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St. Mary’s sells Fair Trade coffee and chocolate as part of our commitment to economic justice and Catholic Social Teaching. Fair Trade helps lift small-scale farmers out of poverty by guaranteeing them a minimum price for their crops.
Treat your neighbor fairly Most coffee and chocolate sold in the U.S. is NOT fairly traded!
your coffee! Help lift small-scale farmers out of poverty by supporting Fair Trade.
You can make a difference in the lives of our neighbors in Asia, Africa and Latin America, simply by choosing to spend a little more on Fair Trade products. St. Mary’s makes it easy for you to do the right thing, by selling high-quality coffee and chocolate at nearly wholesale prices.
Next sale dates are June 19/20 – Treat Dad for Father’s Day! One-pound bags of freshly roasted coffee are $8 each for regular and $9 each for decaffeinated. Chocolate bars in a variety of delicious flavors sell for $1 (1.5 ounces) and $2 (3.5 ounces). Six additional sales are planned through June. We will usually sell after Saturday 5 p.m. and Sunday morning Masses. Come early to buy coffee and chocolate before 12:30 p.m. Mass. Seasonal specialties will be available on some dates. Fair Trade products make great gifts! Your purchases help support Fair Trade in other ways, too: ► St. Mary’s buys Fair Trade coffee for all parish needs; the very small profit we make from each bag or bar of chocolate helps to subsidize this extra cost. ► Our coffee supplier donates 1.5% of our entire purchase price to the Catholic Relief Services Fair Trade Fund. The fund helps farmers learn how to protect the environment and to enter the Fair Trade market. ► The CRS Blend variety we sell includes coffee from CRS-supported co-ops in Nicaragua.
Can you help with Fair Trade sales after one Mass? Contact Deb Caskey at dcaskey@cox.net or 703-222-1087. Need more information? Go to www.crsfairtrade.org. Consider signing up online for CRSFair Trade updates; give Deb Caskey’s name as St. Mary’s Fair Trade Ambassador.
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