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REQUEST FOR ACTION <br />TO ITEM NUMBER <br />Ma or and Ci Council 4.7 <br />AGENDA SECTION MEETING DATE PREPARED BY <br />Consent May 7, 2012 Jessica Miller, Executive <br /> Secreta /De u Ci Clerk <br />ITEM DESCRIPTION REVIEWED BY <br />Proclamation Recognizing the Merits of Buddy Poppies Tina Allaxd, Ci Clerk <br /> REVIEWED BY <br /> Cal Portner, Ci Administrator <br />ACTION REQUESTED <br />Council motion proclaiming recognition of the merits of buddy poppies. <br />BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION <br />The Elk River -Rogers VFW #5518 Ladies Auxiliary requested the Council adopt a proclamation <br />recognizing the merits of buddy poppies and urging all patriotic citizens to wear a buddy poppy. Poppy <br />Day is May 11, 2012. <br />The Poppy has become the traditional Memorial Day flower and the symbol of remembrance for the men <br />and women who have lost their lives or health in the defense of our country. The Elk River -Rogers <br />VFW #5518 Ladies Auxiliary has pledged to remind America annually of this debt through the <br />distribution of this memorial flower. Funds raised from the sale of poppies are used to assist needy and <br />disabled veterans, their families, and the widows and orphans of veterans. <br />ATTACHMENTS <br />^ Proclamation <br />Action Motion by Second by Vote <br />Follow Up <br />P 0 M f RI ~ 8~ <br />~~-U~' <br />