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Tropical Storm Stan Relief EffortsIn October 2005, Tropical Storm Stan struck parts ofMexico, Guatemala and El Salvador, including areas wherecoffee is grown. The storm caused flash floods, mudslides,damage to crops, and it claimed the lives of thousands. Weresponded to the immediate needs for humanitarian reliefand longer-term rebuilding efforts. Within the first weekfollowing the storm, Starbucks coffee buyers and agronomistsvisited some of the affected areas where we buy coffee to makea human connection with local farmers and gain a bettersense of long-term rebuilding needs. Starbucks was able torespond rapidly with $1 million toward relief and rebuildingefforts in Mexico and Guatemala, which helped to fund 59local projects and benefit an estimated 415,000 people.To assist affected communities in El Salvador and Guatemala,Starbucks earmarked $23,000 of the emergency funds wehad contributed to CARE International earlier, and we alsoprovided an additional $250,000 via Mercy Corp for reliefefforts in areas of Guatemala that were especially hard-hit.My Starbucks –The first two weeks following TropicalStorm Stan were very difficult forus. The Chanjul coffee farm wascompletely inaccessible after the storm’storrential rains had washed away theroad. Now it has been fixed, thanks toStarbucks. Along with our neighbors,we are once again able to transportour coffee crops to the processingfacility. While the monetary support yougave was of great help, we are moreuplifted by the solidarity we experiencedwith Starbucks coffee buyers.african Heartlands Coffee ProjectThe first phase of the African Heartlands Coffee Project, acollaboration between Starbucks and the African WildlifeFoundation (AWF), was launched in Kenya in January 2005.The three-year project is focused on helping farmers improvethe quality and quantity of Kenya coffee, introducingsustainable growing and processing best practices as well assupporting wildlife and biodiversity conservation.The three-year venture is being funded with a $600,000commitment from Starbucks, which included a contributionof $187,000 to AWF in fiscal 2006. We believe the positivedevelopments taking place in the two Kenyan coffeecooperatives participating in phase one of this projectclearly reflect the hard work and dedication of coffeegrowers to embrace sustainable growing practices and higherquality standards.Additional support for AWF’s work in Kenya came fromStarbucks UK. In fiscal 2006, Starbucks UK contributedapproximately $90,000 to AWF to help to fund theconstruction of an earth dam, revitalize a reforestationprogram and rehabilitate the Kihuyo Wildlife Fence. Toengage partners in this effort, Starbucks UK created anAfrica-themed photo contest, from which 10 UK Starbuckspartners were selected to travel to Kenya in October 2006and meet with local coffee farmers who are benefiting fromthe project.Marco LucasFarm General ManagerChiapas, MexicoP R O D U C T S 28