Gifting local just keeps on giving…
There is no need to look outside of Ireland when you are looking for a bargain. When great value combines with true quality and the knowledge that you have made a difference to a small business owner and their employees, it’s a triple feelgood effect.
‘The gift that keeps on giving’ comes to mind when we think about Champion Green this Christmas. Our small movement, to encourage support for local business, actually gives back to each and every one of us in Irish society.
Keeping money in circulation locally will restore jobs and help create new ones. It will drive economic recovery and fund the public services and national development Irish society needs, now more than ever.
It really is important to think about this, and to shop consciously on Green Friday, on November 27.
Whether online, in-store or in-person, please connect with local businesses this Christmas, as much as possible, to secure a Happy New Year for us all.
This gift supplement is just a small indication of the breadth of great products available in our local community, not to mention the amazing value, with so many great offers. Champion Green works with small local business at a very practical level, both to promote their offering now at this crucial time and to help them plan for the future.
I want to thank our partners, especially Visa, and the trade organisations Retail Excellence, the Small Firms Association and Chambers Ireland, who support these efforts.
The Irish Daily Mail also deserves great credit for partnering with Champion Green to bring the best of local to the fore. Newstalk Radio too backs Champion Green all the way.
Our corporate partners — Aviva, An Post, SSE Airtricity, Xtremepush and many more — are working in the background on practical business supports for local enterprise so thank you to everyone who decides to be a conscious consumer this Green Friday.
A very happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year is within our gift, when we choose to Champion Green!
Marian O’Gorman Champion Green Founder and Kilkenny Design CEO
Marian is the founder of Champion Green and Kilkenny Design chief executive. For more information and ways to help, pledge your support for Champion Green now at ChampionGreen.ie