Turks and Caicos National Trust's Easter Jubilee

Beautiful handwoven bow at the TCI National Trust Grand Opening in the IGA complex

  What a happy earth day it was here in Turks and Caicos!  The largest, most frequented retail grocer in the country made a giant leap forward.  Graceway IGA and Graceway Gourmet proclaimed yesterday a day without  plastic, distributing only paper bags and words of encouragement for shoppers to start using their own reusable bags.  The first 200 lucky shoppers were given, free of charge, a reusable shopping bag for all future visits.  Please see the ECO-ZONE April 21 segment (around the 11:15min mark) brought to you by PTV to watch the good news for yourself.  The TCI National Trust was also on hand to sell their wonderful selection of cotton bags.

Any of these cotton bags would make excellent grocery shopping bags.  Styles range from $7 -$15 and go towards supporting their mission, ""To safeguard the natural, historical and cultural heritage of the Turks and Caicos Islands for present and future generations and for the enjoyment of all."

A fantastic selection of locally made and crafted products available at the National Trust boutique.

  All images by PepperKeyStacie

Today, Saturday April 23rd, the TCI National Trust and the Rotaract Club

host their first ever Easter Jubilee at the Cheshire Hall heritage site located just past the new hospital.  Entrance fee is $3 for kids and $5 for adults for loads of fun-filled activities including a petting zoo, food and craft vendors, Easter egg decorating and of course the famous Easter egg hunt!  Please come and support this extremely valuable organization