Coffee Kids...Making A Big Difference With a Little Help From There Friends!
This coming April 18th, I will be making way to Oaxaca, Mexico to visit several coffee villages and farms with Coffee Kids Executive Director, Carolyn Fairman and her team.
You many not know how big a part our Longbottom customers play in the well being of the poor families that are involved in the growing and harvesting of the fine coffee we serve and drink on a daily basis. A percentage of every coffee bean that is roasted at Longbottom Coffee and Tea goes toward the education and development of these families. To give you and idea--the Coffee Kids organization will give very small low interest loans to these families for entrepreneurism. For example, a family could be given a small low interest loan for a commercial sewing machine. This would give them work in the off seasons between coffee harvesting and processing. Coffee Kids enthusiastically gives a hand-up rather than a hand-out, educating and instilling excitement and hope for people that feel at times hopeless. The coffee business for folks like us is a gift. It wouldn't be possible for us to enjoy the fine coffee we take for granted if it wasn't for these people who grow and care for it. I believe because of folks like our valued Longbottom customers, it makes it possible for an organization like Coffee Kids to reach out to so many families around the world.
When you think about it, what really matters in this world? I believe people matter. And with your help and with the help of the Coffee Kids organization--we're making a difference.
If you want to know more about this great organization, see their website at www.coffeekids.org
Thank you, Michael, The CoffeeMariner
You many not know how big a part our Longbottom customers play in the well being of the poor families that are involved in the growing and harvesting of the fine coffee we serve and drink on a daily basis. A percentage of every coffee bean that is roasted at Longbottom Coffee and Tea goes toward the education and development of these families. To give you and idea--the Coffee Kids organization will give very small low interest loans to these families for entrepreneurism. For example, a family could be given a small low interest loan for a commercial sewing machine. This would give them work in the off seasons between coffee harvesting and processing. Coffee Kids enthusiastically gives a hand-up rather than a hand-out, educating and instilling excitement and hope for people that feel at times hopeless. The coffee business for folks like us is a gift. It wouldn't be possible for us to enjoy the fine coffee we take for granted if it wasn't for these people who grow and care for it. I believe because of folks like our valued Longbottom customers, it makes it possible for an organization like Coffee Kids to reach out to so many families around the world.
When you think about it, what really matters in this world? I believe people matter. And with your help and with the help of the Coffee Kids organization--we're making a difference.
If you want to know more about this great organization, see their website at www.coffeekids.org
Thank you, Michael, The CoffeeMariner
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