Warning from the Society of St Vincent de Paul Mullingar

The Society of St Vincent de Paul Mullingar has received reports that bogus collectors posing as SVP members are conducting door to door collections.The areas mentioned to date include, Great Oaks, Belvedere Hills, and Ashfield.The society wishes to stress that it conducts only one door to door collection per annum, during its Christmas Appeal Week in early December.All member collectors and helpers carry identity cards and/or wear SVP visibility jackets and badges.The society appreciates the support it gets during its annual appeal and is disturbed to think that this generosity could be abused by bogus collectors.Enda Breslin, area presidenthttp://www.svp.ie/Home.aspx