Markey Gets WWI Symbol
On May 8 Assemblymember Margaret Markey (D- Maspeth) received an American Legion symbolic poppy from Joan Nekoloff, (c.) president of Maspeth Unit 783, that was handmade by a veteran. Tenth District President Evelyn Taolutis looks on. May is officially poppy month for the American Legion. The symbolism of the poppy dates back to World War I and the battlefield at Flanders Field. Funds raised by the Maspeth 784 Auxiliary go to hospitalized veterans and children at St. Albans Hospital and St. Albans State Home. Markey presented Nekoloff and Taolutis with an Assembly proclamation at the ceremony.