The Casper J Middlekauff American Legion Auxiliary Unit 173, Hays, will be hosting the Poppy Patch Craft & Gift Fair on Saturday, April 23, at the Hays American Legion Ballroom, 1305 Canterbury. The event will be held from 9 am to 3 pm and will feature 25 different craftsmen and companies.

Represented are: Arte Sano – Columbian Handicrafts, Clever Container, Country Kitchen Craft Company, The Crafty Nut Hut, Discovery Toys, Goat Bubbles n Bunny Kisses, GrapeVine Ceramics, Jamberry, Lisa’s Mia Bella, Memory Lockets by Erika, Pampered Chef, Paparazzi, Personalize It by Rhiannon, Sassy Sam’s, Scentsy, SeneGence, Signature Homestyles, Springtime Designs LLC, Stitch’n Knitwits, Tastefully Simple, Uncle Leo’s Spark Plug Squadron, Usborne Books, Watkins, Wild Feather Crafting Co, and Younique.

There will be concessions and a bake sale. The menu for concessions will be green bean & dumpling soup, ham sandwiches, and pasta salad.

The American Legion Auxiliary is a veteran’s and active military service organization. Its purpose is to provide support to active military servicemen, their families, veterans and the communities that support them. The proceeds from this event will go to projects such as: Scholarships, Girls State, Action Alerts asking for home comforts that are sent overseas, Fort Dodge Old Soldiers Home Christmas Shop, and art programs at veteran centers across Kansas. The group also supports area programs such as the Community Assistance Center and Ellis County Salvation Army.