Celebrating 20 Years of Coffee Kids

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Spring 2008
Celebrating 20 Years
of Coffee Kids
The founders of Coffee Kids mug for the camera with children
in Guatemala during one of the first Coffee Kids program trips.
By Kyle Freund
Until one is committed there is
hesitancy, the chance to draw back,
always ineffectiveness, concerning all
acts of initiative and creation. There
is one elementary truth, the ignorance
of which kills countless ideas and
splendid plans, that the moment
one definitely commits oneself then
providence moves too.
All sorts of things occur to help
one that would never otherwise have
occurred. A whole stream of events
issues from the decision, raising in
one’s favor all manner of unforeseen
incidents and meetings and material
assistance, which no one could have
dreamed would come their way.
Whatever you can do or dream you
can, begin it.
Boldness has genius, power, and
magic in it.
Begin it now.
- Goethe
In the early ’80s, the specialty coffee
movement was just beginning to make
its way across the United States. People
looked into their morning cups and
embarked on a search for quality instead
of the standard tin-can coffee.
And there were some who looked even
closer.
People like Karen Cebreros, who
inadvertently parlayed a trip to a poor
coffee community in Peru into Elan
Organics, one of the first organic
coffee companies. And Paul Katzeff of
Thanksgiving Coffee in California who
worked social justice into his coffee
philosophy. Then there’s Dan Cox who
was working at Green Mountain Coffee
Roasters, a company that nurtured a
culture of giving from the beginning.
“Because coffee is such an enormous
industry, it allows others to build
opportunities in it,” said Cebreros. “If
you could figure out a way to make it in
coffee, nobody was going to beat you
down.”
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The Man
Behind
It All
By Kyle Freund
Founder Bill Fishbein Resigns:
Coffee Kids Celebrates 20 Years of
Dedication
It seems odd that the founder of
Coffee Kids should retire on the 20th
anniversary of the organization, but
after two decades of playing a pivotal
role, Bill Fishbein realized that he had
to put lessons he shared with coffeefarming families into practice.
“...Coffee Kids is no longer dependent
on me or any one person,” Fishbein
wrote in his final letter to supporters.
“Today as we approach our 20th
anniversary, I can say that Coffee Kids
is a sustainable organization.”
As Fishbein slowly stepped away
from daily duties, Coffee Kids began
to search for a new executive director
and fortify the board of directors to lead
the organization into the future. And
this year Fishbein felt ready to make his
exit.
“Every organization goes through life
cycles and I think it’s healthy to have
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Letter From The Executive Director
FOUNDER
Bill Fishbein
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Rob Stephen, President
William Allen, Vice President
Cate Baril, Secretary
David Abedon, Treasurer &
Co-Founder
Mona Blaber
William Mares
Rick Peyser
Susan Wood
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Carolyn Fairman
ACTING PROGRAM DIRECTOR
José Luis Zárate
COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR
Kyle Freund
DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
Heather Ferraro
ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGER
Nancy Sulzberg
MEMBERSHIP ASSISTANT
Danielle Masterson
MISSION
Coffee Kids helps coffee-farming families
improve the quality of their lives.
OBJECTIVES
To help coffee-farming families promote economic diversification so coffee is no longer the
sole source of family income.
To facilitate forums where local community
groups identify their most pressing problems
and implement their own long-term, sustainable
solutions.
To educate coffee consumers and businesses
about prevailing conditions in coffee-growing
communities and let them know how they can
help.
Coffee Kids
1305 Luisa Street, Suite C
Santa Fe NM 87505
(505) 820-1443
www.coffeekids.org
The amount of change and growth that
I have seen in my nearly eight years at
Coffee Kids is, well, breathtaking. So
when I think of the impact of 20 years
I find myself a bit speechless. And
impressed.
Our partner in Veracruz, Mexico, SelfManaged Development (AUGE), went
from serving 100 women with zero
savings to over 4,000 women, men and
children with over $700,000
saved. FomCafé, in Oaxaca,
Mexico began working in
three communities and now
serves 39. The Center of
Support for the Popular
Movement of Oaxaca
(CAMPO) went from Coffee
Kids projects in two villages to building
a training center, which will serve all 52
communities they now serve and others.
Coffee Kids itself began working with
one partner organization in Guatemala
and we now partner with four in that
country alone. In fact, we now serve 12
partners in five countries.
I learned from our founder, Bill
Fishbein, that listening is the key to
successful programs and progress.
I learned from our partners in Latin
America that the most important change
comes from within. Everything else
stems from there.
Learning that you have solidarity and
support and that you are not alone with
your worries brings peace of mind.
A woman feeling that she now has a
voice in her own home and her family
recognizing that she can contribute
to the family economy is a subtle yet
powerful result of providing people with
opportunities.
I learned from our supporters the
power a person can have. One person
coordinating one fund-raiser for Coffee
Kids can generate enough money to
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change a life. One woman receiving
a $50 loan now has an opportunity
to generate income and put food on
the table all year long. And she has
the respect of the entire community
as she sets an example for change
in economics, change in gender
perspectives, and change for the future
of her children.
When I heard a woman in rural Mexico
tell me, “some days we
have meat and some days
we don’t, we’re doing
pretty good,” I felt the
dirt floor crumble beneath
my feet. Who am I to
say what poverty is, how
success is defined, or what
a woman or an entire community needs?
We each face our own challenges and
we each have our own perspectives.
Coffee Kids has also experienced
internal change and growth. As you
know, Bill is retiring from the daily
activities of Coffee Kids as we find
ourselves on solid ground and entirely
able to confront challenges and growth
based on Bill’s skills and vision.
Working with Bill Fishbein all these
years has taught me the patience and
perseverance required to accept change
gracefully and head-on. His ingenuity,
drive and passion have touched countless
lives, not least of all my own.
Twenty years of Coffee Kids has proven
that if we listen and respond to what
others need, change can happen.
And change is good.
Carolyn Fairman
Executive Director
carolyn@coffeekids.org
Coffee Kids News Briefs
Coffee Kids at SCAA Conference & Exhibition
Coffee Kids Recognizes 20th Anniversary Sponsors
Be sure to stop by the Coffee Kids
booth (#1241) at the 20th Annual
SCAA Conference and Exhibition,
May 2-5 in Minneapolis, Minn.
Coffee Kids is proud to recognize all of the sponsors
who have made our 20th Anniversary Dinner Celebration
possible. Special thanks go to Fresh Cup Magazine for
designing and printing our commemorative program.
Platinum
Longbottom Coffee & Tea, OR
Executive Director Carolyn Fairman
will be presenting at the Conference
Keynote Address and staff will also
be appearing in three panel discussions, including:
Gold
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters
Foundation, VT
• “Investing in Coffee Communities: Strategies for
Social Responsibility,” moderated by Carolyn
Fairman on Friday, May 2 from 9-10 a.m.
Silver
Paragon Coffee Trading Co.,
L.P., NY
• “Colaboración Entre Comunidades - Creating
Support Networks for Sustainable Development in
Coffee Growing Communities,” moderated by José
Luis Zárate on Monday, May 5 from 9-10 a.m.
Fres-co System USA, Inc., PA
• “Sustainability in the Specialty Coffee Industry:
Forward Steps, Sidesteps & Next Steps” with Bill
Fishbein on Friday, May 2 from 9-10 a.m.
Probat-Werke, Germany
Putumayo Artist to Perform at 20th Celebration
Starbucks Coffee, WA
Bronze
Coffee Exchange, RI
InterAmerican Coffee Inc., TX
Melissa J. Pugash, CA
S-D Coffee, NC
Luca Mundaca, a recording artist with Putumayo
World Music, will be performing at Coffee Kids 20th
Anniversary Dinner Celebration.
Benefactor
Mars Drinks North America, PA
Peets Coffee and Tea, CA
Mundaca, a self-taught guitarist and vocalist, has
appeared on the Putumayo compilations “Women of
the World Acoustic” and “Brazilian Lounge.”
Coffee & Cocoa International, UK
Patron
Atlantic Specialty Coffee, Inc., CA
Tickets to the dinner are $75 per person or call
to reserve a table. Contact Heather Ferraro at
heather@coffeekids.org or (505) 820-1443 for
reservations.
Baratza, WA
Batdorf & Bronson/Challain,
Inc., WA
Coffee Kids Visits CBI and Target
In February executive director, Carolyn Fairman, said
hello to Bruce Mullins and our friends at Coffee Bean
International (CBI) in Portland, Ore. CBI is a longtime
supporter and friend of Coffee Kids and it was fantastic
to finally visit and see their amazing and vintage, if
drafty, roastery and office space.
We took advantage of the trip to visit one of Coffee
Kids newest supporters, Target. Carolyn met with two
enthusiastic supporters and learned about the great
collaboration between Target and CBI. We found many
opportunities for future collaboration with Coffee Kids
and look forward to our next visit.
Supporter
Aroma Coffee of Santa Fe, NM
Van Houtte, Inc., Montreal,
Canada
Balzac Brothers and Company,
Inc., SC
Mont Blanc Gourmet, CO
Carpe Diem Coffee & Tea Co.,
AL
Deli Café, S.A., Costa Rica
Eight o’ Clock Coffee, MD
Coffee Solutions, MA
Friend
Cape Horn Coffees, Inc., OR
Elan Organic Coffees, CA
Payden & Co., LLC, RI
Urnex Brands, Inc., NY
Walton Coffee Co., NY
www.coffeecreations.co.uk, UK
Yellowstone Coffee, MT
Green Coffee Buying Club
Expocert Café, Costa Rica
The Inter Trade Co., CA
Cirqua, CA
Bongo Java, TN
Pacific Espresso, CA
Gulf Winds International, TX
American Coffee Corp., NJ
Bongo Java, TN
Coffee Lab International, VT
Wilbur Curtis, IL
In-Kind Donors
Putumayo World Music, NY
Bunn-o-Matic Corp., IL
Pod Pack International, LA
Magnum Coffee Roastery, MI
Karalynn M. McDermott, WA
Illy Espresso of the Americas,
Inc., CA
First Colony Coffee and Tea, VA
DaVinci Gourmet, WA
The Hot Chocolate Sparrow, MA
Payden and Co., RI
Fresh Cup Magazine, OR
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Fresh From the Field: AUGE
Voice From the Field:
AUGE
Miriam Canto Juarez
The cough syrup that health promoters prepare at
AUGE provides important minerals and vitamins
and uses more than 12 local plants
Miriam Canto is a 13-year-old from the community
Ocotitlan, Ixhuatlan de Café, Veracruz, Mexico. She
takes part in programs run by Coffee Kids partner, SelfManaged Development (AUGE).
In February 2008, Coffee Kids visited Self-Managed
Development (AUGE), our partner in Veracruz,
Mexico. Acting International Program Director José
Luis Zárate visited AUGE’s education center. The
facility not only serves as a training center, but also
as a meeting point for the Groups of Women Saving
in Solidarity (GMAS) and a production space for the
radio program, “Sueños de Café.”
I am part of the children’s savings group called ‘Coral,’
this year with the help of Coffee Kids, our group has
received training to help us become facilitators, or
as we call them, ‘promoters.’ We learned about the
different types of leadership and other topics like
drug addiction, domestic violence, sex education and
alcoholism. Since I am also part of a group of women in
the GMAS program called ‘Las Americas,’ everything
I learn with the Coral group, I share with my women’s
group
The radio program is produced by a youth group,
whom are children of the women involved in the
GMAS project. The show airs every Friday on the
local radio station “Radio Teocelo” and reaches most
of the important towns in the region.
Las Americas group is around 30 women. My mother
and one of my sisters are also members. Doña Clara
Palma, the coordinator of the GMAS groups and of the
children’s savings groups, asked me to share what I
learn in my children’s group with the women’s group
because it is important to share what you learn. I enjoy
this a lot and we use active lessons that are like games
so we learn more easily.
The program focuses on relevant community issues for
the youth. Some of the topics they address include:
alcoholism, domestic violence, sex education, and
environmental protection and awareness.
During the visit, Zárate also visited with local health
promoters who shared their knowledge of local plants
and herbal remedies. And he visited with some of the
children involved in local savings groups.
The radio program,
“Sueños del Café,”
is produced and
created by students
in AUGE’s
youth group to
discuss local
concerns with a
wide audience.
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Currently, I am studying in secondary school and when
I grow up I would like to be a teacher because I really
like to teach. The topics that I like most are leadership,
because I think that we women can also direct things.
And I like to explain things related to the environment
because they are very important and because we cannot
afford to lose what we have.
When the women in my group listen to me, I feel great
because I don’t feel nervous talking in public. Before I
was nervous and scared, but not anymore. I’m not paid
for this work, but I gain confidence in myself and now
the women in my group know that they can listen to
children as well as adults.”
Fresh From the Field: AUGE
Voice From the Field:
Itzel Guadalupe Navarro Espinoza
José Luis Zárate of Coffee Kids (in front) with the
AUGE youth group . The students are responsible
for choosing the topics and preparing all of the
materials (interviews, articles, etc.).
Itzel Guadalupe is a member of a youth training group
and the radio production workshop sponsored by
AUGE in Cosautlán, Veracruz, México.
I have been a part of the youth training group since
2006. I began by participating in a survey that we
conducted in the area of Teocelo. The idea was to learn
what the youth enjoyed and liked to do, to know what
they think, where they are from, what they study, what
they see for their future, to learn why they emigrate or
stop studying and other topics.
After that, I got involved in other groups with the
trainers including music, theater, painting and dance.
I’m currently working in radio production and training.
There I’ve had the opportunity to participate in the
production of radio spots for a world campaign to
prevent AIDS for which we won the UNICEF/OneWorld
Radio Prize in 2006. We went to Mexico City to receive
the prize.
During the savings group meetings women
receive training in administration, savings and
microcredit, but they also learn about methods to
identify and prioritize community needs.
I have also participated in a Mesoamerican Network of
Youth that they conduct every year on a national level.
It was a wonderful experience and it’s interesting to
participate in the workshops and meet other youth from
other regions, states and countries that have similar
ideas and a different vision for the country. And it’s
rewarding to meet other young people who not only
think about having fun, but also think of the future.
Another part of the work I do at my school. As a part
of my social service, I spend time teaching women from
the savings groups in my community to use computers.
That way they can track their savings and loans using
Excel in the computer that AUGE donated.
Women learning about medicinal plants prepared
ointments using eucalyptus, pine wood and other
plants to treat colds and breathing problems.
I have enjoyed working with AUGE because from them
we have learned and had many experiences that will
serve us well in the future.
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Java Republic Donor Trip - Nicaragua
Java Republic Donor Trip:
Coffee Kids Program Trip
Yields Important Lessons
By José Luis Zárate
A fundamental part of our work at Coffee Kids involves
education. We occasionally coordinate point-of-origin trips
with Coffee Kids donors and members to expose them to life
in the communities where we work and how our partners are
making a difference in the lives of coffee-farming families.
But most importantly, these special visitors learn about how the
projects are developed by the community, who is responsible
for them, how they are evaluated and the way our partners
work with each other to share information and knowledge.
David McKernan of Java Republic poses with a group of
scholarship students in the community of Cua, Nicaragua.
This past January, Coffee Kids hosted one of the most
emotion-packed trips we have ever conducted. A group of
17 from the Java Republic, a coffee roaster in Ireland, and a
film crew, visited our partner CECOCAFEN in Matagalpa,
Nicaragua.
One of the most surprising details of the trip was the way
this group from Ireland identified with the Nicaraguans. The
visitors saw many similarities to Ireland as it was just 50 years
ago: a youthful nation of people who love their country and
understand that hard work and constant preparation are the
sources of effective development.
Our friends from Java Republic saw this as they met with
young men and women in the CECOCAFEN scholarship
program. The visitors were able to learn directly from their
words, to witness their strong leadership abilities, selfconfidence and teamwork. The trip was a unique experience
for Java Republic and for us at Coffee Kids it was another
affirmation of the difference our partners make in the lives of
coffee-farming families.
The Java Republic team presented members of the community
of Cua with a signed Irish flag to show their appreciation,
friendship and recognition of their hard work.
Left - Members of
CECOCAFEN’s saving
program explained their
efforts to Kimberly Easson
who translated for the
visitors.
Right - The camera crew
that accompanied the
visitors from Java Republic
interviewed CECOCAFEN
scholarship recipients.
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Cover Story: 20 Years of Coffee Kids
University of Rhode
Island. Each morning
he and Fishbein
discussed coffee
and the attendant
poverty in producing
countries.
In 1988, Fishbein
decided to make a trip
to Guatemala.
Bill Fishbein (right) along with David
Abedon (left) and Dean Cycon were the
original founders of Coffee Kids
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Cebreros and others saw coffee
as an open market, an under
appreciated commodity looking for
diversification, and began to explore
the nuances of good coffee and good
deeds.
At the same time, Bill Fishbein was
mining a similar vein at the Coffee
Exchange, a small coffee shop in
Providence, R.I. Fishbein’s passion
had been steeped in coffee since
college and, after various struggles,
his shop was beginning to find
traction in the local market.
“I woke up one day and there were
lines out the door,” Fishbein said.
But his success elicited a personal
crisis.
“I had cash in my pocket and, for
the first time ever, no debt,” Fishbein
said. “But instead of feeling elated,
I went through a severe emotional
turmoil. I felt as if I was leaving the
struggle that had been my whole
life.”
Among the people in line at his
shop was David Abedon, a childhood
friend and a professor at the
“When Bill told me
he was going down
Lynee Busta, one of Coffee Kids first international program
to Guatemala, I said,
coordinators, helps a Guatemalan partner set up a bank
‘What are you going
account. Coffee Kids’ model for development emphasizes
to do when you
listening to coffee farming families to help them create solutions
get there? Who are
addressing their needs.
you going to see?’
talking to everyone that walked through
And Bill said, ‘Well, I don’t know. I
the door about what was going on and
just have to go.’ So we looked at the
what people were like who grew coffee.”
schedule and started to set things up.”
Abedon called a friend to help
Fishbein organize his trip so that he
could visit some of the more rural
coffee regions. The rest was history.
“I was overwhelmed by the poverty
connected to the product I was selling
in the States. I became upset, angry
even, that I was making a profit, but
seemingly at someone else’s expense,”
Fishbein said.
“I was overwhelmed by the poverty
connected to the product I was selling
in the States. I became upset, angry
even, that I was making a profit, but
at someone else’s expense.”
Fishbein returned a ‘changed man.’
He immediately began fund raising
for Foster Parents Plan, now Child
Reach, a nonprofit that offered child
sponsorships in developing countries.
“Everyone completely saw this
change and that it wasn’t just an
emotional change, but that he was
going to act on it,” said Susan Wood,
CEO of Coffee Exchange, who was
a customer at the time. “He started
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Others in the industry had visited
coffee-producing countries, but they
were on sales trips. The trade groups
showed the best fincas and visitors
stayed in high-end hotels and rode to
the fincas in air-conditioned buses.
“It was not what I would call the real
coffee experience,” said Cox, who
played a key role in the development
of the Specialty Coffee Association
of America (SCAA). “Bill had seen
something we hadn’t; he went out and
stayed on the farms and off the beaten
track where there were open latrines
and people were paid just enough to
feed themselves for that day.”
Fishbein and Abedon began looking
for more options to support coffeefarming families and they settled
on expanding fund raising for Child
Reach.
“Somewhere along the way, when
we were starting to figure things out
and Coffee Kids was maybe two years
old, we were having some event and
I invited Dean Cycon,” Abedon said.
“He and Bill hit it off and Coffee Kids
mushroomed from there.”
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Cover Story: 20 Years of Coffee Kids
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Around this time Fishbein sent
out letters to various people in the
burgeoning coffee industry. A small
article chronicling his efforts appeared
in a trade publication.
“I read the smallest of small articles
about Bill and I can’t remember what
magazine it was in, but this thing
was probably 1” by 1-1/2” and it was
nothing more than this guy who was
trying to help coffee farmers,” said
Cox, who is now owner and founder of
Coffee Enterprises. “I thought this was
kind of interesting, a little retailer who
wants to do something and he’s making
it happen on his own. So I gave him a
call.”
Cox of Green Mountain Coffee
Roasters along with Katzeff from
Thanksgiving Coffee and Donald
Schoenholt of Gillies Coffee were the
first three to answer Fishbein’s call.
“I had grown up around coffee, but
it never occurred to me that it was our
responsibility to do something,” said
Schoenholt whose coffee shop has been
in the family since 1840.
“I thought he had come up with
something that was a very wonderful
idea.”
Stories to Share?
Send them to us!
A lot of people have been involved
with Coffee Kids over the past
two decades. If you have a story
to share and would like to see it
posted on our blog or in a later
issue of La Voz, please send it to
kyle@coffeekids.org along with any
photos you might have.
We’d love to recognize everyone
who has helped along the way!
The three formed the
core of an advisory
board of industry
notables who helped
Coffee Kids gain
admittance and
acceptance in the
SCAA.
“A lot of the
big players in the
specialty coffee
industry were
Ramon Castro (left with camera) was the executive director of
enthused because
The Rural Children’s Foundation. A longtime Coffee Kids
there had never been
partner that has helped thousands of children in Costa Rica
an industry nonprofit
continue their education.
targeted to helping at
the source,” said Wood, who was Coffee
“I’ve realized over the years that if
Kids’ first paid employee and still serves you take a concept and add the right
on the board.
ingredients – don’t force change
“I think the message resonated
completely with everyone because we
never came across as laying guilt, but we
made it clear there was responsibility and
a commitment on the part of everyone
to help maintain the health of these
communities and the industry.”
– but make a strong commitment
and encourage productivity, in
time, things will flourish,” Fishbein
said. “It’s the power of grassroots
development in which the people
themselves carve out their own
solutions.
Over the years, Coffee Kids went
through many changes. Soon after
establishing the organization, Fishbein,
Cycon and Abedon realized that the
organization could be more sustainable
if it worked to help communities develop
alternatives to coffee instead of focusing
on child sponsorships.
“Coffee Kids is a learning
organization. We continue to be
flexible, but true to the mission.”
“It was nice to help develop a
community, but if the coffee crop goes
sour, what do you have?” Abedon said.
“You need to diversify; as a farmer you
need options to survive.”
Thanks to important input by Cycon,
who headed up Coffee Kids development
efforts along with the rest of the team,
the Coffee Kids’ model for communitydriven development independent of
the coffee trade began to take shape. It
continues today.
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In the past 20 years Coffee Kids has
gone from a desire to help coffeefarming families to an international
nonprofit that helps local nonprofits
make a meaningful difference in the
lives of thousands of coffee-farming
families around the world.
In the next issue of La Voz, Coffee
Kids will look at the partners who
have helped implement communitydriven solutions in coffee-regions.
For interview excerpts on the
history of Coffee Kids and the coffee
industry, visit the Coffee Kids blog
at http://www.coffeekids.org/blog/
category/20th-anniversary/.
20 Years of Coffee Kids Scrapbook
Huh, Coffee Kids? What’s
with the Name?
Over the 20 years of its history,
Coffee Kids has been confused for
a lot of things. A 12-step program
for children hooked on java and
a coffee shop run by children are
among the primary guesses, but
where did the name actually come
from?
According to Fishbein the name
occurred to him during a chance
exchange. At the time that the name
was created, the organization was
still dedicated to child sponsorship
programs.
Julia Meridith, one of Coffee Kids first program coordinators crosses
Lake Atitlan with women from Coffee Kids’ partner APROS.
“I had been calling child support
agencies on a regular basis and
I was having a hard time getting
through. But finally I got someone
on the phone who called out to a
colleague, ‘Hey, it’s that coffee
kids person,’ and it hit me. The
name worked and it just fit with
what we were doing at that time to
benefit the future and the work with
families.”
Ward Barbee of Fresh Cup Magazine, Susan Wood then executive
director of Coffee Kids and Kathleen O’Sullivan former international
program director at Coffee Kids first office in Providence, R.I.
Executive Director Carolyn Fairman sports Coffee Kids tattoos
with children in Xanica, Mexico.
Manuel Rodriguez, who helped Coffee Kids develop the successful
micro-lending and savings model used by Coffee Kids partner,
AUGE, congratulates a woman in Mexico on completing a
program.
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Founder Bill Fishbein Retires
“I realize I would not have gotten to
where I am if I had actually tried. I really
could not have strategically gotten here.
“I wandered down a path that led to
other paths and so here we are.”
Fishbein and
a family on
one of his
first trips to
Guatemala
in the late
’80s.
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substantive change in the organization.
Bill appreciates that,” said Terry
Tierney former CEO and president of
Allegro Coffee and a former Coffee
Kids board member. “I think what we
did in the first 20 years creates the
foundation for what will be done in
the next 20 years.”
Looking through pictures over the past
20 years, Fishbein has changed little.
His hair and beard may not be as dark
as they once were, but the light in his
eyes remains. Even after two decades
with Coffee Kids, Fishbein’s eyes
still light up when he talks about the
families he has worked with.
Since his first trip to Guatemala in
1988, Fishbein has been the soul of
Coffee Kids, constantly pushing the
coffee industry to understand the link
between the sustainability and health
of the industry and that of the families
who produce coffee.
“I know I feel at home when I go back
to origin (coffee-farming communities).
My feet are on the ground. I felt that
I’d actually discovered a new path that
has led to a whole new perspective.
Taking stock of all those who have
helped and have been helped – it’s
awesome,” Fishbein said.
“When you look at Bill, it’s just
amazing to meet someone so
passionate about their work. After
he came back from Guatemala that
first time, he was total energy,” said
Susan Wood, one of Coffee Kids’ first
employees. “Bill was the one who
said, ‘Look at the way these people
live, look beyond the poverty, because
these are the richest people.’
“I think it’s the passionate energy
that Bill brings that really grabs hold
of people, the sincerity and the lack
of anything false at all, just pure
integrity.”
His impact on the specialty coffee
industry and life in coffee-farming
communities is undeniable. Since the
establishment of Coffee Kids, myriad
nonprofits and coffee companies with
a social bent have joined the effort to
help coffee-farming families improve
their quality of life, many created by
former Coffee Kids’ board members
and employees.
“Bill was doing social responsibility a
decade and a half before fair trade even
came along,” said Karen Cebreros,
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founder of Elan Organics and one
of the leaders in the organic coffee
movement. “We didn’t even know
what it was, we didn’t know we were
socially responsible. The language
wasn’t even created yet.”
As Fishbein moves away from the
organization he created, he is thankful
for all who helped along the way and
looks forward to the future.
“I realize I would not have gotten
to where I am if I had actually tried.
I really could not have strategically
gotten here,” Fishbein said. “I
wandered down a path that led to
other paths and so here I am.”
“I am slowly applying the brakes to
my involvement, writing some articles
and letters, doing some filming and
attending the trade shows. And I think
I will be a bit anxious, but I’ll allow
the next path to find me.”
Bill Fishbein Scrapbook
“Sometimes they say an athlete is all muscle; Bill is all heart. He’s a
noble person with a profound sentimentality. A person who has all of
my respect. And to be his friend is an honor.”
-Carlos Murrillo, president and founder of Expocert, worked with
Fishbein and Coffee Kids to create the scholarship program Hijos del
Campo in Costa Rica
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“Bill is selfless, possesses incredible integrity and
commitment to help others. He is a balance of well-chiseled
street smarts and common sense. And though Bill’s Spanish
stinks, he saved me from mean men with machetes.”
-Terry Tierney, former president and CEO of Allegro Coffee
“The worlds of corporate social responsibility,
climate change, a lot of these things have come
and gone, but Bill’s advocacy for coffee-farming
families has always been consistent.”
-Rick Peyser, Director of Social Advocacy and
Coffee Community Outreach at Green Mountain
Coffee Roasters
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“He’s my hero, he’s my icon, he’s the leader, he’s
the pioneer of the social movement in coffee. He’s
it, he’s the guy. He’s that guy.”
-Karen Cebreros, owner and founder of Elan
Organics
“Bill opened up a whole intellectual
field for the rest of us to run in bare
foot. And those of us that ventured into
that understanding with him became
better companies and better people. He
changed my entire outlook on coffee
and the chain and the connection
between growers and what they do
there and I do in New York.”
-Donald Schoenholt, owner of Gillies
Coffee, New York
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Featured Donors
Featured Donor: Bongo Java
In the early ’90s Bongo Java Founder
Bob Bernstein was exploring the
possibility of opening a coffee house
in Nashville, but he was uncertain
about the idea.
“I went to my first SCAA trade show
in ’92,” Bernstein said. “Bill [Fishbein]
was one of the people I heard speak at
that conference. He talked about how
coffee farmers were barely able to
make a living and their communities
were so poor while we here were
happily selling $4 lattes.
“Afterward I cornered him and said,
“If the coffee industry was so bad, why
do I even want to get involved?” I still
remember he grabbed my shirt and
said, “It’s people like you who have
to get into coffee so we can change
things!”’
After that meeting he pursued the
venture and opened his first shop,
Bongo Java. The “Bongo Empire”
has since grown to five Nashville
businesses: two Bongo Java coffee
houses, a vegetarian café called Grin’s
(pronounced Greens), a restaurant/coffee
house called Fido, and a wholesale
roasting operation.
“I went into this thinking I could open
a café, sit at the counter and read books
and write novels while I waited for
customers,” Bernstein said. “That was
my vision. That hasn’t quite happened
yet; we’ve been busy since Day 1.”
The company sells only organic coffee
bought from small-scale farmers at or
above Fair Trade prices. They also
helped start a group called Cooperative
Coffee that buys coffee directly from
producers and seeks to build long-term
relationships in those communities.
However, Bongo Java does very little
to promote their socially-responsible
practices.
“We’re doing it and it’s costing us
money because we want to, not because
it’s the flavor of the month,” Bernstein
says. “Sustainability is something you do
because you believe in it or you use it as
a marketing tool. I don’t ever want our
efforts to be perceived as something we
do as a marketing tool.”
Since opening his first shop, Bernstein
has been a Coffee Kids supporter.
“I think Coffee Kids has been on the
forefront in saying we ought to help
people in coffee-growing regions
become less reliant on coffee,”
Bernstein said.
In the early years they would deliver
their annual donation to Coffee Kids
at the annual SCAA conference in the
form of a coin-filled plastic piggy bank.
As the business grew, the multiple pigs
became too heavy and were eventually
retired and replaced with a check.
“Bongo Java is one of the smaller
businesses that is supporting coffee
farmers and community efforts for all
the right reasons. Bob and his team
reach out and find creative ways to help
no matter what,” said Carolyn Fairman,
executive director at Coffee Kids.
Change Adds Up at Dancing Goats Espresso Bar
Since May of 2003 the baristas at the
Dancing Goats Espresso Bar in the
Bayview Thriftway in Olympia, Wash.,
have been donating their tips to Coffee
Kids. And it adds up to over $30,000;
almost $1,000 per employee, per year.
“We’ve always thought Coffee Kids
was necessary, but it needs to be
supported. If you want good coffee,
you have to take care of the people
producing it,” said Abbe Davis,
manager. “It’s not much to give a bit, a
quarter, a dollar, a little bit to them.”
Employees at the espresso bar have
worked to educate their customers about
the plight of coffee-farming families and
help them understand how they can help.
“We have the best customers in town,
they love to give to good causes, and
they are grateful for good coffee and the
competent people who make it happen
for them,” Davis said.
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Manager Abbe Davis and Barista Stella
Boettcher of the Dancing Goats Espresso
Bar in the Bayview Thriftway in Olympia,
Wash.
Coffee Kids News Briefs
Thanks A Latte
Fun Ways to Fund-raise
On Press
A special thank you goes out to
Kimberly Easson of JavaVentures for all
her help and logistical support during
our point-of–origin trip to Nicaragua
with friends from the Java Republic in
January. See coverage of the trip on
page 6.
Longbottom Coffee & Tea in
Hillsboro, Ore., held its second Coffee
Kids Day on Feb. 22. The company
offered $5 bags of coffee in exchange
for names and addresses, which were
added to the Coffee Kids mailing list.
The event not only expanded Coffee
Kids reach, but also helped raise
$600 in one day. Michael Baccellieri,
president of Longbottom, encourages
other businesses to use a similar model
for a Coffee Kids Day and he is willing
to help facilitate the program. Visit
http://www.longbottomcoffee.com for
more information.
Coffee Kids sends out a big thank
you to the following publications for
donating ad space (February-March
2008):
Barista Magazine – February/March,
April/May
The following in-Kind Donations for
20th Anniversary Celebration Dinner,
May 3, 2008
Thank you to Putumayo World Music
which has generously offered to have
one of their up-and-coming recording
artists, Luca Mundaca, perform at
Coffee Kids 20th Anniversary Dinner
Celebration. Putumayo will also be
giving their CD box, including ‘Music
from the Coffee Lands’ and ‘Music
from the Chocolate Lands,’ to all dinner
attendees.
Marjorie Sparrow of The Hot
Chocolate Sparrow in North Eastham,
Mass., donated homemade chocolates to
be added to the Coffee Kids gift bag for
all dinner attendees.
DaVinci Gourmet donated syrups and
Yerba Mate Chai samples to be added to
the Coffee Kids gift bags.
Thanks to Mark Payden of Payden
& Company in East Greenwich, R.I.,
for providing commemorative 20th
anniversary pins to Coffee Kids at cost.
Fresh Cup Magazine donated design
services, printing and delivery of the
20th anniversary commemorative
program.
Tami Martins, the owner of Great
Expressions Coffee House in Sandy,
Ore., also held a Coffee Kids Day in
her shop. The one-day event raised
$250 and added 50 names to the Coffee
Kids mailing list.
Rob Berghmans of the Caffénation
Coffee Company in Antwerp,
Belgium, held his own Coffee
Kids Day on March 24, donating all
proceeds to Coffee Kids. Berghmans,
his employees and their generous
customers raised almost $1,500.
Java Joe’s in Santa Fe, N.M., held
a daylong fund-raiser/grand opening
with live music and a raffle. More than
$1,400 was raised for Coffee Kids.
Special thanks to Dave Merriman and
all staff, friends and customers who
stopped by and contributed.
PlastiCard Plus has created Coffee
Kids prepaid gift cards that Coffee
Kids business members can order for
their shop or cafe. Plasticard Plus will
donate 10% of the proceeds of each
gift card order to Coffee Kids. Check
out http://www.plasticardplus.com/
coffeecuisine/coffeetea.htm for more
information.
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CoffeeTalk – February, March
Roast Magazine - January/February
Coffee & Cocoa International - March
Media Mentions
Barista Magazine’s Feb./March
issue featured Coffee Kids 20th
Anniversary Celebration in the
article, “Happy Birthday Coffee
Kids.”
“Investing in the Future: Coffee
Kids and a Changing Industry,”
was Coffee Kids’ contribution to
CoffeeTalk’s Annual State of the
Industry Report that was published
on their Web site in December 2007.
The report is available online at
http://www.coffeetalk.com.
The February issue of Fresh Cup
featured a column titled, “From the
Ground Up: The Clash of Commerce
and Development,” by Coffee Kids
Founder Bill Fishbein.
Donor’s Circle
WE ARE GRATEFUL TO
OUR MAJOR DONORS:
Aramark Canada Ltd.,
Canada
Batdorf & Bronson/Challain
Inc., WA
Boston Stoker, Inc., OH
Buckmaster Coffee Co., OR
Caffe L’Affare Ltd., New
Zealand
Caribou Coffee, MN
Caribou Coffee Charitable
Foundation, MN
CMA, S.p.A, Italy
Coffee Bean International, OR
Coffee Exchange, RI
CoffeeGeek.com, Canada
Counter Culture Coffee, NC
DaVinci Gourmet, WI
Esquires Coffee Houses, UK
Esquires Coffee Houses,
Ireland
Food Brands Group Ltd.,
England
Fres-co System USA, Inc., PA
Fresh Cup Magazine/
NASCORE, OR
Green Coffee Co-op
Green Mountain Coffee
Roasters, VT
Helen Bader Foundation, WI
Interamerican Coffee, TX
Java Jacket, Inc., OR
Java Republic, Ireland
Java Trading Co., WA
Kerry Food & Beverage, WI
Latin America Fund, MA
Law Coffee Co., NZ
Longbottom Coffee & Tea, OR
Matthew Algie & Co. Ltd.,
Scotland
Mother Parkers Coffee & Tea,
Inc., Canada
Paragon Coffee Trading Co., NY
Paul Newman Charitable
Giving, CA
Peet’s Coffee & Tea Corporate
Office, CA
Probat-Werke, Germany
Melissa Pugash, CA
Putumayo World Music, NY
Roaster’s Guild of the SCAA
Royal Coffee New York, Inc., NY
S & D Coffee Inc., NC
Salt Lake Roasting Co., UT
Schooner Foundation, MA
Sloat Brothers Ltd., OR
Specialty Coffee Association
of America, CA
Starbucks Coffee Co., WA
Stormans Inc., WA
Target Sourcing Services/
AMC, NY
The Jaffe Foundation, MA
Van Houtte Inc., Canada
BUSINESS MEMBERS
Based on donations
received between Jan.
2007-March 2008
1st in Coffee LLC, NJ
A Southern Season, NC
Acme Coffee Roasting Co., CA
Addison Coffee Roasters,
Inc., TX
Aldo Coffee Co., PA
Allie Walker Designs, WA
Alpen Sierra Coffee Co., CA
Alta Office Services, CA
Alterra Coffee Roasters, WI
Amavida Coffee & Trading
Co., FL
American Coffee Corp., NJ
Ann Marie’s Coffee & Tea, WI
Aramark Canada Ltd.,
Canada
Argon Masking, CO
Aroma Coffee of Santa Fe, NM
Aromas Inc., AL
Asado Coffee Co., IL
Associated Services Co., CA
Atlantic Specialty Coffee,
Inc., CA
Atlas Coffee Importers LLC, WA
Auntie Crae’s Food Shop,
Canada
Autocrat Premium Coffee &
Syrup, RI
Bad Crema LLC dba Specialty
Coffee, LA
Bagels & Beans, Netherlands
Balzac Brothers & Co., Inc, SC
Baratza, CA
Baresso Coffee, Denmark
Batdorf & Bronson/Challain
Inc., WA
Bean Around the World
Coffees, Canada
Bean Capers Inc. - Citizen
Bean, CA
Beige Association, Sweden
Benbow’s Coffee Roasters, ME
Biro Creative Inc., Canada
Black Mesa Coffee Co., NM
Blue Star Coffee Co., Ireland
Bongo Java/Fido, TN
Boston Stoker, Inc., OH
BostonBean Coffee Co., MA
Brueger’s Bagel Bakeries, VT
Buckmaster Coffee Co., OR
Buddha Bean, Australia
Bunn Corp., IL
Buywell Coffee, CO
Café Campesino, GA
Cafe del Mundo, AK
Cafe del Sol Roasting, IA
Cafe Ditare S.L., Spain
Café Imports, MN
Cafe Joyful-house, Taiwan
Cafe Royale, IN
Cafemakers LLC, HI
Caffe del Doge, Italy
Caffe Driade, NC
Caffe Ibis Coffee Roasting
Co., UT
Caffe L’Affare Ltd., New
Zealand
Caffe Umbria, WA
Caffenation, Belgium
Camano Island Coffee
Roasters, WA
Campos Coffee, Australia
Campus Coffee Bean, AZ
Cape Horn Coffees, Inc., OR
Capresso Inc., NJ
Caravan Coffee, OR
Caribou Coffee, MN
Carpe Diem Coffee & Tea
Co., AL
Casteel Coffee, IL
Castle Communications, CA
Catalyst Coffee, CO
Chazzano Coffee LLC, MI
chicco di caffe, Germany
Chris’ Coffee Service, NY
Cibo Espresso Australia,
Australia
Cimmerian Coffee, VA
Cirqua, CA
City Bean, CA
CMA, s.p.a., Italy
Coastal Roasters, RI
Coda Coffee Co., CO
Coffee & Tea Warehouse,
Inc., WA
Coffee Bean International, OR
Coffee Break Roasting Co., OH
Coffee By Design, ME
Coffee Distributing Corp., NY
Coffee Duck Enterprise Co.
Ltd., Taiwan
Coffee Enterprises, VT
Coffee Exchange, RI
Coffee Express Co., MI
Coffee Holding Co., Inc., NY
Coffee International, FL
Coffee Mania, NY
Coffee Masters, Inc., IL
Coffee Republic, Greece
Coffee Shop Manager - Redmond, WA
Coffee to the People, CA
Coffee, Tea, & Spice, Canada
Counter Culture Coffee, NC
Cowhill Express Gourmet, TX
Crazee Espresso, Inc., WA
Crimson Cup Coffee & Tea, OH
Cultiva Coffee Co., NE
David’s Bagels, NY
Dean Allan Design, CO
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Dean’s Beans, MA
Dekoffiethuiswinkel.nl,
Netherlands
Deli Café, Costa Rica
Dilworth Coffee, NC
Diva Espresso, Inc., WA
Door County Coffee & Tea
Co., WI
Dovetail: Design & Construction Inc, CO
Eclect Coffee Co., WI
Elan Organic Coffees, CA
Eloret Corp., CA
Espresso Parts NW, WA
Espresso Royale, MI
Espresso Supply, WA
Esquires Coffee Houses, UK
ETiT Productions, LA
Everyday Gourmet Coffee,
Canada
Expocert S.A., Costa Rica
F. Gavina & Sons, Inc., CA
Fante’s Kitchen Wares Shop,
PA
Festivals Coffee Net, OR
Filterfresh Piedmont, NC
Filterfresh Tri State, OH
Firehouse Coffee Co., AZ
First Colony Coffee & Tea, VA
Flavor & Fragrance
Specialties, NJ
Flying High Espresso, ID
Flying M Coffee, ID
Food Brands Group Ltd., UK
Food Service Consultants, MN
Forsyth Coffee & Tea, Australia
Fres-co System USA, Inc., PA
Full Circle Organic Coffee, OR
G Tech Corp., RI
Gillies Coffee Co., NY
Gimme! Coffee Inc, NY
Global Village Organic, NC
Great Infusions Co., CA
Great Plains Coffee
Roasting, SD
Green Fields Market, MA
Green Coffee Buying Club
Green Coffee Co-op, NC
Green Mountain Coffee
Roasters, VT
Grounds for Change, WA
Grounds for Coffee, UT
Gulf Winds Intl., Inc., TX
Harry’s Roadhouse, NM
Has Bean Coffee Ltd, UK
Holy Spirit Espresso, NM
Hot Beanz Coffee, Canada
Hubbard & Cravens Coffee, IN
Hudson Valley Coffee
Roasters Inc., NY
Hunter Bay, LLC, MT
Illy Espresso, CA
In Stone Music Distribution, NM
Indigo Coffee Roasters, Inc., MA
InFusion - A Coffee & Tea
Gallery, PA
Inland Empire Coffee, CA
Int’l Food & Beverage Import
GMBH, Germany
Intellidon Enterprises, Inc., CO
Intelligentsia Coffee Roasters, IL
InterAmerican Coffee, Inc., TX
INTTRA Corp., CA
It’s a Grind Coffee Franchise
LLC, CA
J P Lindsay Co, Canada
Jameson Brown Coffee
Roasters, CA
Jasper Coffee, Australia
Java Bob’s Coffee Roasting, CA
Java Designs, FL
Java Jacket, Inc., OR
Java Java Espresso, WY
Java Joe’s, NM
Java Republic, Ireland
Java Trading Co., WA
Java Werks, MS
Jesus Mountain Coffee, CA
Jewels Web Graphics, UK
Jim’s Coffee Beans, NC
JL Hufford Coffee & Tea Co., IN
Joe Coffee Bar, PA
Jon Chomitz Photography, MA
Kaladi Brothers Coffee Co., CO
Karma Java Café, FL
Ken Gabbay Coffee Ltd,
Canada
Kerry Food & Beverage, WI
Keurig Inc, MA
Kitchen Universe, FL
Knutsen Coffee, CA
Kobricks Coffee Co., NJ
Koka Enterprises Inc., OH
La Salle High School of
Milwaukie, OR
Landmark Coffee Beans, CA
Langen Kaffee GmbH & Co.
KG, Germany
Las Chivas Coffee Roaster, NM
LaserMonks.com, WI
Law Coffee Co., NJ
Lazarus Coffee, TX
Lexington Coffee Roasting
Co., VA
Life Blend, Australia
Lindavid INC, GA
Little River Roasting Co., SC
Lodi Coffee Roasters, WI
Longbottom Coffee & Tea, OR
Lookout Joe, OH
Lot 44 Coffee, CA
Magnum Coffee Roastery, MI
Mahlkonig GmbH & Co. KG,
Germany
Margay Coffee, Canada
Mars Drinks North America, PA
Donor’s Circle
Matthew Algie & Co. Ltd.,
Scotland
Metropolis Coffee Co., IL
Midwest Coffee Traders, IA
Millcreek Coffee Roasters, UT
Mira, NM
Mojocoffee/ Scott’s Fresh
Roast, Taiwan
Moka Joe, Inc., WA
Moledina Commodities, Inc., TX
Monkey Joe Roasting Co,
Inc., NY
Montana Coffee Traders, MT
Mont Blanc Gourmet, CO
Moore Coffee Tea & Spices, CA
Morning Brew Cafe & Coffee
House, NY
Mother Parkers Coffee & Tea
Inc, Canada
Muldoon’s Own Authentic
Coffee, Canada
New Harvest Coffee Roasters, RI
New Mexico Piñon Coffee, NM
Northwest Specialty Coffee,
LLC, WA
Omar Coffee Co., CT
Orient Congregational
Church, NY
Pacific Bay Coffee, CA
Pacific Coast Coffee Traders
LLC, OR
Pacifica Espresso, CA
Paper Tiger, NM
Paradise Roasters, MN
Paragon Coffee Trading Co., NY
Paramount Coffee Co., MI
Passion Café, TX
Payden & Co., LLC, RI
Peet’s Coffee & Tea, CA
PlastiCard Plus, TN
Postmark Café, NY
Premier International, OR
Prima Coffee Service Lt, UK
Probat-Werke, Germany
Putumayo World Music, NY
Raven Coffee House Inc, MI
Raven’s Brew Coffee, Inc., WA
Redcup Office Café Co. Ltd, UK
Reunion Island Coffee Ltd,
Canada
Roast & Toast, MI
Roast A Bean, LLC, OH
Roaster Direct, MN
Rock City Coffee Roasters, ME
Rojos Roastery & Café, NJ
Rothfos Corp., NY
Royal Coffee New York, Inc., NY
Royal Coffee, Inc., CA
Royal Cup Coffee, AL
Rubens Kaffee, Germany
Rucquoy Freres N.V., Belgium
S & D Coffee Inc., NC
Safai Coffee & Tea, KY
Salt Lake Roasting Co., Inc.,
UT
Sexie Coffie, Australia
Sierra Coffee, New Zealand
Signature Brew Coffee
Roasting Co., NC
Sisters Coffee Co., OR
Six Degrees Coffee Service &
Distribution, CA
Sloat Brothers Ltd, OR
Soda Bay Coffee Co., CA
Source2Resource, UK
Sparty’s, MI
St. Mary’s College Campus
Store, MD
Starbucks Coffee Co., WA
Stauf’s Coffee Roasters, Inc., OH
Sticky Fingers Bakery, WA
Stonefly Custom Fly Rods, NM
Stormans Inc, WA
Sustainable Harvest, OR
Sweet Maria’s Coffee
Roastery, CA
Sweet Spot Cafe, Inc., WA
Sweetwater Organic Coffee
Co., FL
Swift Creek Coffee, NC
T.K. Co., CA
Taos Roasters, NM
Target Sourcing Services/
AMC, NY
Taylor Maid Farms, CA
Terra Bella, Inc. Organic
Coffee, AK
The Black Bear Micro
Roastery, NH
The Black Drop Coffeehouse, WA
The Cabo Coffee Co., Mexico
The Coffee Depot, RI
The Coffee Underground, OH
The Conservatory for Coffee,
Tea and Cocoa, CA
The Culver Coffee Co., IN
The Fix, New Zealand
The Hot Chocolate Sparrow, MA
The Inter Trade Co., CA
The Night Kitchen Bakery, PA
The Spice Merchant & Co., KS
The White Coffee Corp., NY
Thomas Hammer Coffee, WA
Thomas Miller & Co., Inc., PA
Tinderbox, Scotland
Tiquisia, Café Del Tropico, CA
Trager Brothers Coffee, VA
Transcend Coffee, Canada
Turtle Creek Coffee
Roasters, SC
Urban Coffee Co., LLC, OK
Uncle Billy’s Bakery, IL
Urban Espresso Limited, UK
URNEX, Royal Enterprises
Inc, NY
Van Houtte Inc., Canada
Venus Coffee Roasters,
New Zealand
VICAM, MA
Village Bean, NH
Village Roaster, Ltd., CO
Visions Espresso Service, WA
Volcafe Specialty Coffee, CA
Volcanic Red Coffees, AZ
Walton Coffee Co., NY
What’s Brewing, TX
Whiting Coffee Co., NM
Whole Cup Coffee
Consulting, OR
Wicked Joe Coffee
Roasting Co., ME
Willoughby’s Coffee & Tea
Inc., CT
Wilson’s Coffee & Tea, WI
World Bean RoastHers, Inc., VA
www.Coffeecreations.co.uk, UK
Yellowstone Coffee
Roasters, MT
Zizzo’s Coffee, CA
Zoka Coffee Roaster & Tea
Co., WA
FOUNDATIONS
Based on donations
received between Jan.
2007-March 2008
Citigroup Matching Gifts
Programs, NJ
Daniel M. Berger & Elyse D.
Echtman Charitable Trust, NY
GE Foundation, CT
Helen Bader Foundation, WI
Houston Jewish Community
Foundation, TX
Latin America Fund, VA
Madison Community
Foundation, WI
Rhode Island Foundation, RI
The Jaffe Foundation, MA
TransFair USA, CA
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program, PA
INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS
Based on donations
received between Jan.
2007-March 2008
David Abedon, RI
Deborah Adams, MA
Kathleen Anderson, CA
Joseph Audi, Canada
Michael Baccellieri, OR
Daniel Baer, VT
Mitchell Baldridge, TX
Ron Balut, NJ
Lois Bartelme, IA
Benjamin & Amy Barzookis, IL
David Batley,
Paul Baumgart, WI
Barbara Beaudoin, VT
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Jim Benenson, NM
Tina Berard, CA
Jason Bernhardt, TX
Bob Bernstein, TN
Alistair Blake, UK
Casey Blanchard, VT
Leanna Booze, OH
Daniel & Dana Bornhoeft, IL
David Borton, WI
James Robert Boyd Jr., RI
Marianne & Brian Breneman, OH
Robert & Joan Britt, VT
Justin Brown, GA
Nathan Brown, NC
Sherwood Brown, Jr., VT
Hy Bunn, IL
Amy Bunting, NM
Guy Burdett, TX
Lisa Busch, VT
Karen Calabria, FL
Alice Canton, VT
Lawrence Carroll, AL
Steven Cartier, AZ
Dennis Cassidy, VT
Karen Cebreros, CA
Carolyn Chapin, NM
Christine Clementi, WI
Annette & John Coleman, RI
Martha Cornell, FL
Basia Cruz, NM
Dick & Corky Cutler, CA
Diane Davis, VT
Elaine Del Valle, NM
Scott Dice, VT
Josh Dick, NY
Joseph Domko, CO
Jennifer Donelan, WI
Tay Ducey, CA
Michael Dupee, VT
Michael Fairman , NM
David J. & Anita Fairman, NM
Sally Fairman, CA
Dawn Farist, GA
Lois Fay, MA
Fishbein, RI
Paul Fisher, NY
Donna Fishbein, NM
Linda Fleury, VT
Charelle Foege, WA
Marvis Ford, RI
Rob Forsyth, Australia
Calvin Fredette, VT
Nancy Fredrick Isabel, RI
Michael French, VT
Gary & Mary Ann Freund, WI
Mark Gabry, RI
Daniel & Amy Gallmeyer, MI
John Gant, NY
David & Patricia Gardner, RI
Mary Germain, NJ
Linda Gordon, CA
Nick Gosey, SC
Robert Grauberger, CO
Andrew Greenberg, CA
Ashley Gusbar, OH
Diane & Louis Gusbar, OH
Jon Haase, SC
Katie Hadeka, VT
Linda Hamberg, MO
Judith Hamlin, MI
Megan Harkins, CA
Christy & Trent Hart, WA
Joe Hayes, ME
Ron Hinson, NC
George Holt, NC
Noel Hong, WI
Matija Hrkac,
Julie Idoine, OH
David Ireland, WA
Tom Isaia, MI
Robert & Jill Jaffe, RI
Simon James, Australia
John Jamison, WA
John Jaskiewicz, OH
Valerie Jennings, VT
David & Sharon Joelson, CT
Sherri Johns, OR
David Kaufman, NJ
Lindsey Kemna, OH
Donald Kemp, WI
Megan Kennedy, OH
Tim Kinkade, OR
Lisa & Klaus Kutschke, MI
Larry Lack , ME
Robert Lambert, Australia
Stephan Lange, Germany
Kari Larkin, VT
Vicki Lauruhn, MN
Larry Lewis, WA
Ann Liebmann, CA
Joseph Lilli, CA
Daniel Lowe, RI
Edwin Lowry, CA
Kent Lyle, OH
Terry Lynch, WI
John & Sarah Macdonald, MI
Alan Machek, AL
James Mahon, KY
Mark Mahoney, CO
Nancy Marohn, VI
Kim Martin, WA
Barb Mason, NM
James & Patricia Mcgrath
Morris, NM
Bill & Shirley Mcgrath, CA
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La Voz - Spring 2008
Table of Contents
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Cover Story: Coffee Kids at 20Bill Fishbein Retires
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Executive Director Letter
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Coffee Kids News Briefs
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Fresh from the Field: AUGE
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Donor Trip: Java Republic
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20th Ann. Scrapbook
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Bill Fishbein Scrapbook
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Featured Donors
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Fun Ways to Fund-Raise,
Thanks a Latte, On Press &
Media Mentions
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Donor’s Circle
Coffee Kids celebrates two decades of helping coffee-farming families
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for stories from our past and information on how we’ll be celebrating our
20th anniversary.