Be on the lookout for Ferris-Goodridge Post 330 Auxiliary and Legion members who will have poppies available for donations. All money collected is given directly to the veterans for their specific needs. Many will be sitting at various businesses throughout the village of Spencerport and some areas close by. You’ll recognize them by the canisters they are holding and the poppies they will have in hand, waiting for your donation.
More information will be published between now and the Memorial Day Parade. The Spencerport parade has a ceremony at the end which always stirs patriotism in those who can attend.
Here is a poem that will also stir patriotism in the hearts of those who read it:
A man walked down the street the other day.
The ladies of the auxiliary came his way.
He took a Poppy and gave them a dime,
He mumbled “Why do they take up my time?”
He put the Poppy in the button hole of his coat,
Next to some pencils and other notes,
When he went home he placed the Poppy on the table,
That red paper flower with a little white label.
As he looked at the flower, as if inspired
He wondered, “who put this flower on this wire?”
He’s probably a man who once stood tall,
And for his country he gave his all.
He might once have piloted a plane,
Now gives his all just to walk with a cane.
His strong hands were a sense of power,
Now he makes this little red flower.
In our world we are busy with money and power
While this man’s job is this little red flower.
He still takes pride in what he has to do;
Petal by petal he makes this flower for you.
Next year when it comes to Poppy Day,
I’ll be glad to see the auxiliary come my way.
I’ll cheerfully give them generously
For the veteran making this flower could have been me.
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