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Eco Notes March 3rdMarch 3rdMarch 3rdMarch 3rd 24th February 2014 - 9th March 2014 FAIRTRADE FORTNIGHT continues FONCHO! A MAN WITH A PLAN FOR FAIRTRADE FORTNIGHT Well done Year 7 for last week’s banana fair which made a great start to fairtrade Fortnight.... More

Eco Notes March 3rdMarch 3rdMarch 3rdMarch 3rd 24th February 2014 - 9th March 2014 FAIRTRADE FORTNIGHT continues FONCHO! A MAN WITH A PLAN FOR FAIRTRADE FORTNIGHT Well done Year 7 for last week’s banana fair which made a great start to fairtrade Fortnight. Money collected will go to fund solar lights in Africa. STAFF: the Powerpoint that explains the Foncho campaign, and why it’s important to keep supermarkets on track with Fairtrade is in ‘My Network Places’ – ‘The Box’ - Sustainability – Fairtrade Fortnight. There’s also a PDF. Please help the millions of struggling banana farmers like Foncho, get a fair deal. Support his campaign to ‘Make Bananas Fair’ by signing hs petition. Remember too that there are two FAIRTRADE COMPETITIONS: ONE IS TO Invent a Fairtrade snack and the other is a Dubble bar competition. You are invited to Ringwood’s Meeting House on Saturday morning (March 8th) to take part in the town’s Fairtrade celebrations. It would be good if students who are part of the to Less