Coffee for a Cause - thanks!

We’re back into the swing of a busy Friday at this stage - but we didn’t want to get to the weekend without thanking the team at Java Republic for hosting our Coffee for a Cause event this morning. (You can click on the image above to see more photos from this morning.)

We enjoyed great company, some tasty breakfast snacks and an energizing history of the brand from founder David McKernan. We also had a truly amazing “cupping” experience: Under the watchful eye of Gerry Hughes, their Coffee Quality Manager, we were treated to a blind tasting of Kopi Luwak - the most expensive coffee in the world. Costing well over $600 a pound, these beans are harvested from the droppings of a mountain lion in Indonesia that likes to munch on berries from the coffee tree. Apparently the big cat’s digestive system delivers a unique fermentation benefit to this hard-to-find coffee!

Thanks to everybody who made it out to The Roastery, with a particular appreciation to Coty Ireland and Java Republic for supplying goodie bags. We’ll be carrying out more of these coffee mornings to continue the fund-raising efforts: So if you couldn’t make it this time, keep an eye out for the next one - and if you want to donate, please click here.

Coffee for a Cause

For as long as we’ve known Java Republic, they’ve always aimed to better the lives of those who grow their coffee. This month sees Coffee for a Cause - a fundraising campaign to bring clean water to over 10,000 people in Ethiopia. We donated our time to brand and communicate the campaign - and we’re hosting a coffee morning at The Roastery next Friday. If you like great coffee for a good cause, click on the link on this page to get a chance for an invite.

Please spread the word!

A creative way to raise funds

The Haiti Poster Project is a web store that sells designer posters to raise funds for Medicins Sans Frontieres.

Apart from being a collection of interesting (and occasionally great) posters that support a good cause, the website also invites contributions - which will be put up on the site and offered for sale.

The image at the top of this post is a great poster by Miki Iwaski.

Deadline is May 1st - so get thinking!

Found via Fast Company.