Kamloops Legion President Daniel Martin at the Poppy Campaign table in Kamloops Walmart. (Image Credit: Kent Simmonds / CFJC Today)

By Dylana Kneeshaw

KAMLOOPS LEGION POPPY CAMPAIGN

Veteran support fundraising through annual poppy campaign returns to Kamloops

Oct 31, 2024 | 7:00 PM

KAMLOOPS — The Royal Canadian Legion’s Poppy Campaign is underway across the city, with donations being gathered for veteran support initiatives.

The annual campaign is focused on local Legion branches, which means the money stays in Kamloops. Donations are held in trust at the branch level, which allows the Legion to directly support veterans and their families.

“The people of Kamloops are amazing,” says Royal Canadian Legion Branch 52 President Daniel Martin. “We really appreciate their support because it’s extremely important to make sure that we donate to the poppy campaign so that we can help as many veterans as are in need. We really do appreciate that every year they come down and support us.”

Cash or card payments are accepted, and donations can be made at Legion poppy tables set up at stores throughout Kamloops, or at the Kamloops Legion’s Poppy Office, located at 275 Seymour Street. The campaign runs until Remembrance Day on Nov. 11.

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