Just under 24 hours to bid on the first of five Ltd Edition Giotto Premium+ Espresso machines on auction from Seattle Coffee Gear. Visit their auction on Ebay to make your bid now. All proceeds benefit Coffee Kids!

Visit Seattle Coffee Gear's Web site to learn how you can bid on one of five limited edition Giro D'Italia Giotto Espresso Machines being auctioned off by our friends at Seattle Coffee Gear. All proceeds benefit Coffee Kids.

Amazing and beautiful machines for a great cause!

By Jose Carlos Leon Vargas, international program coordinator at Coffee Kids



When women in the community of Los Naranjos told me about their daily schedule, waking at 4 am and going to bed at 10 pm, I realized that my 7-hour trip down bumpy roads to arrive there couldn’t be compared to the challenges these women face every day.



May 21-22, I visited three Coffee Kids-sponsored microcredit and saving groups with Nelly Zárate, project coordinator with Coffee Kids’ partner… Continue

From Friday, June 19 through Friday, July 24, Seattle Coffee Gear, a Coffee Kids supporter, will hold an auction for five Limited Edition Giro D’Italia Giotto semi-automatic espresso machines. One machine will be auctioned off per week with all proceeds benefiting Coffee Kids.



The machines, created by Milan-based Rocket Espresso, celebrate… Continue

Reg Barber is auctioning off a super limited, one-of-a-kind Coca Cola tamper with all proceeds going to Coffee Kids. Check it out here (http://www.flickr.com/photos/10704206@N08/) and place your bids in the comment area of the photo titled, 'Rejected-----Put your bids here on Comments.'

Auction will be closing on Friday, June 12 at midnight (Thanks to Mike McGinness for pointing out the need for clarification!).

Planning to attend Coffeena, the International Coffee Fair and Specialty Coffee Association of Europe (SCAE) Wonderful World of Coffee Expo in Cologne, Germany, June 26-28? Stop by Booth D-050 and say ‘hi’ to Coffee Kids’ Executive Director Carolyn Fairman.



The expo attracts coffee professionals and businesses from around the globe and will include coffee competitions and other special events. Workshops will include tracks in espresso, green coffee evaluation, roasting and retail.… Continue