Broward County Council

Lexie Perreras, a senior at Cardinal Gibbons High School , with four students, Anthony Campenni, Stephanie Botero, Lauren Cooney, Fabiana Assenza, presented a handmade poppy wreath to the Veterans Administration Clinic in Oakland Park, February 13, 2007 in honor of Remembrance Day. The project was sponsored by the Broward County Council of the Navy League.

Her idea of creating a wreath and presenting it to the Veterans was born, while she attended Girls State in Tallahassee this past summer. Not having knowledge of the location or being able to bring this idea to fruition, she came in contact with a member of the Broward County Council Navy League, Denise Hein, public relations, director for the council.

Lexie wanted to bring joy to a group of men and women having served their country during times of war. Her thoughts were to bring awareness to people her age of the sacrifices men and women made at the timer America was in “harms way.”    

The students served refreshments to the veterans on Tuesday and presented them with gifts. This particular clinic is hidden from the ocean, beautiful condos and just sits northwest of Ft. Lauderdale . 

Two prominent members of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs were also in attendance, Stephen Lucas, Director of Miami Medical Center and Dr. Phillip Greenberg, M.D. Chief Medical Officer of Oakland Park Outpatient Clinic. 

Poppies are sold on Veterans Day to help raise money for the Veterans Hospitals throughout the United States .