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Newfoundland Grandfather and granddaughter team up to sell poppies

SaltWire Network | Posted: Nov. 10, 2019, 10:17 a.m. | Updated: Nov. 10, 2019, 10:20 a.m. | 1 Min Read
Joseph Leblanc and his granddaughter Reta Leblanc sold poppies together during Remembrance Week 2019. CONTRIBUTED
Joseph Leblanc and his granddaughter Reta Leblanc sold poppies together during Remembrance Week 2019. CONTRIBUTED - Contributed

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CLARENVILLE, N.L. — This year, leading up to Nov. 11, a grandfather and granddaughter worked together to help promote Remembrance.
Joseph Leblanc, who turns 94 years old this month, and his youngest granddaughter 17-year-old Reta Leblanc distributed poppies together.
While there is about three quarters of a century difference in their ages, they worked together selling the poppies at a store in Clarenville.
Joseph lives in Brooklyn and has been a member of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #37 in Charleston for the past 50 years.
Reta, who lives in Winterbrook, is a student at Heritage Collegiate. She has been a member of the Clode Sound Sea Cadets for five years and currently holds the rank of Petty Officer 1 (PO1).
Twitter: @jejparsons
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