At Last ....

I have finished my (rather boring!) description of the Eco Icons, and this is a relief because I can now report that http://www.yourtomorrow.co.uk/ is finally able to do something tangible for the future good of the world. We have received supplies of the Thump Mat drinks coaster and, by selling them, are helping a local community, Wotnot in South Africa. Wotnot provides employment for AIDS patients to enable them to be financially independent and it is, in their own words, "the support of our customers who make this happen".
The Thump Mat coasters are made using a nautical knot (the Thump Mat knot!) and they can be brought from the following address, http://www.yourtomorrow.co.uk/product/30/176.php. In order to incentivize sales at the start, we are offering a free keyring worth £5, also made from a sailor's knot, the Monkey's Fist. We are the first seller of this product into the UK and I am very excited that we are finally doing something unique to meet our objectives, that is helping the future of our world!
I met Hilary Abraham who set up this project and, of course, is a keen sailor, quite by chance. She told me about the Wotnot project, her involvement in it and I was hooked. I immediately placed my first order and I hope that it will be the first of many in the future! The Thump Mats represent everything that "ethical gifts" should. They are attractive to our UK taste, useful, reasonably priced and really help people that are less lucky than ourselves. Finally, I feel that I may be doing something useful!