Dorothy Scott, Sainsbury’s Braehead. Lynn Nimmo, Sainsbury’s Braehead. Staff from Sainsbury’s and those who work with them will talk about what Sainsbury’s offer Poppyscotland as a corporate partner and what that means for you locally.

1. Sainsbury’s Braehead
And The Poppy Appeal

2. Since 1997 Sainsbury’s Braehead has been supporting the Poppy
Appeal with the first collection raising £278. We have come a long
way from there with the past 3 years totals nearly reaching £10,000
each year. These amazing totals would not have been possible
without the continued support of The Renfrew Rotary Club and
Poppyscotland.

3. Our partnership with the Renfrew Rotary Club and
Poppyscotland has significantly boosted our total.
With the Rotary Club volunteers manning stalls
throughout the Poppy Appeal which wouldn’t always
be possible to man by Sainsbury’s staff in a busy
supermarket.

4. Planning starts early each year where we discuss who is doing what, any
new corporate developments and if there is anything more we can do. Last
year Sainsbury’s introduced a new policy where our store keeps and
counts all monies raised and then passes it on to Poppyscotland. This
was a great success in our store as it meant our Poppy collectors didn’t
have to take the money home and we could count it with the machine
which also saved our volunteers a lot of time. It also meant that we could
get a total far quicker than we had done before.

5. One of the Highlights from the 2014 Appeal was the
Reece Dessert Combat Troop turning up with an
original WW2 Jeep and playing nostalgic 1940s
Music. This event alone brought in £2,500.

6. Our amazing total would not be so high with out the help of the Renfrew
Army Cadets which the Rotary Club arranged for us. The cadets come in
each year and bag pack for us, this alone brings in roughly £2,000 a
year. In return we give the cadets a day in December to come in and
raise money for their troop.

7. Working with the Renfrewshire Rotary Club and Poppyscotland has been an
absolute joy and has made my job a lot easier. The key points to our
successful partnership are:
1.Good communication with everyone in contact all year round not just at the
Poppy Appeal.
2.Early planning. We all get together April/May time and get everything
organised.
3. One key person from each organisation is responsible for keeping in touch.
4.Building a good relationship with everyone involved - its nice to be nice.
5.Offer to work together out with the Poppy Appeal for example we have given
Poppyscotland a bag pack day in June and also offered to work with the
Renfrew Rotary club on other events and they have done the same with us.

8. Thank you Renfrew Rotary
Club and Poppyscotland and
here’s to many more
successful years together.