Poppy Days takes place in Mattoon | Health, medicine and fitness
MATTOON – American Legion Ladies Auxiliary Unit 88 Lawrence Riddle will be hosting Poppy Days on Friday and Saturday May 7th and 8th.
Members of the Post 88 American Legion family will be collecting donations at various locations in Mattoon.
The poppy program is the oldest and most widely recognized ancillary program. Each year around Memorial Day, auxiliary volunteers distribute millions of bright red crepe paper poppies in exchange for contributions to help disabled and hospitalized veterans.
Fundraiser for Life Center Canoe and Kayak Race scheduled for June
The program provides benefits to veterans and the community. The hospitalized veterans who make the flowers can earn a small salary, which helps supplement their income and make them more self-reliant.
Physical and mental activity also offers therapeutic benefits.
The poppy is the nationally known and recognized symbol of sacrifice to honor the men and women who served and died in war, while serving the country.
Mattoon companies over the years
Anaconda
1959: In an effort to better meet the growing needs of the Midwest, Southwest, and Wild West market for flexible metal pipe and tubing, American Brass Co. builds its American Metal Hose Division plant in Mattoon.
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Blaw-Knox
1963: A new line of paving equipment is presented by the Mattoon Blaw Knox factory at the Construction Equipment Exposition and Road Show in Chicago.
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Burtschi
1988: Burtschi is the first Illinois store south of Springfield to carry Hummel figures.
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Illinois Central Public Service (CIPS)
1959: The East Division of CIPS completes its move into the new building in Mattoon. The structure has 36 offices and 23,000 square feet of office space.
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Consolidated Telemarketing Association (CTA)
1991: CTA’s office is carpeted, air-conditioned, well-lit and includes workstations designed according to employee needs. Telemarketers generated $ 435 billion in sales last year. For every customer who says yes, 99 say no.
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Douglas Nursing Center
1977: The acquisition of the Douglas Nursing Center will complete another phase of the Wesley Tower care package.
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City center branch
1985: aerial view of downtown Mattoon.
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E. Rudy Place
1992: A group of children line up to challenge the winner to a tie-up ball game at the E. Rudy Street Housing Project.
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Place Rudy East
1992: A cyclist rides along East Rudy Street where a row of new duplexes have been built, alongside a subsidized housing project.
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Ellen kay
1989: Pat and Rodney Williamson are ready to have dinner. Owner Leonard Losch watches Ellen Kay’s.
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Societe Generale Électrique.
1950: Proof that flash photography has become a national hobby is the General Electric Co.’s Mattoon factory, which almost exclusively manufactures flash bulbs. Some larger wattage incandescent or regular bulbs are also made here.
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Mattoon Area Educational Extension Center
1965: The school is located in the old Humble Oil Co. building on Route 45 on the south side of Mattoon.
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