How to help us Christmas is coming Many readers of ‘Anglia Lift Off’ will have received a copy of our Christmas brochure with the last edition – and orders for cards and merchandise have already been received from our very generous readers and supporters. If you received this magazine in the post we have included another order form on the back of your address label. However, if you didn’t receive our brochure in the post there are still many opportunities to purchase cards in the run up to Christmas. All of our Area Fundraising Managers have stocks of cards and will be taking them to the events they attend. The full brochure of Christmas merchandise, which also includes membership of our lottery as a Christmas gift, will be available to download from our website, www.eaaa.org.uk, together with an order form and we hope it will be possible to buy this year’s Christmas cards online too. Our range of cards offers something for everyone and includes the stunning 2013 East Anglian Air Ambulance nightflight themed card. Most of the cards cost £3.50 with some at £4.00 for a pack of 10, which does not include postage and packing costs. The greetings inside are of a traditional nature such as Merry Christmas, Season’s Greetings or Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. If you would like to find out more please ring our fundraising office on 0845 066 9999 or contact your area fundraising office – details can be found on page 3.
Visit our charity shop Our charity shop in Ipswich is another place that will sell EAAA cards and merchandise in the run up to Christmas. It’s also always in need of donations of good quality items for sale.
Outlets selling EAAA Christmas cards As well as our own offices and our charity shop in Ipswich there will be a number of other special Christmas card shops selling our cards in the run up to the festive season. These include the Cards for Good Causes shops at: Tourist Information Centre, Angel Hill, Bury St Edmunds Visitor Information Centre, Peas Hill, Cambridge All Saints Church, Market Hill, Huntingdon Tourist Information Centre, St Stephen’s Church, Ipswich The Stable, High Street, Newmarket The Forum, Millennium Plain, Norwich St John’s Church, Church Street, Peterborough Tourist Information Centre, High Street, Southwold Library, Milton Road, Stowmarket 9 Friars Street, Sudbury Cards may also be purchased at: Bedford Tourist Information Centre, Town Hall, St Paul’s Square; Tales of the Old Gaol House Museum, Saturday Market Place, King’s Lynn and the Original Christmas Card Charity Shop, Norwich (please phone 01603 269320 for further information about this shop.)
Unfortunately we are not able to collect items and if you are bringing in a large amount or making a special journey we advise you to telephone first to ensure there will be someone to receive them. The number is 07917 227081. The shop can be found at 2 Orwell Place, Ipswich.
Most of these shops open in early October. As ‘Anglia Lift Off’ went to press we were awaiting exact opening dates and will publish these on our website as soon as we have them.
If you can spare some time to help at the shop then we’d also be very happy to hear from you. Please call our Suffolk fundraising office on 01473 745007.
We would like to thank everyone who purchases EAAA Christmas cards as this is a vital area of fundraising for us.
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