Offshore workers can buy a new fizzy pop this Christmas that will raise funds for their colleagues in need.
The new sparkling raspberry beverage has been launched by ESS Offshore Support Services, with 10p from each bottle sold being donated to the Oil and Gas Chaplaincy.
The Aberdeen-based charity offers financial and pastoral assistance to those who work or who have worked in the oil industry in times of need.
The ESS raspberry lemonade – made thanks to Summerhouse Drinks and Barra Berries – will be on sale at numerous offshore rigs, and the first shipment of 102 cases has already been dispatched.
Aberdeenshire youngster Anna Jackson, who attends Tarves Primary School, designed the label for the bottle.
The 10-year-old has been thanked for her efforts with an iPad mini, a framed certificate of her winning design and a case of the drink.
Graham Singer, ESS food operations manager, said: “Anna’s design was outstanding and exactly what we wanted for the label of the drink.
“It is important that we educate primary school children about healthy choices at this age, therefore, myself and Leanne Hewitt, our nutritionist, have offered to conduct bespoke training with primary one to seven classes at Tarves Primary School.
“It has taken only nine months for our idea to come to fruition and launch, just in time for offshore workers to be able to buy from our Bond shops and enjoy something a little special coinciding with the festive season.
“We have been able to collaborate with local suppliers, support the local economy and give something back to the Oil and Gas Chaplaincy.”
Reverend Gordon Craig, chaplain of the charity, said: “We are very grateful to ESS for helping to raise money to add to our trust fund. Without donations from companies, it would not be possible to provide the support we do.
“If you know of any person or family who would benefit from assistance from the Oil and Gas Chaplaincy trust fund please make contact with us.”