Hertfordshire
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, Hertfordshire
raised £687,088 and hopes to improve this
for 2010/11 (financial year calculated from Oct to
Sep).
During 2009/10 the County Office spent £135,412 on 372
Welfare cases in Hertfordshire.
Poppy People
We always need new volunteers - Poppy People - to assist
with Poppy Appeal collecting in Hertfordshire .
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 your local branch Poppy Appeal Co-ordinator - or
call the County Office - if you are interested in helping.