Equal Exchange Blog ... "Extraordinary Coordinator: Jane Chandler"

Equal Exchange's mission is to build long-term trade partnerships that are economically just and environmentally sound, to foster mutually beneficial relationships between farmers and consumers and to demonstrate, through our success, the contribution of worker co-operatives and Fair Trade to a more equitable, democratic and sustainable world.

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Extraordinary Coordinator: Jane Chandler

When you live on the edge of a pond in rural Maine and learn that a member from your community is in dire need of socially just coffee, what do you do? If you're Jane Chandler, veteran fair trade coordinator at West Parish Congregational Church UCC, Maine, you jump into your kayak, tied at your dock, and paddle across the pond to provide high quality products for your friend in need. Jane and her husband Jim live year round on the edge of Bryant Pond — located about 15 minutes away from Bethel, Maine. Jane delivers most of her Equal Exchange coffee orders by car or folks pick them up from her house or the church; but she keeps the kayak tied to the dock for caffeine emergencies ...

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