Support fallen heroes with poppy purchase
Members of the SA Legion will be selling poppies in some of the Durban malls to raise funds for those in need who served in uniform. We have compiled a list of the malls where members will be stationed.
REMEMBRANCE Day, which is commemorated on November 11, is when the public pays tribute and honours men, women and animals who have served in wars and those who have died in the line of duty.
To remember the fallen heroes, people are encouraged to wear poppies on the day.
This year, it will be commemorated on Sunday, November 10, and Poppy Day will be on Saturday, November 9. MOTHs and members of the SA Legion will be selling poppies in shopping malls across Durban.
Poppy Day symbolically marks the end of World War I at 11:00 on the 11th day of the 11th month (November) in 1918.
In South Africa, Remembrancetide commemorations are spearheaded by the South African Legion – a national organisation, part of a worldwide family that addresses the needs of former service personnel and their dependents by way of housing, pensions, employment and general welfare. It is apolitical, non-sectarian, non-racial, non-sexist and non-partisan. Established in 1921, the SA Legion is the oldest military veterans’ support association in the country.
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The Legion, a non-profit organisation, obtains permission from the municipality to raise funds by public collection in and around Durban and its environs on Poppy Day. The Legion depends on volunteers to ‘sell’ poppies to be worn as a visual reminder of those who have perished and suffered in war. Typically, red poppies signify lives lost, and purple poppies signify animals who gave their lives in the line of duty.
Apart from promoting the Poppy Campaign in early November, the Legion manages properties in greater Durban, offering subsidised accommodation to former servicemen and women. With the community of former servicemen and women dwindling with every passing year, the Legion will be transitioning to offer accommodation to men and women who share the philosophy, values and standards held by the SA Legion.
The Legion is regularly involved in community events to raise awareness and finances to support the work that they do.
For more information, to purchase poppies or to offer to collect at a shopping centre in your area on Poppy Day, contact Brad or Jeanette on 031 205 0578 or email admin@salegion.durban.
Below is the list of shopping centres where there will be volunteers and SA Legion members who will be selling poppies:
Durban/Bluff:
Avonmore Spar
Windermere Centre
Southway Mall
Queensmead Mall
Bluff Hillside
Bluff Spar
Glenwood Village
Hillcrest/Kloof:
Shongweni Farmers Market
Hillcrest Corner: Checkers
Oxford Food Market
Lillies Centre
Kloof SPAR
Waterfall:
Linkhills Centre
Watercrest Mall SuperSPAR
Waterfall Mall
Waterfall Oxfords
Waterfall Mica
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