Lead for Change Blog
Libby Roether
May 7, 2014Myles Leo
May 7, 2014Valentine’s Day Chocolate Sales and Education
May 7, 2014In anticipation of Valentine’s Day, the Fair Trade team sold Fair Trade chocolate after the Sunday liturgies on Feb 2 and Feb 9, 2014. A half page handout, ” Get Child Labor Out Of Your Chocolates” was distributed. This presented the problem in West Africa; presented the Fair Trade Principals and logos:;and listed local businesses […]
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May 6, 2014Fair Trade and Faith
May 6, 2014On Feb 7, 2014 the OLA Fair Trade Ministry made a one hour presentation, Fair Trade and Faith, to a local chapter of Church Women United.(CW U). CW U is “A national ecumenical movement of Christian women in the United States whose life centers around prayer, Bible study, advocacy and action”. Forty women representing about […]
Work of Human Hands Sale
May 5, 2014We held a Fair Trade Artisan sale in the parish auditorium on April 6, 2014 from 8 am – 5 pm. Total sales amounted to $3,500. As with all our events there was a large education component with take home cards on each purchase that presented the story behind the product and lots of conversations […]
Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf Coffee Cart
May 5, 2014Located next to Leavey 4, this Coffee Cart opened in the Spring of 2014 — Currently inactive as of Spring 2022 —