Program Reporting
District 3	AUXILIARY 9223	Submitted Date 4/15/2024
Program Buddy Poppy / National Home
Activity Promoted Buddy Poppy
Date of Activity 10/8/2023
Hours 12
Miles 180
Members 3
Dollars Spent/Donated 80
Description
On 10/28/2023 at the District 3 meeting Auxiliary 9223 presented its Buddy Poppy Hat. The hat was designed and made by Yvonne De La Hoya Aux President to 9223. Eleanor Lopez Aux 9223 Treasurer presented and wore the hat at the District 3 meeting. Auxiliary 9223 hat won ""Most Creative"" at the District 3 meeting. At the January 2024 Council of Administration Meeting the Buddy Poppy Head Pieces were presented. Auxiliary 9223 again won the ""Most Creative"". and the hat will be featured at the National Convention in July 2024. The winning hats were photographed and can be seen on Department of California ""Buddy Poppy & VFW National Home January/February Promotion 2024. Yvonne De La Hoya wrote on her Contest card the following: CONTEST ENTRY - MOST CREATIVE This hat symbolizes the American Eagle resting on a bed of Buddy Poppies. The Buddy Poppies are a reminder of our fallen soldiers who have died for this county and to remember our Veterans. The Eagle holds a Buddy Poppy in its beak to show how our Veterans create the red poppy we so proudly display. The red white and blue ribbon below the hat and the stars on the Eagle's wings is a reminder of our American Flag and our country. There are 36 regular Buddy Poppies used on this hat and 21 larger size buddy poppies (a total of 57 buddy poppies were used).