To not contribute to leaving collection

[popppi]

When;

1. There's 2 leaving at the same time
2. I've only been with the company for 7 weeks
3. I've never met either or had any direct interaction with either (other than than saying hi on teams once in a team meeting)
4. Collection being done via bank transfer (in office days would have put a few quid in each collection/card but feel embarrassed and tight about doing that over bank transfer, or is that better than nothing?)
5. Money is not abundant for me right now

Just say a polite no.

Unless the collector starts badgering you don't treat them to your reasons. Especially if they include: "She's taking voluntary redundancy and her husband is rich and she's just come back from maternity leave anyway and do you know where she lives? I wish I could afford a house like that..."

I got really fed up with that when I was told by my boss to go round collecting for a colleague who was all of the above and was embarrassed when she found out he'd ordered a collection for her. She's a nice woman, much nicer than the people who whined on at me.