Charity collection for war veterans begins on Wednesday

A nationwide collection in support of the country’s 17,000 war veterans begins on Wednesday with the sale of red paper poppies.  The Ministry of Defence commissioned more than one hundred thousand poppy pins for the collection this year. According to the ministry’s website, they will be on sale until mid-November at selected petrol stations, bookstores, and in the streets of several cities, where soldiers will offer them directly. They will also be available at football stadiums. The charity’s online shop, Vlčí máky, operates all year round.