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Cocoa HonorsCocoa Honors
An Askinosie Chocolate “bean to bar” An Askinosie Chocolate “bean to bar” experienceexperience
A project in cooperation with Central High School, Drury A project in cooperation with Central High School, Drury University, and Askinosie ChocolateUniversity, and Askinosie Chocolate
Our GoalsOur Goals
Help locate a Help locate a sustainable source sustainable source of high quality of high quality African beansAfrican beans
Our GoalsOur Goals
Help develop Help develop long-term long-term
relationships relationships with the farmerswith the farmers
Pictures from previous Askinosie trips to Ecuador and MexicoPictures from previous Askinosie trips to Ecuador and Mexico
Our GoalsOur Goals
Travel to Africa Travel to Africa to meet the to meet the
farmersfarmers
and perform a and perform a service service
project in project in the farmers’ the farmers’
regionregionPictures from previous Askinosie trips to Ecuador and MexicoPictures from previous Askinosie trips to Ecuador and Mexico
Our GoalsOur Goals
Assist Askinosie Assist Askinosie Chocolate in making Chocolate in making their first Single-their first Single-
Origin African Origin African Chocolate BarChocolate Bar
Learn about Learn about logistics – logistics – from there from there to hereto here
Our ProgressOur ProgressMeeting weekly with Shawn Askinosie we Meeting weekly with Shawn Askinosie we narrowed our country selection from all of narrowed our country selection from all of Africa….Africa….
… ….to Tanzania .to Tanzania
and Liberiaand Liberia
Our ProgressOur Progress
We have established connections We have established connections in both countriesin both countries
Our ProgressOur Progress
Our service project Our service project will either be:will either be:• Drilling a well in Drilling a well in Tanzania for clean Tanzania for clean waterwater
•Exploring Exploring educational educational options in Liberia options in Liberia
Our ProgressOur ProgressWe have We have established a established a financial plan to: financial plan to: • Provide Provide transportation for transportation for 18 students and 2 18 students and 2 Central High Central High faculty members faculty members • Fund the service Fund the service project projectproject project
We’re learningWe’re learning
and social and social entrepreneurshipentrepreneurship
Introduction to Introduction to Direct Trade Direct Trade
We’re learningWe’re learning
Project management skillsProject management skills
We’re learningWe’re learning
Small business in Small business in a global economy a global economy by using by using Askinosie Askinosie Chocolate as a Chocolate as a second classroomsecond classroom
We’re learningWe’re learning
Profit Profit sharing with sharing with farmersfarmers
andand peace through peace through commercecommerce
We’re learningWe’re learning
about poverty and our role about poverty and our role in eliminating itin eliminating it
Our NeedsOur Needs
We have estimated that each We have estimated that each participant will need a minimum of participant will need a minimum of $3,500 for the trip, ($70,000) which $3,500 for the trip, ($70,000) which will cover:will cover:• AirfareAirfare• AccommodationsAccommodations• FoodFood• In-country transportationIn-country transportation• Our service projectOur service project
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Your ContributionYour ContributionAll donations made All donations made will go toward the will go toward the travel expenses for travel expenses for the students and the students and teacher sponsors, as teacher sponsors, as well as the funding well as the funding for the service for the service projectproject
None of the money raised will pay None of the money raised will pay for beans or Shawn Askinosie’s for beans or Shawn Askinosie’s triptrip
Your ContributionYour Contribution
Tax deductible donations should be Tax deductible donations should be payable to Drury University payable to Drury University with Cocoa Honors in the memo line with Cocoa Honors in the memo line
Thank you Thank you for your for your time!time!For more information contact Shawn Askinosie at 417-862-For more information contact Shawn Askinosie at 417-862-
9900 or [email protected] or [email protected]