The Brantford Poppy Project

06/18/2026

🌺 8,600 POPPIES COLLECTED… AND COUNTING! 🌺

What an incredible community effort!

Thanks to the kindness, dedication, and countless hours of knitting and crocheting by so many of you, we have now collected 8,600 poppies toward our goal of 10,000 for the Brantford Poppy Project.

Every single poppy represents a story, a memory, a sacrifice, and a connection to our community’s rich history. We are truly grateful for everyone who has contributed to this project.

If you have completed poppies at home, now is the perfect time to drop them off! We know there are many still waiting to make their way to us, and we’d love to have them as we begin planning and creating our installations.

🌺 Every poppy counts.
🌺 Every poppy tells a story.
🌺 Every poppy helps us honour those who served.

Thank you for helping bring this community vision to life. Let’s work together to reach our goal of 10,000 poppies!

Every Poppy tells a Story

06/17/2026

🌺 Every Poppy Tells a Story 🌺

To our incredible community… thank you.

Over the past months, thousands of stitches have been made with love, care, and remembrance. Every knitted and crocheted poppy that has been created represents a story, a memory, a sacrifice, and a shared commitment to honouring those who served.

We are continually amazed by the generosity and talent of our community. From experienced makers to first-time crocheters and knitters, you have embraced this project and helped turn a simple idea into something truly special.

As we move into the next phase of the Brantford Poppy Project, we’re asking for your continued support. If you have completed poppies at home, please keep dropping them off at one of our collection locations.

We are getting ready to begin creating our installations, and every poppy received will help tell the stories of our veterans, service members, and their families.

If you’re still making poppies, keep going! If you have a collection waiting to be delivered, we’d love to receive them.

This is a community project, built by our community, for our community.

Thank you for every stitch, every donation of time, and every story shared along the way.

Together, we’re creating something beautiful. Together, we’re ensuring that every poppy tells a story.

06/16/2026

🌺 WE NEED YOUR POPPIES! 🌺

Our bins are filling up, our volunteers are excited, and we’re getting ready to begin creating the beautiful Brantford Poppy Project displays that will honour our veterans and their stories.

If you’ve finished knitting or crocheting your poppies, now is the perfect time to drop them off!

We need to collect all completed poppies so we can:
❤️ Count every contribution.
❤️ Plan and build our installations.
❤️ Ensure every poppy finds its special place in our community display.

Whether you’ve made one poppy or one hundred, every single one matters.

🌺 Every Poppy Tells a Story, and each handmade poppy is a tribute to someone who served, sacrificed, or was forever changed by war.

Please visit one of our convenient drop-off locations and help us bring this community project to life.

Thank you for your time, your talent, and your generosity. Together, we’re creating something truly meaningful for Brantford.

❤️ Every Poppy Tells a Story. What’s yours?

We’re ready to start building our displays… but we need your poppies first!

06/15/2026

Brantford Poppy Project

The Brantford Poppy Project is a community-driven art initiative that transforms hundreds of handcrafted crochet poppies into meaningful public art installations across the City of Brantford.

Created by local volunteers, makers, and residents, each poppy is individually crocheted and then brought together in large-scale displays placed throughout parks, public spaces, and community landmarks. The installations invite residents and visitors to pause, reflect, and remember the sacrifices made by those who served our country.

By combining remembrance with creativity, the Brantford Poppy Project offers a gentle, accessible way for people of all ages to connect with history and honour veterans and active service members. More than an art display, the project is a symbol of community — a collective act of gratitude stitched together by many hands and many stories.

Through participation, education, and shared reflection, the Brantford Poppy Project helps keep remembrance alive, ensuring that the legacy of service and sacrifice continues to be recognized and passed on to future generations.

Every Poppy tells a Story

06/14/2026

Please join us for our next POPPY WORKSHOP

🧶All ages and skill levels welcome

🧶Poppy Kits and Instruction available

🧶This is also a DROP OFF LOCATION

Help us reach our goal of 10,000 Poppies

Every Poppy tells a Story

06/13/2026

♥️ Thank you Rotary Club of Brantford Sunrise for having us

06/13/2026

🌺 Saturday Check-In

Weekends are for slowing down a little.

Whether you’re enjoying a morning coffee, working around the house , visiting family, or just taking it easy — we hope your Saturday has a peaceful moment in it.

The poppy reminds us that the freedoms we enjoy today were hard won, and sometimes the best way to honour that is simply to enjoy the little things.

Tell us — what are you doing this Saturday?

Wishing everyone a wonderful weekend from the Brantford Poppy Project. 🌺

Every Poppy tells a Story

06/12/2026

♥️Every Poppy tells a Story

Brantford Poppy Project

The Brantford Poppy Project is a community-driven art initiative that transforms hundreds of handcrafted crochet poppies into meaningful public art installations across the City of Brantford.

Created by local volunteers, makers, and residents, each poppy is individually crocheted and then brought together in large-scale displays placed throughout parks, public spaces, and community landmarks. The installations invite residents and visitors to pause, reflect, and remember the sacrifices made by those who served our country.

By combining remembrance with creativity, the Brantford Poppy Project offers a gentle, accessible way for people of all ages to connect with history and honour veterans and active service members. More than an art display, the project is a symbol of community — a collective act of gratitude stitched together by many hands and many stories.

Through participation, education, and shared reflection, the Brantford Poppy Project helps keep remembrance alive, ensuring that the legacy of service and sacrifice continues to be recognized and passed on to future generations.

06/11/2026

♥️ Thank you for your service. You will be remembered.

The Brantford Police Service extends its deepest condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of Toronto Police Service Emergency Task Force member PC Marc Pinizzotto, who was tragically killed in the line of duty today.

Today, we join our policing partners across the province and country in mourning the loss of a dedicated officer, respected colleague, and devoted public servant.

We will remember his sacrifice and honour his service.

06/11/2026

A heartfelt thank you to the Brantford Rotary Sunrise for inviting us (Chad Martin and Stacey Bester) to speak at yesterday’s meeting.

We were honoured to share the story behind the Brantford Poppy Project—how a simple idea grew from a desire to create a meaningful place for our community to gather, reflect, and remember. We spoke about the personal inspiration behind the project, the journey we’ve been on so far, and the exciting next steps as we work to bring this vision to life.

One of the most important messages we shared is that this is truly a community project. Every knitted and crocheted poppy, every volunteer, every sponsor, and every story shared helps create something that belongs to all of us.

We are also incredibly grateful for the generous donation presented to us by Rotary Sunrise in support of the project. Your kindness and belief in our vision will help ensure that every poppy tells a story and that those stories continue to be shared for generations to come.

Thank you for your warm welcome, your thoughtful questions, and your commitment to making our community stronger. We look forward to working together as the Brantford Poppy Project continues to grow.

Together, we are creating a lasting tribute—one poppy, one story, and one act of remembrance at a time.

Every Poppy tells a Story

*Please note … if your group or organization would like Chad and Stacey to come and talk about the Poppy Project, please email us at

[email protected]