The Poppy Appeal in Suffolk
FROM: Jane Cooper, Community Fundraiser East
Suffolk, 27 Chaffinch Road,
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP32 7GN 01284 725833, mobile
07917554969
Email : JLCooper@britishlegion.org.uk
My name is Jane Cooper and I am the Community Fundraiser for
East Suffolk.
My role is to assist with the running of the Poppy appeal and
the Poppy Appeal Organizers. I also help with fundraising ideas and
events linked to the Poppy Appeal.
One of my jobs is to make sure we have Poppy Appeal Organizers
in local areas, however we do now have some districts without any
organizers and these areas are :
Boxted, Hevingham, Badingham, Brundish, Dennington,
Mendlesham & district, Yoxford & District and
Kelsale.
Most of these areas have Poppy Collectors in place, it is an
Organizer we need to oversee the area, distribute the materials to
the collectors, count and collect and bank the monies raised after
the Poppy Appeal. I am happy to assist where I can , but I
feel it would be a shame to not have these areas covered in 2011.
If you are interested in taking on the role of a Poppy Appeal
Organizer, or would like further information please do let me
know.
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.
Poppy People
We always need new volunteers - Poppy People - to assist
with Poppy Appeal collecting in Suffolk
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 County
Poppy Appeal Coordinator if you are interested in helping.
