I couldn’t afford the deposit for the rents for new places. It was the lowest time of my life. I thought to myself: 'You’ve served your country, you come home and no-one seems to give a damn about you.' - Donald
Find out more about volunteering as a Poppy Appeal Area Organiser, where you will have the responsibility for coordinating the Poppy Appeal in your area.
Supermarket Organisers are our volunteers who work with their local supermarket staff to coordinate collections in-store during the appeal.
Volunteering together as a group is a great way of having fun while supporting us. Whether it's a work team, a CCF group, university or school students and other community groups, there's plenty of ways to get involved.
Whether you have only a few hours, a few days or more, there are plenty of opportunities to hold a box of poppies and a tin, and collect for the Poppy Appeal in your local area.
Sign up to help collect at one of our 5 city Poppy Days. Choose from Inverness, Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, or Glasgow.
We’re looking for positive, sociable people to work with us to deliver fundraising events in your local area.
Look out your sequins and spray on that tan! Our Fab-u-lous Come Dancing event will be back in 2023 and we're looking for people to sign up to take part!!
The Poppy Quest Cadets competition is open to cadet teams, with a trophy for the team who finish first with the most correct answers. This 10k challenge will be back in Spring 2023 in Edinburgh and Glasgow.
Our 10k Poppy Quest discovery walks will be back in SPRING 2023. Test your knowledge and your legs as you go!
In addition to the Scottish Poppy Appeal we run an impressively exciting and diverse year-round programme of fundraising activities.
Our Sportive will be back on Sunday 25th September 2022!! Registration is open, secure your place now!
We’ve teamed up with Scotland’s best-known military band for a nationwide concert tour in 2022. Tickets are now on sale for Hamilton, Livingston, Montrose, Bankfoot and Hawick!
Your challenge is to cycle between different War Memorials in Scotland. There's an incredible 4,900 to choose from!
Whether you fancy taking on a long, middle, short distance run or hiking challenge anywhere in Scotland, we may well have just the event for you!
Our volunteers are the lifeblood of Poppyscotland. Their support means we can make a life-changing difference to our Armed Forces community. But we need more volunteers. We need you.
The Scottish Poppy Appeal is Scotland’s largest fundraising campaign and takes place annually in the lead up to Remembrance Sunday in November.
Take the plunge and sign up for a personal swimming challenge.
There are many ways for you to give to Poppyscotland. From a one-off donation and regular giving, to a gift in memory of a loved one and the Poppyscotland Shop.
Whether you fancy taking on a long, middle, short distance run or a series of runs, we may well have a charity place just for you.
Find a range of downloadable content to support you in your volunteer journey with Poppyscotland.
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