Posted by Amanda on 27 Jan 2012 | Tagged as: Social Responsibility
We recently received this “thank you” video from one of our non-profit partners Save The Children. We work with Save The Children on food-security projects within our coffee – growing communities, but we also frequently direct GMCR’s disaster relief, both corporate and employee-funded, to them. Their emergency response work focuses on [...]
Posted by Amanda on 19 Jan 2012 | Tagged as: Social Responsibility
Yesterday, Grounds for Health announced that they will be able to further develop their existing cervical cancer prevention programs in Nicaragua, Mexico, and Tanzania, and expand its program into Peru thanks to a three-year $900,000 grant from Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. We’ve supported the Vermont-based non-profit through past grants as well as through the annual [...]
Posted by Amanda on 12 Jan 2012 | Tagged as: Social Responsibility
This post was written by Mary Beth Jenssen. Mary Beth works on our Supply-Chain Outreach Team
Heifer International is an organization working to improve the livelihoods of those strugglingaround the world with issues of hunger and poverty. With gifts of livestock and training, Heifer projects help families improve their nutrition and generate income in sustainable [...]
Posted by Amanda on 29 Dec 2011 | Tagged as: Social Responsibility
During the past couple days, while email and phone calls have slowed down in the office, my coworkers and I started to reminisce about the past year at GMCR. It is a wonderful experience working at a growing company, but it was nice to slow down a bit this week and look back at some [...]
Posted by Amanda on 22 Dec 2011 | Tagged as: Social Responsibility
We’re happy to support our troops all year round with great tasting coffee. It is especially great to know that those comforts of home are also there during the holidays. Over the past month employees have also been volunteering their time to send some holiday cheer to our service men and woman.
In our Knoxville, Tennesee [...]
Posted by Amanda on 15 Dec 2011 | Tagged as: Social Responsibility
This post was written by Mary Beth Jenssen. Mary Beth works on our Supply-Chain Outreach Team.
I made a film once when I was in high school. It was one of those classic group projects that loom over your head until three days before it’s due when the group finally decides it’s time to put aside [...]
Posted by Amanda on 08 Dec 2011 | Tagged as: Social Responsibility
A couple weeks ago our Vermont Facilities held their 2nd Annual Holiday Turkey Drive. To add to the excitement, the winner of this year’s drive received the impressive King of the Turkey Trophy!
Over a two-day period employees donated 113 turkeys and, with our company match, $2,848 dollars! Though many departments and individuals participated, there can only [...]