Lead for Change Blog
Fair Trade Chocolate
January 24, 2014The Head of School maintains an “Emergency Chocolate Basket” in his office for faculty.
Fair Trade Coffee
January 24, 2014MPFS exclusively uses Fair Trade coffee in its faculty lounge, during Admissions Open Houses, at Board Meetings, and at school events throughout the year such as Grandparents’ Day, Family Breakfast Day, Winterfest and Graduation.
Maranda Leigh
January 23, 2014BananaGram Dorm Presentation
January 23, 2014BananaGrams being signed and questions such as “Why Bananas?” and “Why Fair Trade?” being answered.
LOVE Fair Trade
January 23, 2014Grab some free Equal Exchange fair trade coffee on a cold day before Valentine’s Day! There will also be a Valentine to sign to thank the coffee farmers, plus free Equal Exchange dark chocolate minis!
Fair Trade Timeline
January 23, 2014Learn about the process by which Loras became a Fair Trade College.
Share the Love this Valentine’s Day
January 23, 2014Below we have compiled a number of ideas and resources (including discounts!) to help make your Valentine’s Day easy and educational. Valentines to Farmers and Artisans Wouldn’t it be great if you could send a note of personal thanks and gratitude to Fair Trade Farmers and Artisans? Well now you can! We are partnering with […]
Ten Thousand Villages – Valentine’s Day Info
January 23, 2014Divine Chocolate – Valentine’s Day Info
January 23, 2014
Media-Providence Friends School – Friends for Fair Trade
January 22, 2014Friends (aka Quakers) are perhaps the original “Fair Traders”: in the 17th century, Quaker business owners were unique in setting fair fixed price for their wares rather than setting a high price and haggling with buyers. MPFS was an “early adopter” of the Fair Trade movement, teaching about and advocating for Fair Trade decades prior […]
Sidewalk Sale
January 22, 2014One of the benefits of Fair Trade is knowing that the product you are purchasing is free of slave labor and human trafficking. With that in mind, Ten Thousand Villages in Houston will be hosting a sidewalk sale on January 31 from 1-4 pm. This sale will feature Bead.2.Feed a local organization that advocates for […]