01-18-2009, 12:54 AM
Phoenix Business Journal - by Mike Sunnucks
Starbucks Coffee wants U.S. consumers to jump on president-elect Barack Obamaââ¬â¢s volunteer bandwagon and pledge to join one of his community service corps.
Obama and incoming first lady Michelle Obama want Americans to do community service the week of his inauguration Jan. 20. and commit this year to one of his so-called national service corps that will do volunteer work in schools and related to the environment.
Starbucks said it will offer free ââ¬Åtallââ¬Â coffee beginning Wednesday through Sunday for customers who fill out community service pledge cards at the coffee chainââ¬â¢s locations.
Starbucks wants customers to commit to five hours this year for community service and volunteer programs.
ââ¬ÅFive hours is just 25 minutes a month for a year, two afternoons at a food bank creating care packages, a day reading to children at a hospital or in a park planting trees,ââ¬Â said Vivek Varma, senior vice president of global affairs for Starbucks in a statement.
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Starbucks Coffee wants U.S. consumers to jump on president-elect Barack Obamaââ¬â¢s volunteer bandwagon and pledge to join one of his community service corps.
Obama and incoming first lady Michelle Obama want Americans to do community service the week of his inauguration Jan. 20. and commit this year to one of his so-called national service corps that will do volunteer work in schools and related to the environment.
Starbucks said it will offer free ââ¬Åtallââ¬Â coffee beginning Wednesday through Sunday for customers who fill out community service pledge cards at the coffee chainââ¬â¢s locations.
Starbucks wants customers to commit to five hours this year for community service and volunteer programs.
ââ¬ÅFive hours is just 25 minutes a month for a year, two afternoons at a food bank creating care packages, a day reading to children at a hospital or in a park planting trees,ââ¬Â said Vivek Varma, senior vice president of global affairs for Starbucks in a statement.
http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/stori...ily75.html