Showing support for the Poppy Appeal on a grand scale
Howard Lake | 30 October 2014 | Blogs
The poppy you buy and wear might only be just over an inch in diameter, but that hasn’t stopped some supporters thinking on a far bigger scale this year.
Here are some striking presentations of the poppy on a grand scale.
1. GCHQ staff
Civilian and military staff at GCHQ in Cheltenham donned 1,308 red ponchos, 27 black uniforms, and 73 military ‘green’ uniforms to create the image of the poppy in the middle of their doughnut-shaped building.
[youtube height=”450″ width=”800″]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zc5ijfpXwK0[/youtube]
2. A capital image
Ex-Royal Marine runs through London in the shape of a giant poppy http://t.co/uYm1V0BGnr pic.twitter.com/cjAiEdKdAl
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— The Independent (@Independent) October 28, 2014
Former Royal Marine Commando Ben McBean has run 31 miles within London using a mobile app to plot his route in order to produce a large poppy shape.
He wants the public to run on the route he created and raise funds through sponsorship for the Royal British Legion. He was injured in a landmine incident in Afghanistan in 2008 and lost an arm and a leg. He received support from the Legion as he recovered.
The Vodafone Foundation is offering to match fund the first £100,000 raised in response to McBean’s initiative. It is supporting him through Vodafone Firsts, its programme that helps people achieve their dreams using technology.
3. British Airways flies the poppy
British Airways is showing its support for the campaign by adorning one of its Boeing 747s with the poppy image:
Supporting #PoppyAppeal with pride, we're commemorating our servicemen & women with a giant poppy on one of our 747s pic.twitter.com/bLOoFaCCMY
— British Airways (@British_Airways) October 29, 2014
About Howard Lake
Howard Lake is consultant editor of UK Fundraising. He founded the site in 1994 and successfully sold it in 2022. As director of Giving X Ltd he is exploring growing giving on a massive scale.
He is the founder of Fundraising Camp and co-founder of GoodJobs.