The purple poppy is a way for people to recognize the significant loss of service animal life in war.
First introduced in Great Britain in 2006 it commemorates the loss of service animal life in a way that parallels the red poppy in Remembrance. It is estimated that Canada sent over 130,000 horses to war during World War 1.
For the second year in a row, volunteers are gathering at the Veterans Association Food Bank in Calgary to crochet purple Remembrance Day poppies.
Leanne Vanderveer is head of social media, marketing and administration with the Veterans Association Food Bank and is the Volunteer Coordinator for the purple poppy campaign.
Vanderveer has a goal of 1,200 purple poppies crocheted for this Remembrance Day that are sold for $10 each. "All of the sales and the proceeds from those poppies go into our Pet Promise Program," she said. Source: CTVnews.ca
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