Marie Cooney Memorial Plaque

 

To be awarded by the Department Poppy Chairman.

Please check your awards book for exact verbage as this is written only for rules.

 

The purpose of this award is to stimulate interest and activity in Window/Public Displays for Poppy competition.

 

Any Unit in the Department of Arizona may compete for this award. Provided the Unit complies with the following provisions:

 

  1. Poppy Window/Public Display Contest sponsored by either Juniors or Seniors of the Unit. A contest can have as few as two entries.
  2. The winning display must be shown the week proceeding the Unit Poppy Day. This display should also be available to show at the American Legion Auxiliary Convention if at all possible.
  3. Each display must have its main theme as “The Poppy” and must include the wording American Legion Auxiliary. Do not use the word “buddy”.
  4. You may use one or all of these themes in any combination, the story of the Poppy, use of Poppy Proceeds, Flanders Field, miniature cemetery, battlefields, field of poppies and poppy decorations. If this display uses the Cross, then the Star of David must be included. 
  5. There is no narrative required for this plaque.
  6. A black and white or color picture 8 X 10 shall be submitted to the Department Chairman for judging.
  7. The Unit deadline date is May 15th, 2007 for the receipt of this picture by the Department Chairman to leave time to judge fairly.

 

The judging of this picture will be by three auxiliary members selected randomly.  These auxiliary members will be appointed by the Department Chairman and will meet prior to Department Convention.

 

This award shall become the permanent property of any Unit that wins it for three consecutive years. The permanent winner must place another plaque in the Department competition, rules and name shall remain the same.