We have been raising money through Webb Ivory for the Association Bell Repair Fund for the past five years. For those who are not aware, Webb Ivory is available to individuals who wish to raise money for a chosen charity, in our case the Association Bell Repair Fund. A proportion of any sales made goes to the BRF, up to 25%.
We had a good year with more people buying from us. The first order I placed at the very beginning of October arrived in eleven very large parcels! It's best to order early as everything is received quickly and all items are in stock. Later in the year orders take longer to arrive and very occasionally some items are not available. Total sales were £1,282.87, over £550 more than last year. This brought in a profit of £209.37, which is over £80 more than in 2005. Well done to Brailsford who raised the most in the Central District, Eckington in the Chesterfield District, Tideswell in the Peak District and Derby Cathedral in the Southern District.
This brings the total amount raised over these five years to £1,492.18, of which £641.01 was received from £ for £ matching, which was not available this season.
A big thank you to those who ordered and to those who encouraged others to order. It was wonderful to receive a good order from someone who had helped another charity through Webb Ivory and supported us when her normal distributor stopped selling, when a bellringer gave her our catalogue. Thank you.
I hope to be able to run Webb Ivory again this autumn and would ask you to have a look at our catalogues and place an order; all goods are competitively priced and good quality. They have a good range of presents for Christmas, especially for children, and their variety of Christmas cards and wrapping paper is excellent. Anyone can place an order, just because you may not live near us doesn’t matter, we will arrange delivery.
Easy fund raising opportunities cannot be turned down, but we need your help. Support us and order for Christmas and/or buy from our stall. If you have any queries, or comments, please call us or email WebbIvory@derbyda.org.uk. Orders can be placed by email, hand or post, payment with order please.
If you have any suggestions or ideas to increase the overall profit, or to make it more appealing to people to take part in, please tell me. Again we ordered labels for the cards to show they were purchased for charity and I hope everyone liked them.
Thank you for all your support and here is to a successful 2007.