Beavers’ support for Fairtrade fortnight

To celebrate Fairtrade Fortnight (February 24 - March 9), colleagues at the Rodgers Quay store ran a Fairtrade colouring in competition with children from the Beavers group, which is based at St Nicholas’ Church of Ireland in the town.

The Beavers received a visit from the store’s PR Ambassador Anne Patterson last Friday.

After learning more about the organisation, the group were asked to colour in the Fairtrade logo.

The entries have been put up in the store’s cafe and the winners will be presented with their prizes during the Club night this Friday (March 7).

The activity also aims to help the children learn more about the wide range of Fairtrade products sold by Sainsbury’s, such as bananas and other popular products including tea, sugar, chocolate and even roses.

Sainsbury’s Carrickfergus store manager Bea Cox said: “We’re proud to be the biggest retailer of Fairtrade products and we enjoyed working with the Beavers to help them learn more about the wide range of Fairtrade products we sell.”

Sainsbury’s was the first major supermarket to sell a Fairtrade product back in 1996.

It is the world’s largest retailer of Fairtrade products, with more than 800 currently sold at stores.

An independent non-profit organisation, the Fairtrade Foundation was established in 1992 by a number of agencies including CAFOD, Christian Aid, Oxfam, Traidcraft, the World Development Movement, and the National Federation of Women’s Institutes.