Bucket collection complete. Managed to raise £146-46 at the Sainsbury's store in Plymouth's Armada Shopping Centre. Not as much as we had hoped, but pretty good considering we were up against two other collections that had been arranged through the Armada Centre itself. Happy Hospital Children's Fund and the Merchant Navy Association had arranged for collections at the centre and were positioned by the escalators, and entrance/exit. The Armada Centre had double booked. Realising what had happened, the Merchant Navy Association collectors stood down. They said that they would always back down when children's charities were involved. They also put money in our collection box. Very many thanks to them for showing such consideration.
It was a good day. I think we learned many lessons on where to stand and what to wear. Sainsbury's have a rule that charities are unable to hand out leaflets - this gave us an excellent opportunity to explain the role of the charity to those who showed interest. The key words and phrases that they bought into seemed to be 'children', 'local', 'special needs' and the fact that we are all volunteers and no-one in the charity draws a salary from the charity.
Looking forward to the next collection!!! Also looking at developing the ideas for our future fundraising events now that we have kicked things off with the abseil and bucket collection.
Many thanks to staff and customers at Sainsbury's.
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