Poppy Drop on Parliament Hill 2017 - Beautiful poppies will fall virtually from Parliament Building; Veterans' photos and service years will be displayed on screens

OTTAWA, Oct. 26, 2017 /CNW/ -

WHAT:	Visual launch of The Royal Canadian Legion's Poppy Drop and National Poppy Campaign on Parliament Hill. The Last Post will be played on the Peace Tower bells by Dominion Carillonneur Dr. Andrea McCrady before the first Poppy falls on the first night.
WHEN:	Friday, October 27, 2017 6:30 p.m. ET; display will run every night from 6:30-9:30 p.m. until November 11
WHERE:	Parliament Hill, Ottawa

**Also watch launch on Facebook live: https://www.facebook.com/CanadianLegion/

About The Royal Canadian Legion

Founded in 1925, the Legion is Canada's largest Veteran support and community service organization. We are a non-profit organization with a national reach across Canada as well as branches in the U.S., Europe and Mexico. With more than 275,000 members, many of whom volunteer an extraordinary amount of time to their branches, our strength is in our numbers.

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SOURCE The Royal Canadian Legion Dominion Command

For further information: Nujma Bond, 343-540-7604, [e-mail]

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