I really want to thank Grounds For Health for doing so much good! They had an auction today to raise money for this fantastic cause. Also a big shout out to the many donors for giving so much! I bid on a small lot of Kenya Peaberry and won! I hope in the future to be able to do more in donations for them. Here is some info about them. If you are in the giving mood and want to help woman in coffee you can go to www.groundsforhealth.org and donate a small amount.
Grounds for Health was founded in 1996 by Dan Cox, the president of a U.S. coffee company, and his close friend Dr. Francis Fote, OB/GYN. They were visiting coffee cooperatives in Mexico when they learned that cervical cancer rates there were some of the highest in the world. Dr. Fote knew quite well that cervical cancer is preventable and—when caught early—one of the most treatable forms of cancer. Cox and Dr. Fote took action.
Working with a Mexican OB/GYN, they set out to improve cervical cancer screening in the Oaxaca region. Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (later Keurig Green Mountain) and Ben & Jerry’s Homemade offered initial financial support, while volunteer cytologists and pathologists offered their skills, making regular trips to the area to provide on-site training and interpretation of Pap smears.