N.S. senior home residents make 10,000 poppies in spirit of remembrance

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Posted November 4, 2024 6:17 am

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 'Oakwood Terrace residents make more than 10,000 poppies in the spirit of remembrance'

2:05 Oakwood Terrace residents make more than 10,000 poppies in the spirit of remembrance

Oakwood Terrace's seniors have hand-made thousands of poppies - but volunteers say, the project is all about community.

Residents of the Oakwood Terrace nursing home in Dartmouth have been hard at work, hand-knitting, crocheting and sewing thousands of poppies for Remembrance Day.

This year, 3,000 new flowers brings the count to more than 10,000 ahead of the annual poppy tribute concert.

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Remembrance Day, set for Monday, Nov. 11, will see ceremonies take place throughout the province, including in some senior resident homes.

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Global News’ Ella Macdonald went by the Sanctuary Arts Centre to see the project in full bloom.

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