Red Deer Legion poppy sales co-chair Neil St. Denys holds up a wreath available for sale at the Legion. With the Poppy campaign now in full swing volunteers are keeping about 400 businesses in Red Deer stocked with the iconic red and black flowers of the season. For the past two years the poppy campaign in Red Deer has raised about $70,000 and the goal is to hopefully bring in the same amount this year said St. Denys. Donations to the poppy campaign go towards funding a number of programs in the community including providing support for ex-service members and their dependants, medical training and research, providing bursaries to children and grandchildren of veterans, supporting drop-in centres for seniors and funding meals-on-wheels services. The Red Deer Legion also supports the Red Deer Hospice Society and other organizations that provide support for veterans.