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John E. Jacobs American Legion Post 68
Leland, NC
Annual Post 68 Buddy Poppy Drive
Fri, May 22
|Multiple locations and shift times
National Poppy Day (5/22/26) is the Friday before Memorial Day, a tradition promoted by the American Legion Family to honor fallen service members by wearing a red poppy, a symbol inspired by the poem "In Flanders Fields" and the flowers that grew on WWI battlefields.


Time & Location
May 22, 2026, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Multiple locations and shift times
About the event
WHERE:
- Piggly Wiggly - 112 Village Road NE Leland
- ACE Hardware - 115 Village Road NE Leland
- Whistle Express Car Wash - 2040 Old Regent Way, Leland
- Lowes Hardware -3716 Gateway Blvd, Leland
SETUP TIME: 8:30am
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