Appeal collections

Press, Volume CXII, Issue 33004, 25 August 1972, Page 10

Appeal collections

Sir, —Could the organisers of associations such as C.0.R.5.0. and the Foundation for the Blind enlighten me regarding very small children calling at the door for collections? I know of two such children, collecting on instructions of area organisers, who have been naughty in the past for dishonesty (but not involving collections), so I think that some suggestion that the collect’ng be done by adults should be the rule.

I know that money is held back because of this knowledge.—Yours, etc., FREELY GIVEN. Aug. 22, 1972.

[Mr R. A. Consedine, organiser for C.0.R.5.0., replies: “C.0.R.5.0. takes very stringent precautions with

, the collectors for its annual i house-to-house cash appeal. , Our policy is to use senior secondary pupils and adults for the collecting of money. ■ Security measures are taken to safeguard the money.”]

[Mr C. A. Pilgrim, manager for the Foundation for the Blind, replies: “I am in full agreement with ‘Freely Given’ that very small children should not be asked to collect contributions. Much time and thought have been given to formulating the system adopted by the Royal New Zealand Foundation for the Blind. It would, however, require considerable space in your column to explain in detail the methods used by the foundation, but I would welcome a visit from your correspondent when the over-all plan can be shown and explained.”]