The Springvale RSL sub-branch is ready for this year’s Poppy Appeal, ahead of Remembrance Day.
From late October, volunteers will be selling pins bearing red poppies to raise funds for current and former servicemen and women in need.
Sub-branch president Graeme Evans said the community continued to come together to support the Poppy Appeal and it was humbling to see.
RSL Victoria appeals manager Peter Smith said the cause resonated with all Australians.
“Each and every person who purchases a poppy feels a great sense of pride in wearing it in the lead up to and on Remembrance Day,” he said.
“Not only does buying and wearing a poppy show respect for our country’s fallen heroes, but it helps raise vital funds to assist past and present servicemen and women and their dependants in times of need.”
Mr Smith said a wave of young veterans and their families needed assistance.
Poppies were among the first plants to bloom in the devastated battlefields of France and Belgium, and since 1921 they have been used in remembrance of those who fell during times of war.
Poppies are available from RSL sub-branches, Woolworths, Officeworks, volunteer collectors or www.poppyappeal.com.au.
