We are committed to the Portland arts and business community and have been an active participant in the revitalization of Downtown. Below is a list of some of the ways in which we have been or continue to be involved on a local and national level: Memberships Coffee Kids Business Member 2000 to present Downtown Arts District Association (DADA) 1994 to present Maine Businesses for Social Responsibility 1995 to present Maine Arts 1996-2001 Munjoy Hill Neighborhood Association 1998 to present Portland Museum of Art 1996 to present Specialty Coffee Association of America 1993 to present Committees Brown University NASP Volunteer 1993 to present Portland’s Arts District Arts and Cultural Sub-Committee 1995 Development Sub-Committee Portland Arts District Interim Group 1996 - 1997 Downtown Portland Corporation Board Member 1996-2002 Maine Business for Social Responsibility Board 2002 -present President - Maine Business for Social Responsibility Board 2003-2004 Sponsorships Maine Won’t Discriminate Day 1995 The 3rd Annual Women’s Film & Video Festival – Portland Museum of Art 1996 WCSH Channel 6 Sidewalk Art Festival 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 Mad Horse Theatre’s production, Lonely Planet 1996 One World Portland, Congress Square, 2000 OpSail Maine 2000 Portland Velo Club 1999-present Portland Stage Company Little Theater of the Unexpected, 2003 Maine Jewish Film Festival, 2002, 2003 Art Shows (in addition to monthly shows featuring local artists) Fall for Art 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998 First Thursday Gallery Walks on-going AIDS Auction Open House and Art preview 1996-2002 New England Artists Congress III Open Galleries 1996 Community Outreach AIDS Project Archangel Artists Exchange Breast Cancer Fund Coffee By Design “Rebel Blend” Artists Fund 1996-present Mad Horse Theatre Maine Women’s Fund, “My Mom’s Coffee” fundraiser 1999-present Maine Won’t Discriminate Men’s Resource Center of Southern Maine, ‘My Dad’s Coffee” fundraiser 2000-present Portland’s Downtown Arts District Pocket Guide 1994 St. Lawrence Arts and Community Center plus numerous donations throughout the year Festivals Maine College of Art Warm-Up Festival 1995 Maine Festival 1995, 1996 Casco Bay Fiddle Festival 1996 Awards Greater Portland Landmarks, Merchants Award category Maine Times, Best Coffee Roaster, 1998 Casco Bay Weekly, Best Coffee, 2000, 2002, 2003 City of Portland, “Small Business of the Year Award”, 2000 Portland Pheonix, Best Coffee, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 State of Maine, “Govenor's Award for Business Excellence”, 2003 Aetna Insurance, “Business of the Year Award-Northeast Region”, 2003 |
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