MEMBER NEWS Bag a Bottle Buddi
Promotion for Andrew Dean
Andrew Dean (pictured) has been appointed as the new CEO of Country Holidays for Inner City Kids (CHICKS). Andrew joined CHICKS in 2016, as Deputy CEO and Director of Fundraising & Development. Andrew said: “I am delighted
and honoured to take on the role of CEO of CHICKS. I feel very privileged to have been given this opportunity to build upon our recent successes and to help guide CHICKS in its growth as a nationally recognised charity. I am looking forward to continuing the hard work with the fantastic CHICKS team and our wonderful supporters, to ensure that we can give as many disadvantaged young people as possible the chance to have a life changing respite break.”
Visit:
www.chicks.org.uk
It’s a familiar story for most parents on the school run; the bulky school water bottle is constantly dropped, squirted or handed to the nearest adult to carry. It’s one of those daily inconveniences that are part and parcel of the chaos of school drop- offs and pick-ups for thousands of parents. Sarah-Jane Hyde, from Plymouth, was tired of the water bottle battle but realised it was one of the most important items to remember. It is well known that children should drink approximately one litre of water a day to keep them hydrated, alert and help to increase their overall mental performance, so she created a nifty solution - the Bottle Buddi. Made of soft, waterproof
material, a water bottle slips inside the Bottle Buddi, which is then fixed to the handles of a book bag or backpack with two straps secured with press studs, allowing the bottle and bag to be carried together. And when the bottle is taken out, the Bottle Buddi lies flat against the bag so it can be stored away easily in school. From a few sketches at her kitchen table, she designed and
The Bottle Buddi is available in eight school approved colours
protected the innovative new product herself. Having hunted internationally for a firm that could make her product, Sarah stumbled upon Footprint Uniforms, also based in Plymouth. They met and discussed the design, created a prototype and refined it together. Sarah has created the Bottle
Buddi in all standard school uniform colours (navy blue, royal blue, black, bottle green, red, burgundy, purple and yellow) and more recently introduced a pink Bottle Buddi, which can also be used to fix to the handle of a scooter or bike so children can also
remember to stay hydrated when having fun out of school. Having launched the business in
July 2016, Sarah has now sold over 9,500 across the UK and is now looking to identify charitable organisations or partners who she may be able to work with in the near future.
For more details visit
www.bottlebuddi.co.uk
6 Chamber Profile May/June 2018
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