They can put it into their general funds or they can put it into the poppy fund," said Doug Michetti, the Calgary man behind the poppy pin centres. And what they do with that - that's their business. "There's a substantial discount that I give to the legions so that they can, you know, make some profit. 1 Legion in Calgary, has replaced her straight pin for a lapel pin poppy centre. Joan Lepidus, who is on the executive of the No. The pins are manufactured and sold privately online for $3 to $5 apiece, but at least four Calgary branches are also selling them alongside their Remembrance Day poppy campaigns. Instead, the poppy centre substitute is a lapel pin with a flat back that doesn't poke and stays put. The pin is a near replica of the black felt centre of the legion's traditional poppy - minus the sharp, straight pin. Remembrance Day ceremony on CBC nationwide: How to watch - online and on air.Remembrance Day Calgary 2015: Where you can pay your respects on Nov. Legions embrace rock shows, gastro pubs to keep doors open.It's a commercial venture," said Bill Maxwell, senior program officer with the Royal Canadian Legion Dominion Command in Ottawa. "People are being asked to pay $3 for a centre pin which is not really part of the spirit of the campaign. The head office of the Royal Canadian Legion says the sale of a little black pin designed to keep you from losing yet another poppy is commercializing Remembrance Day.
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