The Poppy Umbrella: Fundraising and Donations

Lieutenant-Colonel Graham Parker with The Poppy Umbrella in Ypres on 11^th November 2009.

The original idea for The Poppy Umbrella came about as an imaginative, practical way to carry a poppy as a reminder of “Remembrance” in all seasons and throughout the year.

As a result of the demand from customers wanting to buy this attractive poppy design, The Poppy Umbrella has been taken on in recent years by numerous organizations wishing to sell it as a means to raise funds for their own projects and welfare work. This quality item has offered charitable, educational and conservation organizations the opportunity to raise significant funds from their own retail sales of The Poppy Umbrella.

The Poppy Umbrella as a Fund Raising Product

The Poppy Umbrella was launched in May 1998 at the Chelsea Flower Show by H.R.H. The Duke of Kent. Over 2,000 Poppy Umbrellas were sold at the show in a few days and the significant proceeds from these sales were gratefully received by the Royal Hospital Chelsea.

Since that time numerous other organizations have expressed an interest in selling The Poppy Umbrella as a means of raising funds for their own charitable work. These organizations include charities committed to the welfare and support of today's British Armed Forces and ex-Service personnel. Also, a number of national, private and military museums dedicated to the study and remembrance of the two World Wars sell The Poppy Umbrella as a popular gift item to help generate extra funds.

Organizations generating funds from their sales of The Poppy Umbrella include:

The Royal British Legion Poppy Shop, the National Memorial Arboretum, The Royal Hospital Chelsea, In Flanders Fields Museum (Ypres), Talbot House Museum Poperinge, The Rifles (Berkshire and Wiltshire) Museum (Salisbury), Royal Irish Fusiliers Museum, Thiepval Visitor Centre (Somme), Historial de la Grande Guerre (Péronne), Juno Beach Museum (Normandy), Families and Friends of the First Australian Imperial Force, Australian War Memorial (Canberra).

Outlets where you can buy The Poppy Umbrella

Poppy Umbrella Sales from www.greatwar.co.uk

The Poppy Umbrella is also available for sale directly to the public via this website at www.greatwar.co.uk. Each year a few hundred umbrellas are sold to the public this way. Proceeds from these retail sales are used to cover the administrative costs for operating the wholesale sales from which the organizations mentioned above can benefit. A donation of 50p is made from the sale of each umbrella sold from this website to a Service charity of Rembrella's choice.

Rembrella Ltd. is the company responsible for the copyright, manufacture and distribution of The Poppy Umbrella.

Order your Poppy Umbrella online

The Poppy Umbrella Donates to Help for Heroes

Rembrella is pleased to donate 50p from the sale of each Poppy Umbrella purchased from this website at www.greatwar.co.uk.

A donation of £500 was made to Help for Heroes from sales of The Poppy Umbrella via this website between April 2008-March 2009.
A donation of £392.50 was made to Help for Heroes from sales of The Poppy Umbrella via this website between April 2009-March 2010.
A donation of £447.00 was made to Help for Heroes from sales of The Poppy Umbrella via this website between April 2010-March 2011.

Help for Heroes is a registered charity set up by Bryn Parry, a former soldier, and a group of friends and relations. Help for Heroes is backed by the Army Benevolent Fund. The aim of the Help for Heroes fundraising campaign is to help the servicemen and women wounded in Iraq and who are being wounded on Tours of Duty in Afghanistan.

Lieutenant Colonel Graham Parker, OBE, makes a donation to Help for Heroes from Rembrella Ltd. in 2010.

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Rembrella Limited Company Details

The owner of the website at www.greatwar.co.uk and www.rembrella.co.uk is Rembrella Limited.

Postal address: Rembrella Limited, 12 Oak Ash Green, Wilton, Salisbury SP2 0RR, England

Registered office: Rembrella Limited, St. Mary's House, Netherhampton, Salisbury, Wiltshire SP2 8PU, England

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