The company behind Harry’s Nuts!, the Fairtrade nut snacks from comedian Harry Hill, is urging nut fans to Do Something Funny For Money to raise money for Red Nose Day on Friday 13 March – spend the day dressed up as Harry.
Brother and sister double act Isobel and Cameron Currie have just won the first Harry Hill lookalike competition organised by Liberation, the 100% Fairtrade nut company. The children beat a line up of 35 Harrys to clinch first and second place.
The competition was organised to promote Harry’s Nuts! the snacks launched by Harry to benefit nut farmers in Malawi, Mozambique, Nicaragua and India and available at Sainsbury’s, Waitrose and other outlets. It was held on the South Bank of the Thames as part of the celebrations for this year’s Fairtrade Fortnight.
Harry said: “The competition was very strong – we had a Harry with a beard, a Malawian Harry and some great kids. I had my work cut out choosing a winner.”
He added: “What’s good about Harry’s Nuts! is that apart from the fact that they’re Fairtrade so the farmers get a fair deal, they taste great. And one of the best things about buying Harry’s Nuts! now is that 5p from every pack of salted peanuts sold at Sainsbury’s goes to Comic Relief. Getting yourself sponsored to dress up as a Harry for a day is another great way to raise money. And don’t forget your Red Noses – from Sainsbury’s, Oxfam stores and www.rednoseday.com/shop.”
Harry isn’t making any money out of the products. Liberation is supported by Comic Relief and is part owned by the farmers themselves who help run the company and will benefit from its success. The Sainsbury’s Fair Development Fund, which Comic Relief manages, has paid for mechanical peanut shellers which means the farmers do not have to spend days painfully shelling the nuts with blistered fingers but can spend more time on their farms, building their families a better future.
It’s hoped that fans of Harry’s Nuts! will dress up as Harry for a day to raise money for Red Nose Day on Friday March 13 to join in with Comic Relief’s call to Do Something Funny For Money.
Please go to www.rednoseday.com/do_something then click on ‘Sponsor someone or join a group’, go to ‘Group search’ and then enter the group name ‘The Harrys’.
For more information on Harry’s Nuts! please see www.chooseliberation.com/harry
