Starbucks Community Service

Good Morning!

In the month of April my district will be participating in our local Relay for Life.  April 14th and 15th the event will be held at one of the local colleges.  This will be our 6th year participating.  Last year my team was the top team in the state of Florida and number two in the company so we have high hopes again this year!  We are already talking to customers about joining our team and more partners are signing up every day!

Our Mighty Area 66 team is cleaning up over 30 parks in 30 days during the month of April.  In addition we will support Indianapolis Race for the Cure & the Women's Development Network of Indianapolis will sponsor Paint the Town Pink! 

Thanks to our Community Leads--April Keller, Amy Perlich, Summer Pennington, Patrick Roberts, Becca Puckett, Vanessa Crawford, Megan Dougherty, Rocco Flores, Lesley Landis, & Izzy Perez!!!

Here in Ottawa we are having a bowl-a-thon to raise money for Camp Quality, a summer camp for children with cancer. All stores in the city will be raising money for this cause, last year our store was 3rd in the city, we'll be #1 this year for sure!

We're kicking off things in Battle Creek by helping our local Leila Arboretum with cleanup work near the end of March.  We'll be focusing on community cleanup this year and are reaching out to our customers to team with us.

Hey everyone!

Man.  As a company sounds like we are (like always) going above and beyond this month!

My area (Sacramento, CA) has been involved with multiple food banks and shelters.  Sorting, prepping and serving those in need.  Just last week we had a river clean up day - so cold and muddy but awesome!  This weekend we have multiple events so I am sure we will be spread thin!  We are currently collecting funds for our May "walk for wishes" and donations for the SPCA.  My team alone has had reading events for local libraries and collected and packed items for the Lukemia and Lymphoma society.  Next week we have all committed to showing our Nor CAL pride and attending the huge SF event on the 28th.

I think this month has really pushed us as a team and I am excited to keep it going throughout the year, not just this month!  But I will say how amazing it has been and seeing all the green shirts everywhere as we leave our mark on the community!

Wow! Today I have joined an Earth Day 2012 project that (so far) has 122 partners signed up. We will be working in our National ZOO in Washington DC. Partners are from all over the place, it will be huge and I have never been a part of a big project like this. How cool is this?

I can't wait!

Anna

I had a great time this month in April giving back to our local communities! On April 10th, worked on the Motor City Blight Buster event, helping to build urban farming in Detroit. April 21st help clean up Belle Isle and knocked out some invasive honeysuckle. April 24th worked in the Capuchin Soup Kitchen helping and connecting with local people in Detroit. April 28th help lead the MS walk in Bloomfield Hills and raise awareness in hopes of finding a cure for MS. Today ended the month with the March of Dimes walk for babies in Troy.  I enjoyed working with other partners and getting to know new partners and customers though these events while helping others out!