Staff at Coffee Kids are busy prepping for the upcoming Specialty Coffee Association of America’s (SCAA) Expo in Anaheim, CA, April 15-18. If you’re planning to attend, visit us at booth #2157 in the expo hall. We’ll have our new t-shirts on display ready to take orders.

For all baristas, the Barista Exchange Traveling Darth Vader will be at our booth. If you'd like to have Darth Vader pay a visit to your shop, let us know and you can take him home.

We’ll also be selling tickets for the Coffee Kids Benefit drawing. There are three great prizes, including Behmor Roasters, a Mypressi Handheld Espresso Machine from Visions Espresso, and a Tea and Coffee Gift Basket from the Little Bean Coffee Company. Tickets are a suggested donation of $25, or 5 for $100.

If you can’t attend the show, purchase tickets through our website by making a donation here(be sure to enter SCAA in the ‘memorial/gift’ field). You can also donate over the phone by calling 505-820-1443.

On Friday night from 5-7pm in Ballroom A of the Anaheim Convention Center, stop by the Coffee Kids Reception sponsored by InterAmerican Coffee. We will highlight the achievements of FHC of Costa Rica, a longtime Coffee Kids partner that has provided scholarship opportunities to thousands of students from coffee-farming communities. Light refreshments and cash bar will be available.

Coffee Kids staff will also be presenting on a couple panels at the expo. Executive Director Carolyn Fairman will present at, “Ask the Experts: What is the Ethical Coffee Debate,” in Room 207C on Saturday, April 17 from 9-10:15 a.m. International Program Director Jose Luis Zarate will be on the panel of “The Hidden Element in Sustainability,” in Room 207B on Saturday, April 17 from 10:30-11:45 a.m.

See you there!