LWB@UBC

Student Committee of
Librarians Without Borders at UBC

Coffee for a Cause

LWB@UBC is proud to sell Café Etico coffees and teas throughout the 2010/2011 school year.

Café Etico is a subsidiary of Co-Development Canada and is committed to providing high-quality, organic and ethically traded products.

All funds raised through 'Coffee for a Cause' will go to teacher-librarian Carroll Airey's Take a Stand For Kids (TASK). Carroll, founder of the not-for-profit project, was recipient of Co-Development Canada's 2008 Solidarity Award for TASK's work in South America. Since its inception in 1998, TASK has implemented a variety of successful projects, including the creation of school libraries in rural communities. Carroll, a UBC alumn and retired teacher-librarian, introduced TASK to the SLAIS community in February 2009, during a visit hosted by LWB@UBC.

NEW! LWB@UBC recently donated more than $300 to TASK, thanks to your generous support of Coffee for a Cause! Read more here.

Ordering Information

In Person:
At LWB@UBC's BYOM events OR on the order form posted in the SLAIS kitchen.

By Email:
Select from the list below and place your order by sending an email to lwb.ubc@gmail.com.
 For coffee orders, please indicate the product name, number of bags, and type of bean (whole or ground). For tea orders, please specify quantity and type of tea (bags or loose leaf).

Orders placed by 1pm on Fridays will be distributed at SLAIS (to you or your mailbox) by the end of the following week unless otherwise notified. We can only accept cash.

Fair Trade, Organic Coffee

Available in bags of whole or ground bean; prices are per 1 lb. bag

Nicaraguan Full City [FC] - an aromatic coffee in a soft, mellow medium roast - $14
Nicaraguan Dark Roast [ND] - an aromatic, bold, dark raost with a complex, bitter-sweet finish - $14
Guatemalan Dark Roast [GD] - a sweet, smooth dark roast with hints of chocolate and nuts - $14
Chiapas Swiss Water Decaf [CD] - a medium-strong Swiss water decaffeinated coffee - $16

Fair Trade, Organic Tea

Bagged Assam-Flowery Broken Orange Pekoe [BT] - from the Banaspaty garden estate in north eastern India - $5 for 20 bags
Loose Leaf Assam-Flowery Broken Orange Pekoe [LT] - same tea as above, just in a 150g bag - $8


This project is coordinated by various LWB@UBC members. If you have any questions, email lwb.ubc@gmail.com.

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