Welcome
Welcome, and thank you for visiting The Ladies Auxiliary of Tualatin online. We hope that our website highlights any questions that you might have regarding our Auxiliary and how we help Veterans in our community. Please feel free to read more about us on this site, or come in for a visit. Check out our events page for up coming meetings and special events!
Our Mission
The members of the Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars set out to serve the veterans of this country and our communities in honor of the sacrifices and commitment of every man and woman who has served in uniform.
Events
The Ladies Lux Gala
at The Tualatin Heritage Center
Sunday September 15th 2013
from 2-6pm
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Admission is free to this event.
​Events
We are excited to be hosting the first annual Ladies Lux Gala on September 15th 2013.
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Donating
Please show your support and donate to The Ladies Auxiliary of Tualatin. Please e-mail us at LadiesAuxiliaryTualatin@gmail.com for questions on donations.
The Buddy Poppy
The VFW conducted its first poppy distribution before Memorial Day in 1922, becoming the first veterans' organization to organize a nationwide distribution. The poppy soon was adopted as the official memorial flower of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States.
It was during the 1923 encampment that the VFW decided that VFW Buddy Poppies be assembled by disabled and needy veterans who would be paid for their work to provide them with some form of financial assistance. The plan was formally adopted during the VFW's 1923 encampment. The next year, disabled veterans at the Buddy Poppy factory in Pittsburgh assembled VFW Buddy Poppies. The designation "Buddy Poppy" was adopted at that time.
In February 1924, the VFW registered the name "Buddy Poppy" with the U.S. Patent Office. A certificate was issued on May 20, 1924, granting the VFW all trademark rights in the name of Buddy under the classification of artificial flowers. The VFW has made that trademark a guarantee that all poppies bearing that name and the VFW label are genuine products of the work of disabled and needy veterans. No other organization, firm or individual can legally use the name "Buddy" Poppy.
Today, VFW Buddy Poppies are still assembled by disabled and needy veterans in VA Hospitals.
