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The 5 Star Coffee Project provides a unique opportunity to enjoy fairly traded, quality brewed coffee at all church functions and an opportunity to purchase fairly trade coffees and related products through the UUSC Coffee Project and Equal Exchange. Fair Trade Coffee purchases shade grown coffee from local cooperatives, helping to save the rainforest and support local farmers. The coffee is amazing - just try it at the next Coffee Hour.

All profits support the Social Responsibility Committee of the Fellowship.

Coffee is the second most heavily traded commodity in the world. Fair trade coffee is a direct link between our communities and farming communities in Latin America, Africa and Asia.

The Coffee Team will establish the Coffee Table on Sundays at coffee hour and at other Fellowship functions. At the table, you will be able to review literature regarding fair trade and fair trade projects. Best of all you can support the social justice works of the Fellowship, the UUSC and Equal Exchange by purchasing fairly traded coffee, tea, hot cocoa, baking cocoa and exquisite chocolate bars. Special orders are available. These products are also wonderful gifts for your friends and family. See ya at the table!

Volunteer Leadership

Coffee Team Leader
The Coffee Team Leader oversees the overall operation of the Coffee Team. This would include ensuring inventory levels are appropriate, recruiting and assisting Team Members and working to raise the Fellowship’s consciousness Equal Exchanged and Fairly Traded products.

Assistant Coffee Team Leader
The Assistant Coffee Team Leader works in tandem with the Team Leader on all duties as assigned, with the presumed intention of becoming the Team Leader at some point in the future.

Coffee Team Member
The Coffee Team Members ensure that the coffee table is established at the direction of the Coffee Team Leader or Assistant Leader, assisting in the sale of products to the buyers and transfer sales proceeds according to Fellowship guidelines.

If you'd like to learn more about the Equal Exchange Coffee Project please visit them at http://www.uusc.org/info/coffeeproject.html, or http://www.equalexchange.com/.

If you would like to help with or fill the next vacancy of one of our Volunteer Leadership positions, please e-mail socialresponsibility@greenvilleuu.org, or inquire at the Fellowship office at (864) 271-4883 or stop by the Coffee Table any time you see it in operation.