Since the early 1980’s, VFW Post 970 has held its Buddy Poppy Drives on Hickam AFB. At the Commissary and BX to commemorate and promote the weekend before Memorial and Veterans Day.
The VFW Buddy Poppy program provides compensation to the disabled and needy veterans who assemble them. By law all donations collected from passing out Buddy Poppy must go to a relief fund that can only be used to support the military members and veterans in need, and to support youth and educational programs.
Our Next Buddy Poppy Drive are scheduled for November 7-8, 2026 for Veterans Day and May 29-30, 2027 for Memorial Day.