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Benidorm celebrates 'Poppy Appeal' with the Royal British Legion

27 October 2017
Benidorm celebra un año más la ‘Poppy Appeal’ con la Royal British Legion

The mayor of Benidorm, Toni Pérez, has participated this afternoon in the celebration of the 'Poppy Appeal' organized in the city Royal British Legion, an NGO that sells solidarity poppies, made in the most diverse materials and mostly by people with functional diversity, with which the memory of British soldiers is honored fallen in service since the First World War.

At 12.00 p.m., a parade began, preceded by a group of Scottish bagpipers, from Castellón avenue to Ametlla de Mar, along Paseo de Levante. Hundreds of people gathered at the venue to witness the event organized by the Royal British Legion.

Toni Pérez, on behalf of the entire municipal corporation, congratulated the organizers for "the values ​​they represent of solidarity and service to society", who have said that "Benidorm will always welcome you with open arms." The Mayor has praised the Royal British Legion for being an example of the "only possible path to the future" that of "the fraternity between the peoples" and the poppy that are seen in their lapels this day millions of Britons "the way to mobilize to help to those who need it most. "

The Royal British Legion is a non-profit organization with more than 700,000 members worldwide. It is one of the most numerous NGOs in the United Kingdom that has in Spain with about 4,000 partners distributed in 36 branches. At the celebration of the 'Poppy Appeal' about 25 million poppies are sold.