IN THE lead up to Remembrance Day on Tuesday 11 November, locals are being encouraged to purchase and wear a red poppy in support of the Returned and Services League’s (RSL) Poppy Day Appeal.
The Warwick RSL Sub-Branch will have a stall at the bottom of the Rose City Shoppingworld travelator manned by defence service veteran volunteers from today until Monday 10 November between 9am and 4pm.
Secretary/treasurer of Warwick RSL Gordon Nielson said that buying a poppy contributes significantly to the fundraising work of the RSL.
“The money raised helps provide financial and medical assistance, advocacy and support services to current and former serving members of the defence force and their families,” he said.
“Wearing a red poppy acknowledges the service and sacrifice of those who have served, including the more than 102,000 Australians who lost their lives in war, peacekeeping and other operations.”
The Warwick RSL Sub-Branch will also be holding a commemorative service at the Warwick War Memorial Precinct, Leslie Park, on Remembrance Day assembling at 10.30am. Everyone is invited to attend.
Red poppies have long been a symbol of Remembrance Day, with the red Flanders poppy being one of the first plants to grow on the battlefields of the Western Front during World War I.
