Wednesday 31 October 2012

Wednesday 31 October 2012

Another busy day - some boxes replenished - 3 more tins counted another £668 to be banked.

Wet and wild drive to East Hendred to get emergency supply of wristbands and some enamel pins - yay got some.

Still no collecting tins tho - starting to get desperate now as people need them - let's hope they arrive tomorrow.

Tuesday 30 October 2012

Tuesday 30 October 2012

Chased enamel pins and collecting tins first thing this morning with Poppy HQ. The tins were sent this morning but they have finished all stocks of enamel pins and have not got any to fulfil my order. Bad news for Abingdon and the Poppy Appeal overall as this is 'lost' money for the appeal and unhappy public.

I contacted County branch and other organisers are now scrabbling around to try and get me remnants of their stock so that I can have some more.

Good news that the first bank was done of £1,141 today :)

Another seller did well in town and his box is now empty so poppy replenishment going to him tomorrow.

Answered lots of email queries about enamel pins & wristbands too (the RBl have some wristbands and will send me what they have).

The Organiser of Steventon came back to me and said she had some pins I could have so went there after work and collected them so will issue them to collectors.

The Organiser in West Hendred has some too and will pick them up when she is available.

Also ordered gift aid envelopes as last year the hymn at the Remembrance Sunday service wasn't long enough so the collection plate didn't get around everyone - this year there will be the option of putting a donation in an envelope and also getting gift aid on those donations from the service - the normal collection plate will also go around for those who wish to donate that way.

Ironically due to a mix up at Poppy HQ I have 800 of those in the post instead of 400 that I ordered.

Eagerly awaiting collecting tins as still have lots to make up for collectors going out next week.



Monday 29 October 2012

Monday 29 October 2012

Been a busy three days - Saturday was the launch at Newbury races with a fly past & minutes silence as poppies rained down on the crowd from above.

Yesterday made up two new tins and boxes I received requests for - both new collection points.

Both army cadets and sea cadets out collecting today. The army cadets filled 9 tins and raised £942 in a day - simply amazing. Sea cadets tins coming in either tomorrow or Wednesday for counting and re-issuing. Another collector had been out yesterday and filled his tin so have counted that tonight too £288.54 brilliant - so first bank of the appeal taking place tomorrow :)

Got a request for a box in the bakery in town who had declined one a couple of years ago so were taken off the list - glad they have requested one again so made that box up too.

Still have no pins or tins that I ordered last Monday - starting to get a bit difficult now as tins start to fill as means counting and re-issuing every day.

Umpteen requests for enamel for enamel pins and as soon as they arrive I will distribute them - I promise.

All that and rather a busy day at work.....

Wednesday 24 October 2012

Wednesday 24 October

The boxes for shippon and culham were delivered tonight after work and the southmoor boxes were collected

Only two collectors to deliver to tomorrow - awaiting one collector to contact me to collect their box and the barracks are due to collect thurs or fri then they are all on their merry way.

3 more days until launch day at Newbury racecourse

Tuesday 23 October 2012

Tuesday 23 October

All the school boxes went out today. Also nearly filled up my collectors schedule thanks to Dalton Barracks providing soldiers for three days.

Got an enquiry about the cost of wristbands and crosses - all poppy items are for a donation.

The Sea Cadets received their boxes ready to start going out on the streets next week.

Already receiving feedback about lack of enamel pins - the RBL issue rationed quantities to each area so I do not put them in all 400 boxes just the ones for street and house to house sellers - it seems to be the fairest way to do it otherwise there would only be a maximum of 3 pins in each box.

I do the best I can with the stock I have

Monday 22 October 2012

FINAL TOTAL

Received the final total for 2011 today - a whopping £35,299.55 - amazing

Monday 22 October

I was back in the office today (I work in Swindon as a Supplier Quality Engineer for a chemical company) after two weeks away travelling on business.

I managed to organise distribution of some of my collectors boxes, co-ordinated the collection of the boxes for the local barracks, ordered more enamel pins and tins as I've run out and catch up on my two weeks out!

Tonight two distributors collected their boxes so another 100 have gone.

Also arranged with the cadet forces times for delivery of their boxes this week. All boxes are to be out and delivered by Saturday 27 October.

Sunday 21 October 2012

Collectors boxes ready

Spent today getting 51 collectors boxes ready for cadet forces and other individual collectors around Abingdon

All going well until I ran out of enamel pins (only issued with rationed quantity) and collectors tins so an urgent call to HQ is required first thing tomorrow!

Saturday 20 October 2012

First delivery of poppies out

Town centre and certain areas out of town have poppies delivered today - the rest will start to be distributed on Monday by other fantastic volunteers

Saturday 13 October 2012

Poppy Sellers Wanted

Still recruiting for any willing volunteers who would like to be Poppy Sellers between 29 October - 10 November please email marycadogan@yahoo.co.uk

Tuesday 2 October 2012

Limited Edition Sparkly Poppies

Had an amazing delivery today of 100 limited edition sparkly poppies made by my aunt - will sell these in town on 10 November only as I don't have enough to put in boxes