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Everything you need to make Fairtrade Fortnight a success!
From teaching resources to activity and product packs, there are loads of materials available to help you prepare for your event - and make it a huge success!
Fairtrade Fortnight 2011 runs from 28th February - 13th March
Ideas and resources
As well as the above packs, we have extras which can help with your event.
| Fundraising activity pack Download these ideas, hints and tips to help you raise money with children in a fun and engaging way. This pack will get you started and includes a beehive to display how much you have raised, colouring sheets, and a sponsorship form. Download the Big Brew 2011 Schools Resource Pack |
| The Traidcraft Honey Story This five and a half minute DVD tells the Traidcraft Honey story and shows how your support is helping beekeepers in the developing world. It is ideal to be played at your Big Brew event. - Order the one of the resource packs containing the DVD (see above)
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| Big Brew quiz Entertain your guests with our quiz. Page one has the questions, page two the answers. This is also an excellent way to help raise funds for the vital work that Traidcraft Exchange does helping hundreds of thousands of poor people fight poverty through trade. Download the quiz (PDF) |
| Fairtrade Foundation Pack
Contains 25 What is Fairtrade? leaflets, 1 Fairtrade Fortnight poster set, 1 sticker sheet, 25 ‘Swap It’ postcards and 25 wallet action cards. Price: Free Order on our webstore or phone 0845 330 8900 and quote item code: 54818 |
Don't forget our brand new curriculum-linked lesson plans and assemblies all available to download free of charge here
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Running your event
We have two packs available to help you make your event a success.
| | | Option 1: Big Brew Food and Resource Pack This pack contains everything you need to run a Big Brew for up to 50 people, from refreshing Traidcraft Fairtrade tea and coffee, to five packets of chocolate chip biscuits, 100 sugar sticks, our delicious squeezy honey and even fair trade rubber gloves for whoever washes up. Alongside your refreshments there is also a resource pack which contains promotional materials, a Big Brew guide, quiz, beekeepers board game, DVD showing Traidcraft’s honey
story, posters, stickers and a collection box to help with your fundraising. Everything you need to host a brilliant Big Brew. Order while stocks last. Price: £9.95 Order on our webstore or phone 0845 330 8900 and order item code: 31506 Alternatively, you can download the pack contents here. |
| | Option 2: Big Brew Resource Pack If you already have refreshments, order this pack to receive all the resources you need to get your Big Brew going, including an event guide with lots of handy hints and tips for running your Big Brew, an A3 Big Brew poster, two A4 posters and 50 A5 invitations to customise with details of your particular event. There is also a DVD telling Traidcraft's honey story and other promotional materials. Price: Free (one pack per customer please) Order on our webstore or phone 0845 330 8900 and order item code: 59400 Alternatively, you can download the pack contents here. |
Promoting your event
Both the Big Brew Food and Resource Pack and the Big Brew Resource Pack contain posters to advertise your event, invitations and other promotional materials to help you spread the word.
Getting media coverage
Local newspapers and radio love news about local people doing interesting things, so do tell them about your event.
If your cafe is open to the public, getting coverage in the press can help you attract more people. All media coverage also helps spread the word about Traidcraft's work.
Follow these tips to maximise the chances of your story getting noticed:
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Download our draft press release and tailor it for your event.
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Send some good quality photos with your press release. Your photo needs to be good quality. On a digital camera, make sure it is on the highest quality setting. Subjects should be smiling and looking straight at the camera.
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Please email us a copy of your press release as we may be able to help you with publicity.
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Give the journalist a day or two to look at your release, then follow up with a phone call. This makes your story more likely to get noticed. Check if the journalist has received the press release and if they would like any further information.
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If you get your story in the local press, please send us a copy of the article.