Remembrance Day – 11th November – Poppy Appeal
Those of you subscribed to our free flowery newsletters will have seen this morning that Arena is supporting the annual Poppy Appeal. We’re donating 10% of the order value for all orders which include Braveheart, The One or 20 Luxury Red Roses between now and Friday to the Appeal.
We believe this is a very good cause and we’re very happy to help our customers lend their support, to commemorate past sacrifices and to support those still on the front line today. Rather than waffle on, I’ll share an explanatory paragraph on the Appeal (from Wikipedia):
The charity [The Royal British Legion] organises a fund-raising drive each year during which artificial poppies, meant to be worn on clothing, are offered to the public in return for a charitable donation. Over the course of the preceding year disabled people are employed making the poppies. The idea of poppies dates back to the poem In Flanders’ Fields about the First World War, after which the Legion was founded. The idea is that the poppies are worn from November to Remembrance Day to remember the fallen of the First World War, and implicitly the dead of other wars. The Poppy Appeal has without doubt a higher profile than any other charity appeal in the UK, with the poppies ubiquitous from late October until mid-November every year and worn by the general public, politicians and other public figures and television presenters.
Useful links: The Royal British Legion | The Poppy Appeal
We’re always happy to help good causes where appropriate and feasible. Please get in touch if you feel we may be able to help your campaign. If you enjoyed this post, you might also enjoy this post on Help for Heroes, this one about Amnesty International, this one about our support of this year’s British Heart Foundation Valentine’s campaign and this one about us giving away free flowers for charity.
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Filed under: Ethics & Environment, General, Good Causes & Charities on November 11th, 2008
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