World Fair Trade Day PARTY: SF = FAIR TRADE CITY! (Event Over)

In Honor of World Fair Trade Day Mayor Gavin Newsom proclaims SAN FRANCISCO A FAIR TRADE CITY - PARTY THIS SATURDAY May 10th in Dolores Park from 12pm-2pm

PLEASE ATTEND, VOLUNTEER + PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD!
 
Passionate about Fair Trade?  This Saturday TransFair joins SF Mayor Gavin Newsom in declaring SF a Fair Trade City (the 7th in the country and the first on the West Coast!!) -  this is the culmination of a 3 year campaign to reach out to fair trade businesses, retailers, prominent educational and faith institutions and our public transportation systems. 
 
How you can help: Hand-out the thousands of product donations our licensees have kindly offered and help set up and break down the event! 

If you can you come spend a few hours in the park with us this Saturday, please respond immediately and in the affirmative if you can be there at 10am to help us set up the tables, unload the truck and start handing out the samples. 
 
Call Jamie Guzzi at 415-505-7427 or email jguzzi@transfairusa.org to volunteer.  Many thanks! 
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Join Mayor Gavin Newsom and the Bay Area Fair Trade Coalition in proclaiming San Francisco a Fair Trade City this Saturday in Dolores Park!
 
The event will feature TransFair USA founder Paul Rice, Adina World Beat Beverages founder Magatte Wade and San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom and highlight the broad community support for fair trade in San Francisco and the cities achievement of the national guidelines to be recognized as a Fair Trade City.
 
Entertainment will be provided by the Bayonics hip hop group, a Senegalese dance troupe and local DJs.  Free samples from Adina World Beat Beverages, Alter Eco and other local Fair Trade Certified retailers and licensees; along with free Fair Trade Certified flowers for Mother’s Day courtesy of 1-800-Flowers.
 
We will also join other Fair Trade cities around the country in attempting to break the Guiness Book World Record for “World’s Largest Coffee Break – Fair Trade Style” and invite attendees to bring along a Fair Trade coffee from one of the many neighborhood businesses offering this option to help us break the record.
 
This event is sponsored by the City of San Francisco, the Bay Area Fair Trade Coalition, TransFair USA, Adina World Beat Beverages, Global Exchange, AlterEco, ENGAGE, USF Students for Fair Trade and the dozens of local retailers who have made this milestone possible. 
 
Help us spread the word!  Please invite your friends and family to join us for this important milestone.  Want to volunteer?  We are going to need about a dozen hearty souls to help set up in the morning, break down in the evening and hand out all this free stuff!
 
Please call Jamie Guzzi, 510-663-5260 x.309 or email jguzzi@transfairusa.org to volunteer. 
 
For more information on the Bay Area Fair Trade Coalition and the Fair Trade Towns campaign please visit:
http://bayareafairtradecoalition.blog...
 
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James Guzzi
Consumer Outreach Coordinator
TransFair USA
1500 Broadway Ave. Suite 400
Oakland, CA 94612
ph: 510-663-5260
fax: 510-663-5264
jguzzi@transfairusa.org
www.FairTradeCertified.org
 
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