Overview

The annual Scottish Poppy Appeal is Poppyscotland’s largest fundraising event.

Each year over five million poppies are produced by veterans with disabilities in Lady Haig’s Poppy Factory, before being distributed to volunteers across Scotland. An army of 10,000 volunteers ensures that the poppies are displayed in shops, businesses and schools in almost every town and village so that members of the public can choose to make a donation for either a stick-on or plastic-stemmed poppy. There may also be street collections on the Saturday before Remembrance Sunday.

Poppyscotland uses the money raised to provide vital support to ex-Servicemen, women and their families in need. For more information on who and how we help click here.

Poppyscotland supports veterans of all ages and, increasingly, those from the recent and current conflicts - Iraq and Afghanistan.

However, Poppyscotland needs to raise more money each year to continue providing vital support as more and more veterans struggle to adjust to civilian life with a wide range of complex needs. Recent research carried out by Poppyscotland shows that, compared to their English and Welsh counterparts, veterans living in Scotland are: 

• 10% more likely to become homeless
• 8% more likely to suffer from mental health problems
• 5% more likely to have financial problems
• 5% more likely to have a criminal record
• 3% more likely to suffer from alcohol problems