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Forgive me if im wrong, but im sure that poppies are sold to raise money for ex servicemen and women and that the idea is to give as much as you can afford?

Our Skye came home from school yesterday with a letter stating that poppies were to be on sale from today, with a minimum donation of 1 euro 50 cents. I for one dont mind putting my hand in my pocket to purchase poppies but i do think its scandalous for a school (and a military one at that) to put a price on it.

First time I have ever heard of this Flo, and I have been selling them for years

Exactly what i thought, apparently it has been decided by the teachers that this should be the minimum. I personally think it takes the joy and thanks out of giving what we can. Obviously a teacher with too much time on her hands .

Surely that's not their decision to make!
Wether a child gives a 10DM note or a couple of pfennigs it's the thought!
Surely we should be encouraging our children to support such a cause not placing financial obstacles in their path!

We have to give a minium of 20p.

But thats understandable, otherwise people would give pennys.

So what?! A penny is a penny. And in the great scheme of things may well make the difference between something or not. Having said that - I can't see anybody giving such a paltry amount.
And I also disagree with poppy sellers putting minimum amounts on the sale. You just give what you can and as Tab will verify, any amount is acceptable.
Sneaky

[quote="sneaky beaky"]So what?! A penny is a penny. And in the great scheme of things may well make the difference between something or not. Having said that - I can't see anybody giving such a paltry amount.
And I also disagree with poppy sellers putting minimum amounts on the sale. You just give what you can and as Tab will verify, any amount is acceptable.
Sneaky[/quote]

Totally agree with above.
They have them on the counter at supermarkets, I frequently just put in my loose change (Iv'e already got my poopy) but if it said you can only donate X ammount they woudn't get much. And the kids shoud be able to put in what they like.

Last evening I watched the BBC1’s Programme, ‘Last Tommy’.’
The programme involved the last 23 surviving servicemen who fought in WWI including the last member of the royal flying Corps of that era.

All were well over 100 years of age, some showed their age some certainly didn’t. One had kept his horrors to himself for well over 80 years, until he was placed in a home. In the corridor outside his private room was a neon bar light which, when switched on flickered, this appeared to him as bomb and battle explosions which triggered his nightmare again…! PTSD is always ther ready to hit you again,
All of the gents there were so dignified and could remember the war as if it were yesterday, its terrible effects on their young friends all of whom were under 20. I am not ashamed to say that had tears running down my cheeks.

I find it hard to keep my cool when I hear people deriding these proud and gallant men who fought in 2 WW’s allowing the present generations to live in comparative peace…… I for one will ALWAYS REMEMBRE

Aye
Mike

I too watched it with great pride and huge respect for these incredible people!

I missed it, but did read about it in one of the papers, they had a centre spread and a profile and story on each surviving veteran from WW1 (on the Brit side) moving article it was aswell.

I missed it too, but there's a book out by Richard van Emden "Britain's Last Tommies" about these guys that's on my list to Santa.

When Poppies first go on sale I purchase me "official" one.
As I pass anyone with a tin after that, I chuck in me loose change and don`t take another poppie.
As Sneaks said it does all add up and when you look at where the dosh goes all I can say is dig deep.

I do the same Bert. See a tin and whack in a quid.

Bought a Spiffy Plastic one for the Artmobile.
Unfortunately it went PING! on the A500
last friday on my way to Stoke to get me Framing stuff.

Artist

I donated online via Jays link in his Announcements thread.

I also put in a quid or two if I see a box, could only buy a pack of 10 ciggies yesterday as I counted out a fiver from behind the sofa in shrapnel and spied a box as I stood in the queue at Morrisons, got to the till and only had £3! Oh well better for my lungs and those in need!

It is not for me as a poppy seller to say on what a person should pay, but what does fascinate me is looking at the person and how they are dressed and what they slip in the collecting box. A chap yesterday came up dressed to nines and slipped in a 5p coin for a poppy, a young girl came with with a vast amount of ironmongery sticking out all over her body and quietly slipped in a £10,00 note. This what selling poppies so interesting plus all the banter and yarns with the old boys.