Mayor Mason Strouse proclaimed May 13 and 14 as Poppy Days in Clearfield, and asks all residents and visitors to pay tribute to those who made the ultimate sacrifice in the name of freedom by wearing the memorial poppy.
Members of the Clearfield VFW Auxiliary will be handing out poppies and collecting donations at J.G. Food Warehouse, Grice’s Gun Shop, and Tractor Supply during the day on May 13 and 14. They will also be at Burger King in Clearfield on May 18 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. where a percentage of all receipts collected will benefit the VFW. Dutch Pantry in Clearfield is selling poppy die cuts May 1-15 to benefit the VFW.
Proceeds from the Poppy Days campaign are used to aid local veterans and their families at various times throughout the year, including veterans living in local nursing homes.
The poppy is the official flower of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion. These flowers flourished in Europe after World War I. Following the war, Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae wrote the poem “In Flanders Fields” and the poppy came to symbolize those who fell in battle.
Pictured in the photo are (seated L-R) Darlene Rowles, Poppy Days Chair; Bella Dysard, Mayor Strouse, Colin Dysard, and Cheri Dysard, VFW Auxiliary President. In the back from L-R are Tracy Remp of the Auxiliary and Commander Greg Ireland.