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Global Community
We proudly support a better way of life for coffee producing communities particularly our farm workers in Panama. It is our goal to better the quality of life of the people who work for us and have endeavored to do our best in achieving this goal. Our involvement with our workers and their families is both direct, hands-on and indirect, depending on their needs, interests and if they are local or itinerant workers. Below are just a few of our programs: Escuela Hacienda Cafetalera – This is an elementary school certified by the Panama Department of Education specifically for adults. We have a teacher who comes to the farm on Sundays and works with those interested in obtaining their elementary school diploma. Also on Sundays, we tutor students who need help with their studies. Day Care Centers – Our workers arrive to the farm with their families where they live and work. We have established two day care centers where the parents leave their children while they go harvest the coffee. We provide day care and full meals for the children and our teachers are student teachers from the University of Chiriqui and earn credits from this service. We also provide health care services to the children of the workers thru the local public health care clinic. Scholarship Program – We provide various scholarships to local private schools with help from benefactors such as LaserMonks and Benevolen Blends coffee. Please read more about how the Janson Family is assisting their community with the help of LaserMonks and Benevolentblends.com by visiting our Giving Back page. Our Lady of Spring Bank is a small Cistercian Community originally founded in Onconomowoc, Wisconsin in the late 1920's. The community moved to its current, more secluded location in the mid 1970's. The Monks of Spring Bank place great importance on their liturgical prayer life which included liturgy of the Hours, sung to Gregorian chant in Latin, Eucharist, Vigils and Compline complemented by daily periods of meditation and silent prayer. If we were asked what is the mission statement of our community, or even what is the purpose of our existence we would answer: "To lead the best monastic life possible, according to the Rule of St. Benedict and Cistercian tradition." Prayer and work - Ora et Labora - is our credo. Thank you for supporting our contemplative life and charitable works through your purchase of Benevolent Blends coffee.  Coffee That Changes Lives
Everytime you drink a cup of Benevolent Blends Coffee, you are making the world a better place.
Read more about our coffee and our mission. Our CoffeeBenevolent Blends Coffee offers a connection to origin with each coffee experience. Our coffee buyers have demonstrated a special ability to discover truly wonderful and distinctive coffees. We roast our coffee and present it to the consumer in such a way that the differences and subtleties between roasts are as apparent as the nuances found in wine. These diverse flavors lead to a deeper discovery of coffee origins, the people who grow and harvest the cherries, the cultures that exist where the coffees are cultivated, and the economic relationships that are formed with each and every coffee purchase and ultimately, with every cup. Our MissionBenevolent Blends is committed to promoting the public’s awareness and recognition of environmental, agricultural and socially responsible initiatives. We support programs which improve the quality of living for farm workers and their families in coffee producing regions. We support these principles by donating proceeds from each sale of Benevolent Blends Coffee either directly to the farmers themselves or to the organizations which assist these hard working families.This year, Benevolent Blends provided scholarships to students in Panama, helped build a computer and art classroom, allocated funds to a health clinic in a coffee-growing community, and donated to groups such as Coffee Kids, Grounds for Health and TechnoServe. Our CommunityOur small monastic community of Cistercian monks is tucked away on 600 beautiful acres in southwestern Wisconsin. This Catholic order was founded 900 years ago, according to the Rule of St. Benedict and the Latin “Ora Et Labora”, Prayer and Work. BenevolentBlends.com, as well as LaserMonks.com and MonkEgifts.com were founded as a way to support and sustain our community and contemplative way of life, in addition to funding our charitable works around the world. How You Can Help Support Fair Trade in the United StatesThe easiest way to support Fair Trade is to purchase fairly traded products. Your actions as a consumer support or discourage actions by businesses. By making the choice to buy fairly traded products you help provide health care, education and a better lifestyle for farmers, workers, and artisans around the world. Look for products produced by Equal Exchange or other Fair Trade vendors and join millions of other socially conscious consumers across the United States in becoming a "fair trader." From the bean to your cup
Join us as we travel the globe in search of the perfect bean. 
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We roast to order on Wednesdays, so order your coffee today, and it will be roasted on Wednesday and shipped on Sunday 21-March
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