BRITISH OLYMPIC 400M HURDLES CHAMPION SALLY GUNNELL OBE VISITED PFUNDA AND THE NOEL ORPHANAGE IN MAY 2008.

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In her role as Patron of The Point Foundation, Sally Gunnell OBE, along with members from Imporient, made her first trip to Rwanda to see firsthand the plight of the children whose lives we are trying to transform.

Whilst there, she also visited the Pfunda Tea Estate learning more about high quality tea production, Imporient’s investment in the community and the contributions Imporient makes to the Noel Orphanage. 

The trip was a great success with everyone in agreement that it had only highlighted further the importance of the work being undertaken and the need for greater investment.

A percentage of each sale of Imporient tea goes to the Noel Orphanage or if you wish you can donate by going to the ‘Shop’ and clicking on ‘Help the Orphanage’.

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The saviour of the tea industry has reached its centenary but it came about unintentionally.

A hundred years ago, Thomas Sullivan, a New York coffee merchant, sent his customers silk sachets of loose leaf tea as samples of his new product. However the customers didn’t open them, as intended, and proceeded to put them straight in to the hot water. It was an immediate hit with tea drinkers across the U.S.

It was a considerable time before the sachet arrrived in Britain and it eventually made it’s debut in 1953. This new approach to tea making was not embraced at the time. With the modern lifestyle becoming ever busier, attitudes began to change and the tea bag became  more in demand due to its speed and convenience.

Today 96% of the 130 million cups of tea drunk in Britain everyday are made using tea bags.

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