St John Ambulance door-to-door Fundraisers in Wandsworth

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Confirmation that the door to door collectors are legitimate

St John Ambulance currently have legitimate fundraisers in the borough of Wandsworth including the Putney and Roehampton areas.

The campaign, using a team of professional fundraisers who work solely on behalf of St John Ambulance, involves canvassing door to door to talk to residents about the work of St John Ambulance and to encourage their support with a voluntary donation by Direct Debit only. They DO NOT collect cash and are in fact forbidden to do so.

The fundraisers all wear identification badges and sweatshirts/t-shirts bearing the St John Ambulance logo.

St John Ambulance is the holder of a House to House Order of Exemption (reference CHC/98/7/40/1), which enables us to fundraise in this way.

This form of fundraising is extremely important to us because the more long-term supporters we recruit, the more funds we can raise - and the greater the potential St John Ambulance has to continue with its life-saving activities in our local communities. For St John Ambulance this is one of our most successful activities. As you will probably know we have to fundraise as we do not receive Government funding for carrying out our first aid duties.

March 9, 2009