Bucket at the ready

A Lottery licence and a planned bucket collection. Does life get any better? Should I start getting out more? Don't answer that.

For a charity looking to make it's first penny, this is excellent news. Sainsbury's in Armada Way, Plymouth have agreed to let us do a bucket collection on 30th August.

Having done this before, it is a fairly painless way of generating income. When we did this for "Give A Child A Chance" a couple of years ago I was amazed at the response from the public. Not wishing to be ageist, but I had a preconceived idea of who would put money in the bucket. I was completely wrong. All ages came along to put whatever they could afford into our buckets. Even the ones I doubted - the ones who had no change, but said they would come back later - did.

It is a great way to raise money, and also helps to spread the word about the charity. All part of building up the image and profile.

It also makes you think twice about walking past a collector. If someone is willing to give up some of their time to hold (not shake!) a bucket, then it is worth taking a look to see what they are raising money for, and dropping something in their bucket. Even a couple of pence - it all counts - and makes the collector feel better if they've had a quiet spell!

Thanks Sainsbury's.

Licence!!

Yes. The Small Societies Lotteries Licence from Plymouth City Council was received today. We had to resubmit the initial application as the form off the Council website was out-of-date. Never mind...we now have a licence. Thanks to the Council staff for turning this around in quick time.

Watch out shops, theme parks, etc. Letters requesting prizes for a raffle will be in the post soon.

Tickets...Should these be 20p a go and a book for £1? Or, are you fed up writing your contact details on five tickets when one ticket at £1 would give you the same chance of winning? Any ideas....