Politics & Government

Mayor Proclaims Nov. 12 Poppy Day in Loganville

Members of the Loganville American Legion Post 233 Women's Auxiliary will be giving out poppies in exchange for donations to raise funds for veterans services.

Loganville American Legion Post 233 Women’s Auxiliary members Jean Kelley and Sandy Wittenmyer were on hand Thursday to receive a proclamation by Mayor Ray Nunley designating Nov. 12, 2011 Poppy Day in Loganville. Members of Post 233 Auxiliary will be giving out poppies in exchange for a donation to raise money for veterans of all wars.

The tradition of the red poppy as a symbol of remembrance for veterans is deeply rooted in the local community. It was started by Moina Belle Michaels who was born in Walton County. She also taught disabled serviceman at the University of Georgia for a while. The idea was born out of the poem, In Flanders Fields, which details the poppies that bloomed in the battlefields of Flanders in World War I.

Michaels, a Good Hope native, came up with the idea in 1918 and dedicate the rest of her life to getting the emblem recognized as a symbol of remembrance. She later became known as the Poppy Lady.

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