A woman places a poppy on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the National War Memorial on Remembrance Day in Ottawa, Ontario Canada November 11, 2019.Photo by Patrick Doyle/Reuters

Need a poppy? The Royal Canadian Legion is selling them online for Remembrance Day

Online shoppers can order lapel poppies on Amazon in exchange for donations or buy other items with proceeds going to the Poppy Trust Fund for Canadian veterans

by · National Post

The Royal Canadian Legion says a new partnership with e-commerce giant Amazon is helping boost its veterans’ fund, and will hopefully expand its donor base in the digital world.

Since the Oct. 25 launch of its Amazon.ca storefront, the legion says it has received nearly 10,000 orders for poppies.

Online shoppers can order lapel poppies on Amazon in exchange for donations or buy items such as “We Remember” lawn signs, Remembrance Day pins and other accessories, with all proceeds going to the legion’s Poppy Trust Fund for Canadian veterans and their families.

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