Posters, toolkits, videos and more updated for May tradition.
National Poppy Day® is May 27, 2022, and American Legion Family members will be in action once again, distributing the symbolic flowers that honor military sacrifices and raise funds to help disabled veterans and support programs of the organizations.
Resources are now available for local use and education about Poppy Day.
An updated web platform features:
- A brief history of Poppy Day
- A Poppy Shop to purchase pins and supplies for posts, units, squadrons and chapters
- Videos, including stirring recitations of “In Flanders Fields” and “We Shall Keep the Faith”
- Guidance on how everyone can help, including a communications toolkit that has downloadable ads, posters, flyers and other media, along with sample press releases and other documents that can be used locally
- A link to #poppyday social media hashtag images
- Links to make online donations to the American Legion Auxiliary Foundation and American Legion Charities as part of Poppy Day activities
On Sept. 27, 1920, the poppy became the official flower of The American Legion and, led largely by the American Legion Auxiliary, has since become an annual tradition.
- Honor & Remembrance