Every year starting the month of May you will see our Post members at various locations offering Poppies, US Flags and Stars, or you might see a poppy canister at a local retail store where you can take a poppy, and make a donation. The monies collected for the poppies, flags and stars; must go to assisting veterans and cannot be used by the Post internally. So please, help our veterans in need, by donating and accepting a poppy, flag or star!
Also please show your appreciation of our fallen, by wearing that poppy on National Poppy Day, which is the Friday before Memorial Day each year.
May 31, 2023 was the end of our Annual Poppy Drive. We are so appreciative of those who donated so that we can all assist those veterans who served our nation that are less fortunate than us. We are in the process of tallying numbers right now and it looks good that we were able to meet last year's totals. More on this in the very near future.
Our past couple of years of the Annual Poppy Drive have been the best in Rayson-Miller's history because of the generosity of the Pittsford community. The Pittsford community truly cares for our veterans in need. Because of your generosity we were able to assist organizations that directly help our veterans. 100% of the money you donated goes to assist veterans, NO MONEY is kept or used for the benefit of our Post.
2022's Rayson-Miller Post 899 Poppy Drive was a huge success. We came close to last year's amazing totals, but fell a little short of record breaking. But our totals were still a huge success thanks to our wonderful donors. We also would like to thank the businesses that allowed us to put our Poppy Canisters on their counters, which were also very successful.
Our heartfelt thank you also goes to the businesses that allowed us to set up our Poppy Donation tables: Pittsford Dairy, Powers Farm Market and the Schottland Family YMCA.
100% of all money donated to the Rayson-Miller Post 899 Poppy Drive each year goes directly to assisting our veterans, military and their families. This year's donation checks were presented at our October General Meeting, where each organization's representative were presented. Checks were presented to:
Canandaigua VA Volunteer Services
Robin Johnson accepting check
Canandaigua VA monies donated are used to purchase needed items to benefit homeless Veterans recreational programs, to include food/refreshments.
Honor Flight Rochester
Rich Stewart accepting check
Honor Flight Rochester is free to all American veterans. Monies donated are used pay for the costs of these trips to Washington DC so that all veterans may see the memorials dedicated to their service.
Lap Robes for Veterans
Pat Verhagen and Sue Morris accepting check
Lap Robes for Veterans supply; individual veterans, veterans in nursing homes, hospice and area hospitals such as Monroe Community Hospital, veterans from Honor Flight Rochester, Gold Star and Blue Star Mothers and more; with a lap robe as a thank you for their service.
PGRNY - Help On The Homefront
Donna L Barnes accepting check
Help on the Homefront (HOTH) is a volunteer outreach program of Patriot Guard Riders of New York, Inc., which assists our military heroes and their families that reside in New York state. The HOTH programs assist US Armed Forces veterans who are in need.
As a small token of our thanks for allowing us to setup Annual Poppy Drive donation tables at their businesses; Pittsford Dairy, Powers Farm Market and the Schottland Family YMCA were presented our Appreciation Plaques in 2021 by Poppy Chairman Danny Barnes and Vice Commander Dean Taylor.
Canandaigua VA Volunteer Services
Robin Johnson accepting check
Honor Flight Rochester
Jeff Gould accepting check
Lap Robes for Veterans
Nancy VanApeldoorn accepting check
PGRNY - Help On The Homefront
Donna Barnes accepting check
In 2016, the Rayson-Miller Post 899 began its formal initiative of Veterans Supporting Veterans. This initiative follows the mission of the American Legion, helping veterans. Monies raised by the Post under this initiative are used to support veterans in need in our community. Rayson-Miller Post 899 raises funds for its community youth programs and felt that this initiative to assist our veterans should also be made a formal program of Post 899.
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Rayson-Miller American Legion Post 899 supports the community's youth programs and our initiative of Veterans Supporting Veterans with donations.
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For any generous donation of $25 or more receive this beautifully embroidered 4 inch patch as our Thank You gift.
Rayson-Miller Post 899 is a 501(c)(19) not for profit organization. Your donations are tax deductible.
