Starbucks' New Blend "Morning Joe Edition"

Starbucks Introduces Gold Coast Blend®: Morning Joe Edition to Encourage Community Involvement.

Starbucks and MSNBC Co-Sponsor Brewing Together Day of Service — the Next Step in the Partnership That was Formed to Include a Focus on Community Involvement.

To celebrate the introduction of this new packaged coffee and the companies' joint commitment to community involvement, Starbucks and MSNBC are co-sponsoring Brewing Together Day of Service on Saturday, November 21, 2009 in conjunction with HandsOn Network, the largest volunteering organization in the U.S.

We are pleased to announce that for their volunteer project, Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski, Willie Geist and the “Morning Joe”crew, joined by Starbucks Cliff Burrows and Starbucks partners (employees), first stop will be in one of our hometowns - Louisiana!

The team will travel to the John McDonogh School in New Orleans on Friday, November 20 for a community art project and other activities. This project is made possible through work with City Year Louisiana, a local affiliate of City Year, an organization that unites young people of all backgrounds for a year of full-time service, as tutors, mentors and role models who help students and schools succeed. As part of the day, Joe, Mika, Willie and Cliff will share their career experiences with many of the school’s students and the team of young leaders in service with City Year who serve at the school year-round. Additionally, Starbucks and MSNBC together will make a donation to the John McDonogh school earmarked for renovations to the school’s auditorium.