Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. Donates $200,000 to Coffeelands Trust
May 31 2013 - 7:00AM
Business Wire
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc., (NASDAQ: GMCR), a leader
in specialty coffee and coffeemakers, recently made a $200,000
donation in the form of a 2-year grant to the Coffeelands Trust, a
fund that connects the international coffee community to victims of
conflict in coffee growing regions. The Trust provides direct
funding to coffee farmers and their families to improve coffee
farms and help with food security, and it pays for artificial
limbs, physical therapy, vocational training and other related
services that have a direct and lasting impact on improving the
lives of coffee farmers and their communities.
GMCR has supported the Coffeelands Trust since 2007. Mini-grants
from GMCR have been distributed to coffee farmers in coffee
communities in Nicaragua, Colombia and Peru. Because the Polus
Center has established the sustainable infrastructure to support
landmine victims in these regions, funds provided by the
Coffeelands Trust go directly to coffee farmers and their families
to provide rehabilitation services and help them establish a means
of earning a viable income through small business mini-grants.
Private donations from coffee companies such as GMCR have been
generously matched by other funders such as the United States
Department of State Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement
(PM/WRA) as well as by private foundations.
Thanks to support from generous donors such as GMCR, the
Coffeelands Trust continues to help coffee farmers revitalize their
farms by improving their mobility, planting new crops, and helping
survivors find employment opportunities throughout the value chain
of the coffee industry. Outreach workers work cooperatively with
agronomists and travel to local coffee communities to assist small
farmers who are also victims of conflict. In 2011, the Polus Center
established the Coffeelands World Gifts Espresso Café to sell
handicrafts made by people living in coffee regions as an
alternative source of income through their Clinton Massachusetts
retail store and online at www.coffeelandscafe.org. All proceeds
from the café contribute to the Coffeelands Trust and other
projects for people with disabilities supported by the Polus
Center.
For more information about the Coffeelands Trust, or to make a
donation from your company, go to www.coffeelandstrust.org, or
contact Theresa Kane, 978-270-2457, tkane@poluscenter.org.
About Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc.
As a leader in specialty coffee and coffee makers, Green
Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR) is recognized for its
award-winning coffees, innovative brewing technology, and socially
responsible business practices. GMCR supports local and global
communities by investing in sustainably-grown coffee and allocating
a portion of its pre-tax profits to socially and environmentally
responsible initiatives. For more information, please visit
www.GMCR.com, www.greenmountaincoffee.com, or www.keurig.com.
About The Polus Center for Social and Economic Development,
Inc.
The Polus Center has close to 35 years of experience promoting
opportunities for people with disabilities in the USA, and has
worked internationally since 1997. The Polus Center has well
established victim assistance services throughout Peru, Nicaragua
and Colombia, where they work with support from the Colombian
Coffee Growers Federation. The Coffeelands Trust is a fund that is
administered through the Polus Center to provide mini-grants and
rehabilitation services for coffee growing communities that have
been impacted by conflict. The Polus Center has also supported
victims of conflict and people with disabilities in Ethiopia,
Zambia, Mexico, Jordan, and Iraq.
The Polus Center for Social and Economic Development,
Inc.Theresa Kane, 978-270-2457tkane@poluscenter.org
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