PUPILS from Kinmylies Primary School in Inverness and Rosewell Primary in Midlothian have named and designed Christmas candles which are being donated to foodbanks across Scotland this festive season, following a challenge set by Robertson Homes.
The housebuilder set children across Scotland the task of designing the packaging and naming the scented candles which it created in partnership with charitable enterprise Mecoco.
Mecoco, part of social care provider Sense Scotland, was formed in 2019 for the purpose of providing workplace experiences for disabled adults and young people, especially those with significant support needs. Based in Dalry, Ayrshire, Mecoco currently has 20 volunteer colleagues in the team.
Isla (11) from Kinmylies Primary was the overall winner of the label design competition and her design will feature on candles donated to foodbanks in Inverness, West Lothian, Edinburgh and Hamilton. Jamie in P6 at Rosewell Primary was the overall winner of the naming competition with his name of ‘Merry Berry’.
Sharon Spinelli, sales and marketing director at Robertson Homes, said, “As soon as we heard about the work of Mecoco we were keen to collaborate with them on producing a festive scented candle which would bring some extra joy to families this Christmas. Mecoco encapsulates the true meaning of inclusion with every person, disabled or not, given the opportunity to work together, create new friendships and meaningfully contribute.
“Having produced a beautiful scent, we knew the creativity of the all the children who took part would help us produce a lovely Christmas gift and I would like to thank them all for helping us achieve this.”
Robertson Homes contributed towards the school funds of all participating schools and also provided individual prizes for the winners and runners-up.
