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Have you Heard of Coffee Kids?

News Type: Event — Sun Jul 8, 2007 9:29 PM EDT

Davinci Gourmet syrups;
www.davincigourmet.com

Coffee-farming communities;
www.davinicigourmet.com

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I did my usual shopping at the local market this afternoon, and I decided to make my own Starbucks coffee at home. We were going to make some homemade ice cream, and I just had a taste for a really good, hot cup of java.

I swung my cart to the aisle that had coffees, teas, creamers, juices, spices, sugar, Splenda and a vast assortment of baked goods. This was a good day to shop. Most people must have cleaned the store out the day before since I had to get a manager to bring me a bag of onions from the back. Oh yes...back to the coffee.

I chose one of my favorite Starbuck's coffees, "Caffe Verona Bold". Out of the corner of my eye, I spied an amber bottle. This reminded me of Starbucks when I asked for a shot of hazelnut in my coffee, so I took a look. Sure enough, This was called "DaVinci Courmet Hazelnut Syrup". I chose it and placed it in my cart. At home, I made a pot of coffee and put some of this in my cup. Pretty good! This was a superb addition to my coffee.

I was reading the bottle in my kitchen and saw the words COFFEE KIDS. I was intrigued, so I read on. Coffee Kids is a non-profit organization that was designed to improve families and children of families who live in coffee growing countries around the world.

I went to DaVinci Gourmet's website, and found out they are Coffee Kids' largest sponsor. They also have approximately 67 different flavored syrups that can be ordered on-line. Hey! I can get Coconut Classic or Caramel Pecan and have it delivered to my door? Count me in!

Coffee lovers everywhere... You can have a great cup of coffee and also help the coffee-farming families and children.

This money is used for community improvements, low-interest loans, scholarships, and micro-enterprise. Through this project women and their families have generated additional income for their homes, gained personal confidence and have learned about diversification and investment strategies to better face the dependency on the coffee harvest.

Enjoy your coffee! The antioxidants are good for you, but that is for another article...I'm off to get another bowl of ice cream and get a cup of Caffe' Verona with Davinci's Gourmet Hazelnut Syrup .

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Darlene1005

I loved the coffee, but also am happy to be able to help coffee-farmers. This interested me, so I found another sponsor .

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    Reply#1 - Sun Jul 8, 2007 9:41 PM EDT
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    Alex G

    loved the article

    check mine out and let me know what you think

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    Reply#2 - Sun Jul 8, 2007 11:11 PM EDT
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    Dennis P. McCann

    You really shouldn't do that AlexG.

    It's very disrespectful to the author to come into her column and advertise yours. If people are interested in your topics, they will read your articles.

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    #2.1 - Sun Jul 8, 2007 11:36 PM EDT
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    Darlene1005

    Hey Dennis,

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      #2.2 - Sun Jul 8, 2007 11:43 PM EDT
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      Dennis P. McCann

      Yes, Darlene?

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        #2.3 - Sun Jul 8, 2007 11:47 PM EDT
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        Darlene1005

        Thanks for the words to Alex, and how are things in Ankara....
        Do you drink coffee?

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          #2.4 - Mon Jul 9, 2007 12:03 AM EDT
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          Dennis P. McCann

          Of course.

          Turkish, mostly, but sometimes plain old America brewed coffee.

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            #2.5 - Mon Jul 9, 2007 12:13 AM EDT
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            Kyle Freund

            Hi Darlene,
            I was just searching around the Internet and found your blog post. Thanks for the Coffee Kids mention and thanks for your support. Glad you got your good cup o' joe too.

            Check out our Flickr site (coffeekids1988) and our Web site (www.coffeekids.org) to see some of the latest Coffee Kids news and our work in coffee-growing communities (we just began the Flickr account, so I'm still putting pics up).

            Thanks again,
            Kyle Freund
            Comm. Coordinator
            Coffee Kids

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              Reply#3 - Tue Jul 10, 2007 3:10 PM EDT
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              Darlene1005

              Hi Kyle,

              Welcome to Newsvine!. I put a link to Coffee Kids in the article for the readers. The website is very interesting! I am glad to see organizations such as Coffee Kids out there.

              How long have you been with Coffee Kids?

              How do the farming community made aware of the benefits of Coffee Kids?

              How many sponsors does Coffee Kids have at this time?

              I will check out the pics. Thanks!

              Keep up the good work!

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                #3.1 - Tue Jul 10, 2007 6:32 PM EDT
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