With causes, coffee, and social media being three of my favorite things, you can imagine my excitement when I met Aspen Decker, co-founder of CoffeePledge Against Cancer's CoffeeWeek program. Whether you love coffee and social media or hate cancer, you're going to love this!Aspen and co-founder Marcos Arce of the CoffeePledge Against Cancer are launching a creative way to rally support and raise funds in their mission against cancer next month. As internet professionals personally affected by the disease, they have combined their passion for social innovation, coffee and a great cause to make a difference. First, the CoffeePledge team carefully selects its local beneficiaries that will further cancer treatment and research in the market where CoffeeWeek will be hosted. Once that’s done, they unleash what they do best - BUZZ (pun intended.) You are bound to find everything from live video feeds from each location, tweets, posts, news crews, and celebrity appearances. So for anyone deciding to participate during CoffeeWeek, you are sure to leave with a special blend of social good.
The first cities to launch CoffeeWeek September 5 through September 11, 2011 will be Phoenix and Scottsdale, AZ, with proceeds benefiting the Phoenix Children's Hospital. You can support the cause at local Press Coffee, Echo Coffee, Hava Java, and Fair Trade Cafe locations. There are many fun and inexpensive ways to participate in CoffeeWeek. Whether you pop in and buy a cup or host a coffee break for 24 of your employees, customers or friends for $10, sponsor, or volunteer to help during the week, everything makes a difference!
Please come out and join me and play, drink, give, tweet, blog, or whatever during CoffeeWeek in Phoenix and Scottsdale this year and "buy a cup of coffee to save a life." And stay tuned Los Angeles! CoffeePledge Against Cancer's CoffeeWeek is adding you to the calendar for next year!
