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2nd Homeroaster’s Online Auction for Coffee Kids Kicks Off

Posted by Coffee Kids on May 3, 2010 at 4:30am
The 2nd Annual Homeroaster's Auction began on Saturday, May 1st. There are over 77 amazing items that will be auctioned off throughout the month of May. Last year's auction raised over $5,600 for Coffee Kids. Companies and individuals from the specialty coffee industry have donated an assortment of top-quality green coffee, magazine subscriptions, grinders, brewers, roasters and much more, with all proceeds going directly to Coffee Kids.The auction will be hosted by the Green Coffee Buying Club (GCBC). Interested bidders can register for free on the GCBC website to check out all of the items and place bids.Items include:
  • Hottop KN-8288B Coffee Roaster donated by No Quarter Coffee (Retail value $720)
  • Behmor Coffee Roaster donated by Joe Behm (Retail value $300) 15 lbs. El Salvador Cerro Las Ranas Pulp Natural (RFA) donated by Royal Coffee NY (Retail value $45)
  • Bacchi Espresso Machine donated by Orphan Espresso (Retail value $395)
  • 3-cup Tokio siphon, Hario Skerton Grinder, 12oz. Roasted coffee (roaster's choice) donated by Caffe d'Bolla (Retail alue $97)
  • 5 lbs. Kenya Auction Lot donated by Café Imports (Retail value $83)
  • 10 lbs. 2009 Panama Finca Esmerelda Especial donated by GCBC member mpoll (Retail value $300)
And these are just a few of the amazing items the group gathered for the auction. Check out a full listing at Home-Barista.com. Most items will include free shipping in the continental US and some will include international shipping. Check the item listing to find out.Many thanks to all of our home roasting friends and all of the businesses, organizations and individuals who have donated items and their time to make this auction possible.
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Reg Barber Tamper Auction for Coffee Kids

Posted by Coffee Kids on June 9, 2009 at 10:30am
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!).
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"Kick It Up for Coffee Kids" Benefit Auction, during May at Homeroasters.org

Posted by Chad Sheridan on May 1, 2009 at 12:30am
Lots of great items for homeroasters and more!!!Throughout the month of May 2009, Homeroasters.org is conducting auctions on a wide variety of items, many of which the specialty coffee industry donated with jubilation. Items up for bid range from assortments of top-quality green coffee, to magazine subscriptions, grinders, brewers, roasters and much, much more; all proceeds going directly to Coffee Kids.Coffee Kids® Grounds for Hope was born out of the specialty coffee industry by Bill Fishbein in 1988. Coffee Kids® has distributed over $4 million dollars in funds “to help coffee-farming families improve the quality of their lives.” With four distinct areas of focus, Latin American countries have realized improvements in healthcare, education for children, community-based projects and micro-credit loans that have enabled over 4,000 women to own their own businesses and support their families.If you would like to bid on an item, please register as a member of Homeroasters.org and enjoy the auction.Link to AuctionHere are the spotlighted lots that will be open for the entire month:Behmor 1600 Roaster Donated by Joe Behm15 pounds Colombia Organic Don Telmo Reserva Bourbon donated by Royal Coffee New YorkFreshRoast 8 home roasting unit and 10 lbs of coffee, “Big Box” package donated by The Captains CoffeeHeat gun and bread machine roasting set up built and donated by member Chad Beauford15 pounds Colombia Organic Don Telmo Reserva Bourbon donated by Royal Coffee New YorkPoppery 1 popcorn popper/roaster donated by member Chad Beauford10 pounds Colombia Organic Don Telmo Reserva Bourbon donated by Royal Coffee New YorkNesco Professional Gourmet Home Coffee Roaster Donated by Nesco5 pounds green coffee donated by Berres Brothers“Peace Blend” Sculpture designed and built by member John A C Despres15 pounds Colombia Organic Don Telmo Reserva Bourbon donated by Royal Coffee New YorkChad Sheridan
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Make Your Bids at the Homeroasters' Online Auction

Posted by Coffee Kids on May 18, 2009 at 10:00am
An intrepid band of home roasters has put together "Kick it up for Coffee Kids," an online auction to benefit Coffee Kids. The group is offering over $3,000 worth of items throughout the month of May.Items include: five home roasters, a top-flight Zass 580, top-shelf specialty greens, industry magazine subscriptions, logo and design work by Dillanos, a gorgeous shop sign to be personalized, coffee preps (Yamas, Chemex, Bodum, Bunn) and lots more. Forty separate items will be auctioned off throughout the month of May.Visit http://homeroasters.org for details and to place your bids.Special thanks to all of our friends at homeroasters.org and all of the businesses, organizations and individuals who have donated items and their time to make this auction possible.
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