Mar 23
In an effort to better serve my visitors, I have created a separate sub site of Grind your Beans that’s dedicated specifically to coffee gift cards and certificates. The site is located at Coffee Gift Cards & Certificates.
In the meantime, here are a few auctions for gift cards on eBay:
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Mar 23
SEATTLE, March 21 /CNW/ – Today, Starbucks Coffee Company (Nasdaq:SBUX) welcomed more than 5,000 shareholders as well as special guest, His Excellency Paul Kagame, president of the Republic of Rwanda, to Seattle for its 2007 Annual Meeting. Thousands more participated through a live audio simulcast on the web. Starbucks chairman, Howard Schultz, was joined on stage by president and ceo, Jim Donald, and Martin Coles, president of Starbucks International, to recap the Company’s fiscal 2006 performance, highlight successes already seen in fiscal 2007 and reaffirm Starbucks strategy, growth and vision for the future. Schultz opened the meeting by discussing what it is that sets Starbucks apart, resulting in recognition such as the No. 2 spot on Fortune
magazine’s Most Admired Companies list.
“At the core of what we want to share with you today, is a sense of optimism and the Company’s commitment to its values and guiding principles as we have grown,” said Howard Schultz, chairman. “We have built an emotional connection with both customers and partners resulting in a Starbucks Experience that is as relevant in Europe and Asia as it is in Seattle.”
Read: Starbucks Serves Up Success During 2007 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
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Mar 23
An eighth-grader faces expulsion after admitting he put urine in a teacher’s coffee pot, officials said. The Wilson Middle School teacher noticed that the coffee had an unusual odor Friday and reported it to the principal, Muncie Community Schools officials said. A student who overheard classmates discussing it also reported the incident to officials.
Urine was found in the locker of the eighth-grade boy, who admitted to putting some in the coffee, authorities said.
The eighth-grader has been suspended pending a recommendation for expulsion, said Assistant Superintendent Steve Edwards.
Mar 23
TORONTO, March 20 /CNW/ – ABC CANADA Literacy Foundation is pleased to announce that 55 organizations across Canada are receiving funding – representing $100,000 this year – to increase their book collections through the 2006/2007 Gift of Words(TM) presented by Starbucks program.
This national program offers grants to schools, libraries and literacy organizations for expanding titles in permanent book collections and developing reading circles. Grant funding is donated by Starbucks Coffee Canada, and the program is managed by ABC CANADA, Canada’s national charity
for the promotion of literacy.
“Through this program and the generosity of Starbucks over the last two years, we have helped put new books in the hands of over 280,000 children, in 125 communities across the country,” says Margaret Eaton, President, ABC CANADA. “Gift of Words helps create innovative reading programs that appeal to children and families, and offers a viable solution to one of the biggest problems facing literacy and learning organizations today: the lack of available funding.”
Read: Thousands of Canadian children receive books through 2007 Gift of Words(TM) program
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