Christmas Tree Collection – Collector Guidelines

FAUGHS APPROVED GUIDELINES

FAUGHS GAA CHRISTMAS TREE – COMMUNITY COLLECTION SERVICE –

SATURDAY JANUARY 9 2021- 9am to 4pm

• All fees/donations in aid of Faughs GAA Club Development Fund.
• Faughs Volunteers will collect and drop your tree to be recycled.
• Faughs GAA will be respecting COVID safety & guidelines and we have operated an online booking and payment option.
• We are requesting all customers to put their trees out for collection on Friday night or early Sat morning before 8AM
• For everyone’s safety, our volunteers will be collecting in family or designated social bubbles and they cannot have any physical contact with customers this year. We are attaching the guidelines that our volunteers will follow.
• We sincerely appreciate your understanding and ongoing support

Faughs Volunteers will operate in family or designated bubbles following these guidelines:

• Only travel to collection areas in one’s own family or designated social ‘bubble’
• Normal social distance measures apply to all collectors, the activity is outdoors, but there will be no physical interaction or mingling with other groups.
• Collectors will use hand sanitiser
• Gloves & Masks will be worn in the course of the work
• Volunteers will not be in physical contact with the public while collecting trees
• Volunteers will not ring bells or knock on doors where possible – the trees should be left out
• If contact is needed with a household for any reason, it will be via the provided text number for that customer
• Collectors take the trees to the pick-up areas and notify the supporting driver at the appropriate time – this will all be carried out via WHATSAPP
• Most payments will be made online in advance thereby minimising any cash handling.
• In the small number of cases where online is not possible; money maybe attached to the tree; it should be kept separate. No change is to be given to avoid handling money in any circumstances