| Mission Grounds Where Your Dollars Make a | | | | full-bodied, and Mission Grounds Light Roast which |
| Difference | | | | offers a more delicate flavor that is crisp and bright. |
| Mission Grounds Gourmet Coffee is a non-profit | | | | The Opportunity |
| corporation dedicated to making a significant | | | | There are several ways you can show your support |
| difference in the lives of children here in Atlanta & | | | | for the work of Mission Grounds: |
| around the globe. We’re accomplishing that goal by | | | | BUY MISSION GROUNDS COFFEE. Whether you |
| selling our GREAT-TASTING, gourmet coffee & | | | | purchase one pound for your personal enjoyment, or |
| donating 100% of the profits to carefully selected | | | | several pounds a week to serve in your corporate |
| charitable projects such as group homes, shelters, | | | | break room, every donation helps our causes. |
| orphanages & schools. | | | | SELL MISSION GROUNDS COFFEE. If you have a |
| The Company | | | | restaurant or coffee shop, we’d love to be your |
| The company was started by Boake and Carol | | | | house brew. |
| Moore, as an extension of their mission work in Costa | | | | DONATE DIRECTLY TO A PROJECT. We’ll be |
| Rica. He got the idea from another friend who brought | | | | happy to discuss the efforts we have underway and |
| back bags of the local coffee to sell through his | | | | how your donations can make a difference. Our |
| church. They joined the Café CoopeTarrazu | | | | current projects are listed on the back panel of this |
| Farmer’s Co-Op which enabled them to make | | | | brochure. Corporations can know 100% of their |
| purchases from a local group of 2500 farmers. Then | | | | donations go to helping children and not to a salary or |
| they began importing the coffee that is now sold as | | | | overhead. Donate where giving makes the biggest |
| Mission Grounds. | | | | difference. |
| There are no administrative overhead costs at Mission | | | | VOLUNTEER TO HELP HOMELESS CHILDREN: |
| Grounds. We rely on a team of volunteers led by | | | | Please give me a call at (678) 480-1067, and let’s |
| successful business executives such as Thomas | | | | talk. |
| Loach and Rick Sample. No one involved in the effort | | | | The Projects: |
| accepts a salary. Overhead is limited to shipping, | | | | Mission Grounds is currently supporting projects in |
| packaging and labeling the coffee, and comprises less | | | | several areas: |
| than 5% of re¬ceipts. Every penny of profit goes | | | | Atlanta, Georgia: Sales from Mission Grounds Coffee |
| toward child-centered projects in the U.S. and countries | | | | support The Children’s Restoration Network (CRN) |
| around the world. We use personal contacts to | | | | and Jars of Clay. These two organizations provide |
| transfer funds and ensure the entire amount reaches | | | | food, clothing, housing, education and job training for |
| its intended destination. | | | | children in need in the Atlanta area. Jars of Clay works |
| The Coffee | | | | specifically with the inner-city poor, CRN works with |
| Mission Grounds Coffee is made from the finest | | | | shelters and group homes throughout Metro Atlanta. |
| Arabica beans grown in the rich volcanic soil of the | | | | China: Mission Grounds has recently completed a third |
| Tarrazu region of Costa Rica. Known for its intense | | | | school near Kunming in the Yunnan province. We have |
| aroma and depth of flavor, coffee from this region is | | | | identified 12 more sites for future school construction. |
| fre¬quently used to improve the flavor of big-name | | | | Our goal is to complete at least 2 or 3 schools per |
| blends. | | | | year. |
| Tarrazu coffee is graded at five levels. The highest | | | | Venezuela: Mission Grounds is constructing and |
| quality (#1) is also the least abundant, because it is | | | | supporting an orphanage housing 160 children that is |
| grown at the highest altitudes and takes the longest to | | | | under construction in the town of Barquisimeto. It is |
| grow and ripen. Large coffee chains, which must | | | | scheduled for completion in the summer of 2008. At |
| purchase their beans in huge quantities, routinely pass | | | | least one other site has been identified for a similar |
| over grades 1 and 2, even for their finest coffees. | | | | facility. |
| Mission Grounds buys only the #1 grade beans. We | | | | Russia: Mission Grounds supports several orphanages |
| offer two roasting options: Dark Roast, which is slow | | | | in St. Petersburg, including an HIV home, through an |
| roasted for a smooth, rich taste, slightly spicy and | | | | organization called Relational Bridges International. |