Casteel Coffee is a proud sponsor of Chicago Fair Trade’s GlobalFest 2009 at the Zapatista Cantina. Hosted by ABC 7 news reporter Stacey Baca, GlobalFest will feature Chicago’s Fair Trade connections to Latin America. In addition to Latin American food, beverages and music, two Fair Trade artisans from Peru will share their stories during a brief program that will also feature the presentation of Chicago Fair Trade’s first Changemaker Award.
For more information or tickets visit: www.chicagofairtrade.org
Casteel Coffee is a proud sponsor of Climate Cycle. On May 9th, 2009, Climate Cycle will launch its inaugural bike-a-thon, which will raise money to put solar panels on local public schools and support green energy education. This saves both schools' and taxpayers' money by reducing schools' energy costs while lowering their greenhouse gas emissions, the primary cause of global warming.
*Not only is Casteel Coffee donating coffee to the event, our very own roast master, Dan Floyd is raising money and biking the course.
For more information on the organization or the event, please visit www.climatecycle.org
Casteel Coffee proudly sponsors Evanston’s first independent film festival. The Talking Pictures Festival highlights independent films from around the world mixed with brand new offerings by local filmmakers. The three-day festival is jam packed with animated films, documentaries, fiction films and shorts that promise to offer something for everybody.
For more information, schedules, and tickets visit: www.talkingpicturesfestival.org
Interview with Holocaust Survivor and author Eva Schloss, sponsored by Casteel Coffee airs in 128 communities across Illinois beginning April 27. For airing times in your community, visit illinoischannel.org and check under distribution.
Casteel supports the Keshet Benefit Concert featuring Dennis De Young and the Music of Styx at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, Skokie. Founded in 1982, Keshet provides educational, recreational and vocational programs for children and young adults with special needs. For more information, visit www.keshet.org
Continuing our support of the arts, we are thrilled to sponsor the premiere gallery opening of Spirit and Movement: Dance in Sedona with Casteel Coffee. This show features more than photographs and reflects a twenty year collaborative dream of Chicago entreprenuer, Joe Murphy and photographer, Chris Tenenholtz. For tickets visit www.intuitiveimage.net
Proceeds from ticket sales and auction of two photographs and a limited edition Andy Warhol print benefit DanceWorksChicago.
Tickets: $20 advance; $25 at door; $10 students
For more information visit www.danceworkschicago.org
We are pleased to continue our support of the Chicago Children's Museum this year, with sponsorship of the annual "Be a Kid Again" Gala at Navy Pier. This event provides needed funding for the museum to create a community where play and learning connect for thousands of children, caregivers and educators. For more information on this event and the Chicago Children's Museum, visit www.chicagochildrensmuseum.org.
We applaud the work of the Healthy Schools Campaign (HSC) in promoting healthy food for students in the Chicagoland area. This year, we support HSC's largest fundraiser, Cooking Up Change by sponsoring the coffee for this important event. For more information: www.healthyschoolscampaign.org
As we support organizations that empower the global community, we are glad to participate in this year's Tour de Champagne Chicago. Our donation in the silent auction of this event will benefit HEIFER International, dedicated to self-sustainable communities throughout the world. HEIFER International was recently given the Humanitarian of the Year award by Bon Appetit Magazine. For more information and to order tickets for this event visit www.tourdechampagne.com
We are pleased to participate in this year's Evanston Art Walk as sponsor for artist, Kim Laurel. Stop by our shop to view this painting throughout the month of October. For more information:
http://www.anatomicallycorrect.org/EvanstonArtWalk2008.htm
Understanding the importance of those who represent living history in society, Casteel Coffee is sponsoring a TV program featuring Holocaust survivor and step sister of Anne Frank, Eva Schloss. Author of two books and a renowned international speaker, Eva provides an inspiring 55 minute interview that will be broadcast during the week of September 21 on the Illinois Channel.
If you would like to view this 55 minute interview to your group on your own premises, Casteel Coffee is pleased to present this program to you in DVD format as a community service. A suggested donation by those who attend will enable the purchase of signed copies of Eva's book "The Promise" for free distribution to religious, educational and community groups throughout Chicago and the North Shore.
For more info about Eva Schloss or The Promise please see www.freewebs.com/evaschloss
To purchase "The Promise" go to Barnes&Noble bookstore or contact Barbara Powers at waverlybp@yahoo.com
To schedule an author presentation with Barbara Powers contact waverlybp@yahoo.com