England Captain Phil Vickery Helps Merton Parents for Better Food in School

Merton Parents for Better Food in School are running a competition to see which of the 45 Primary schools in the borough can bring about the most significant changes as part of their “Dinning Room Experience” competition. Water Coolers Direct.com Ltd have agreed to donate a Water Cooler as one of the main prizes and have enlisted the help of an England Rugby international player to make the presentation. WCD have approached none other than the captain, Phil Vickery, James Simpson Daniel, James Forrester and Pat Sanderson to ensure that at least one is available for the important day. (All are subject to availability)

Merton Parents for Better Food in School was started in April 2005 when parents in the borough of Merton became increasingly frustrated that the local authority was not listening to individual concerns about the quality of school food. The Dinning Room Experience Competition is about the whole dining experience. Many children complain about long queuing times, noisy halls, shrill whistles and confusion over the food on offer. The high profile competition has already gained the support of the Soil Association and the School Food Trust.

Jackie Schneider the Chairperson of Merton Parents comments that “We want schools to work together with children, catering staff and midday supervisors to have another look at their lunch time arrangements and see if they can make some improvements.”

Water Coolers Direct are an internet based company who buck the established trends of the water cooler industry, by freeing the consumer of cumbersome rental contracts and offering significant savings when they opt to buy their water cooler outright. Since inception the company has recognised the need for water provision in UK schools and has pushed a range of Fountains & Sinks especially targeted at the school market.

Fred Cairns Palmer the Managing Director of Water Coolers Direct said “We are recognised as being one of the first water cooler companies to take an active interest in the provision of water in schools. It’s our pleasure to donate the machine to Merton Parents and make use of our contacts in English Rugby to give their campaign an extra boost.”

The Water Cooler will be presented by one of the aforementioned England Rugby Players in June / July of this year.

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Jackie Schneider - jackieschneider@blueyonder.co.uk - www.mertonparents.co.uk

Fred Cairns Palmer – 0800 7311 491 – fcp@watercoolersdirect.com - www.watercoolersdirect.com