Raise a cup for Starbucks
“How shall I make a return to the Lord for all the good he has done for me?” the psalmist asks this Sunday. The psalm’s answer involves taking up “the cup of salvation.” Global coffee giant Starbucks is thanking its customers who take up a cup of its java by making a return to the community in the form of investment . . .
“How shall I make a return to the Lord for all the good he has done for me?” the psalmist asks this Sunday. The psalm’s answer involves taking up “the cup of salvation.” Global coffee giant Starbucks is thanking the many customers who take up a cup of its java by making a return to the community in the forms of investment and job creation.
Starbucks has donated to and partnered with the nonprofit Opportunity Finance Network, a national network of 180 community-development financial institutions that orchestrate loans to businesses in low-income communities. In addition, the company recently reported results of its second annual Global Month of Service in April.
The global commitment to "30 days of inspiring service" yielded 700,000 individual acts of service in 34 countries. Local volunteer efforts included: an effort by 400 Starbucks employees (aka “partners”) and families across China who gathered in Beijing to restore local community parks and teach residents how to be more environmentally aware and incorporate “green living” tips in their everyday lives; Virginia's Project Dominic, a local nonprofit for the homeless delivering daily necessities such as soap, deodorant, toothpaste, socks, and gloves to people living in tents, cars, or on the street; 120 volunteers who cleaned and painted a Boston-area orphanage used by at-risk youth in foster care; and 100 volunteers working at Casa Zezinho, a school in a low-income Sao Paolo, Brazil neighborhood, painting classrooms, landscaping grounds, and improving the learning environment for 1,200 students.
“We offer our heartfelt thanks to the thousands of customers and partners who took an active role in helping to address the unique needs of their communities through these programs. We are truly inspired by their contributions,” said Cecilia Carter, vice president for Global Diversity and Community and Government Affairs for Starbucks.
Starbucks has donated to and partnered with the nonprofit Opportunity Finance Network, a national network of 180 community-development financial institutions that orchestrate loans to businesses in low-income communities. In addition, the company recently reported results of its second annual Global Month of Service in April.
The global commitment to "30 days of inspiring service" yielded 700,000 individual acts of service in 34 countries. Local volunteer efforts included: an effort by 400 Starbucks employees (aka “partners”) and families across China who gathered in Beijing to restore local community parks and teach residents how to be more environmentally aware and incorporate “green living” tips in their everyday lives; Virginia's Project Dominic, a local nonprofit for the homeless delivering daily necessities such as soap, deodorant, toothpaste, socks, and gloves to people living in tents, cars, or on the street; 120 volunteers who cleaned and painted a Boston-area orphanage used by at-risk youth in foster care; and 100 volunteers working at Casa Zezinho, a school in a low-income Sao Paolo, Brazil neighborhood, painting classrooms, landscaping grounds, and improving the learning environment for 1,200 students.
“We offer our heartfelt thanks to the thousands of customers and partners who took an active role in helping to address the unique needs of their communities through these programs. We are truly inspired by their contributions,” said Cecilia Carter, vice president for Global Diversity and Community and Government Affairs for Starbucks.
Sources: A blog post by Sheila Shayon for BrandChannel.com and goodnewsstories.org