The Poppy Appeal in Carlisle and Stanwix

2010 Poppy Appeal exceeds £82,000!!!!

We've done it again!! The recent announcement by our PAO Margaret Wadsworth that the 2010 Poppy Appeal has now exceeded £82,000 was greeted with an element of disbelief!!

Carlisle and Stanwix Branch appreciates all the outside help from the Rotary Club, Women's Institutes, Cadets and RAF Spadeadam received in so many ways. However,  many members who could assist with giving an hour or so when doing their weekly trip to the shops - Tesco, ASDA, Morrisons etc.

With the start of the 2011 Appeal looming large, it is important that we get as many members and friends as possible working for the Appeal. The competition for money is fierce. "Some members did more than 30 hours collecting over the period last year - many members didn't do even ONE HOUR" - that's a bit disheartening!

But thanks went to the Team Leaders, Eddie Oaten (Southwaite), Charlie Durham (The Range), Geoff Chorlton (Somerfield), Doug Mitchell (B&Q), Bob Batson (House of  Fraser), Irene Stephenson (Marks and Spencer), Richard Sellors (Both Tescos), Robbie Reid Sinclair (Morrisons), Mervyn Lindsley (ALDI), and Tony Parrini (ASDA) and all their bands of helpers for raising over £45,000 between them!

WE ARE LOOKING AHEAD TO THE POPPY APPEAL 2011 AND NEED MORE SUPPORTERS WILLING TO GIVE A FEW HOURS TO MAN A STALL AT ONE OF THE MAJOR STORES IN CARLISLE. IF YOU CAN ASSIST, PLEASE CALL 0800 085 5924 DURING OFFICE HOURS AND TELL THEM THAT YOU WISH TO ASSIST THE CARLISLE AND STANWIX BRANCH DURING THE POPPY APPEAL. 

LAUNCH OF 2011 APPEAL

Carlisle and Stanwix Branch will be participating in the launch of the Poppy Appeal during the Golden Poppy Ride on 22nd October. Members of the Riders Branch are expected in Carlisle at 3.00pm and will be greeted by the Mayor of Carlisle at the Old Town Hall.