Eastbourne mayor's Fairtrade message
EASTBOURNE Mayor Greg Szanto joined with Fairtrade Eastbourne campaigners to take a Fairtrade message to local businesses.
To mark Fairtrade Fortnight, the mayor helped to deliver free samples of Fairtrade tea to hairdressers, an optician, a travel agency, a clothing shop, cafs and other businesses along Grove Road. The team wanted to encourage those they spoke to to choose Fairtrade for their business.
"We've delivered a lot of tea samples around the town centre in recent weeks and we had a great response from everyone, especially today with the mayor," said group chair of Fairtrade Eastbourne, Matt Wilkinson.
"We are committed to achieving Fairtrade Town Status for Eastbourne, its residents and for poor farmers in developing countries. We need the support of businesses to make our application."
Eastbourne businesses can support the local Fairtrade campaign by choosing to switch to using Fairtrade products and then by registering as a Fairtrade Eastbourne business on the campaign's website at www.fairtradeeastbourne.org.uk
"I think Grove Road could become a real Fairtrade hotspot as we've already had registrations through on our website." said Matt.
The mayor also spoke to Georgina Bauer in The Funky Viking children's clothing shop and heard how she uses 100% Fairtrade for her caf.
"I choose Fairtrade because of the positive difference it makes to the livelihoods of the producers. It has not been at any significant additional cost and it is the right choice for my business" said Georgina.
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