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During its emphasis year 2010-2011:
CUP provided the churches hosting Presbytery meetings with
Equal Exchange coffee, paper cups, and sugar. The churches
were Westwood First, Lakeside, Maineville, and Mt Auburn. In
addition, posters and table 'tents' (signs) were placed
prominently in the fellowship/eating area to highlight the
high quality Equal Exchange coffee being served. A green
recycling receptacle was provided for the paper cups. Free
samples of 12-cup pillow packs were given away at a mission
table staffed by a CUP person. Additional EE products were
on display at the table.
CUP prepared a 10-page "Coffee CUP Handbook" on how to start
using and selling fairly traded coffee. The Handbook was
made available in color on the Presbytery web site. Black &
white copies and a limited number of color copies were also
made available.
CUP produced a 10-minute professional-quality video that
introduced Equal Exchange, with images from a recent PCUSA
"Enough for Everyone" trip to the coffee highlands of
Nicaragua (available on-line and DVD's).
CUP offered EE coffee, cups, and sugar to the Clusters, as
well as matching funds to churches. The offers were not
needed. Unused funding from Presbytery will be returned. CUP
also offered a scholarship for a Presbytery member to join a
PCUSA trip to Latin America coffee lands. While there was
considerable interest, no one was able to commit. The
scholarship funding will be retained and offered by CUP for
an additional year. |
