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Preliminary Numbers Suggest Another Successful Poppy Campaign

Wednesday, November 12, 2014 @ 2:15 PM

Prince George, B.C. – This year’s poppy campaign in Prince George may raise the most money ever. poppy3-150x150

Legion Zone Commander John Scott says so far they’ve counted $63,000 and notes they haven’t even retrieved all their poppy boxes yet.

He says they should have a preliminary total by the end of this week but says it will be a few weeks before they release their final total.

“We still have wreaths we’ve sold and a lot of those are paid by cheque which take a while to come in and get cashed.”

Last year over $80,000 was raised and he suspects they may surpass that this year.

“Prince George is very generous. I don’t know though how much better than can do.”

Comments

Where are those poppy,s made. Just a thought

They are made here—–>http://business.financialpost.com/2014/11/08/from-plastic-to-prisons-to-lapel-how-canadas-millions-of-poppies-get-made/

It’s interesting to note that the Salvation Army feels it’s revenue is down because people don’t carry cash. And yet…

I felt bad as I walked around yesterday because I don’t ever carry cash or coins of any kind for any reason…

I guess I’ll have to try to remember in the future…

I always support them every year but this weekend at the mall was a little crazy. They were on every corner and isle. It was a little suffocating.

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