operation – central communication and supply area at the Legion 


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Supplies and maintains a single area with a number of retailers within it. Ie: boxes, poppies, poppy cans

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Thank you to all who volunteered as Area Captains!!





Organizes volunteers to take trays to a single retailer and sell poppies

Taggers Needed 

Find Volunteers to help seal cans

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Find volunteers to process cans


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Keep a thorough account of donations. 

Manage wreath orders

Distribution of wreaths during Poppy Campaign and for Remembrance Day Service

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Puts speakers in touch with schools that request one.


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Liaise with Cadet to get Taggers

Marie Illingworth and Pat Lomenda


Monitor poppy mail.

Ensure announcements and requests for volunteers  are sent to the appropriate Director

Linda Wright


Liaise with schools in our area to invite them to participate in Campaign.  Deliver and arrange drop off of poppy supplies

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Organize and record all Poppy documentation



Runners -
Ted Elliston


Pick up and eliver supplies to Retail outlets when needed.



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Taking supplies to replenish  businesses -


Date: Various - on call

Linda Wright


Arrange for application information to get to each school, drop off of entries, Judges

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Clean Up -
Pat Lomenda


Find Volunteers to help sort and separate supplies and put away for next year. 


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VOLUNTEER FORM


Poppy Campaign Timeline
Most Volunteer Positions are for the week ending on November 11

Some run from October 14 until November 14 

“The Poppy Campaign is the foundation of our Remembrance Program.
We provide Canadians with the opportunity to Remember by providing them with a Poppy and to participate at Remembrance Day services.