The Poppy Appeal in Cumbria
Poppy Appeal
Each year, in early November some 30,000 Legion volunteers take
to the streets with poppies and collecting boxes, raising millions
of pounds for the Poppy Appeal.
The money collected at this time and from numerous other
fundraising activities throughout the year, goes to providing help
and support to serving and ex-Service men and women and their
dependants.
In 2009-10, Cumbria raised £392048 and hopes to improve
this for 2010-11(financial year calculated from Oct to
Sep).
Poppy People
We always need new volunteers - Poppy People - to assist
with Poppy Appeal collecting in Cumbria.
Without volunteer collectors out there on the streets, without
appeal organisers planning the collections, this great cause - that
helps thousands of ex-Service men and women every year - would
grind to a halt.
And we urgently need to recruit more people as many of our
current volunteers are retiring from active duty. Add to this the
ever increasing demand on the Legion's services and you can see we
need your help more than ever.
Please contact our Community Fundraiser if you are
interested in helping.
AWhitmore@britishlegion.org.uk or
Tel: 01539 734411.
