As we mentioned earlier, Cabrini College in PA grabbed the honor of “first ever” for a campus wallyball tourney recently. Here are the photos from the CRS “Play Fair Trade Fair” event.

I’m digging the use of our brand stickers as an apparel accessory.

To quote from Jessica Hagerty’s article:

“The volleyballs we will be using were made from people in another country and we can feel confident that they earned fair wages,” Coordinator of Student-Athlete Wellness Jackie Neary said.

Fair Trade is an association of fair trade wholesalers, retailers and producers whose members are committed to providing fair wages and good employment opportunities to economically disadvantaged artisans and farmers worldwide.

Sports balls are one of Fair Trade’s many products. Other products include chocolate, coffee, sugar, cotton products, honey and flowers.

The event is supported by the athletic department’s director of athletics and recreation Leslie Danehy, assistant director of recreation Orlin Jespersen, administrative coordinator Amanda Eckenroad and Neary.

“The athletic and recreation departments are very proud to be participating in this event because it is a very important issue that people should be aware of,” Neary said.

A soccer tournament using Fair Trade soccer balls is another event that the departments wish to pursue.

Does your high school or college campus have a Fair Trade initiative? Let’s see how many more Fair Trade tourneys we can get going with intramural systems and club sports teams!

More Cabrini photos here.