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Fair Trade

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​When:  
Friday, February 24, 6:30-8:30 pm
Where:  
Social Hall
What:  
Chocolate Chip Cookie Bake-off.  
Sponsored by the Outreach Board’s Fair Trade Committee.  
Who:  
​People who love to bake chocolate chip cookies.  People who love to eat chocolate chip cookies.
​Do you think you make the best chocolate chip cookies?  Do you love to eat chocolate chip cookies?  Then this event is for you!

The Outreach Board’s Fair Trade Committee is sponsoring the Chocolate Chip Cookie Bake-off on Friday, February 24, 6:30-8:30 pm.  Judges will include an esteemed group of individuals from our church community.

The Bake-off is being held to:

1. Raise awareness in the Congregation and community about Fair Trade and its products.  
2. Increase Fair Trade sales to support farmers.
3. Promote chocolate chips.
4. Bring generations together.

​​For more information contact Blake Putney, Cathy Gauthier, Karen Routt or Marla Essenmacher.

Come back soon for the latest updates!
Are you interested in competing?  

Competition guidelines will be posted Wednesday, February 1st, when the registration window opens.  You will be able to register until Sunday, February 12.  More information about the competition guidelines will come soon.  

Chocolate Chip Cookie Contest Entry

Are you interested in coming?
The Chocolate Chip Cookie Bake-off is a family affair, so register to attend beginning Wednesday, February 1st.  
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Chocolate Chip Cookie Contest Attendance

Orders for your Fair Trade favorites are being accepted now through 12 noon on Saturday January 21, 2023.  
​Pick up after the church service on Sunday January 22, OR request delivery.  WE CAN DELIVER TO YOUR DOOR!
The FCCPA Fair Trade ministry provides you with the opportunity to purchase organic products grown by small farmer-owned coops throughout the world.  This creates access to the global marketplace, enabling the farmers, their families and their communities to be more stable economically.  There's room in every cabinet and pantry for delicious Fair Trade products.
About Online Ordering
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1. Shop:  Be sure to browse the entire site for all of your Fair Trade favorites. Just add items to your cart and place your order by noon on Saturday January 21.

2. Check Out and Pay: When your cart is complete, select check out then enter your contact information and method of payment (credit card or PayPal account only).

​3. Pick Up Your Order or Request Delivery: 
  • To pick up your order, we will be outside the Narthex on Sunday, January 22, after the church service.
  • We deliver! Read on...  
    • If you live in a retirement community in Palo Alto or have special requirements and live in a nearby town, our volunteer team is happy to provide free delivery to you.
    • We will also provide free delivery for orders of at least $20 to most nearby towns.
    • To request delivery, please select "Shipping" during your checkout process.
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​​If you do not see an order confirmation email, please check your junk mail or spam folder.
The FCCPA Fair Trade Team includes Wes Chow, Rodney Click, Loren Gordon, Nancy Peterson and Karen Routt.  The Fair Trade Ministry is a program of the Outreach Board.  On behalf of the farmers and their families we support, we are grateful for your purchases. For questions, contact Nancy at FairTrade@fccpa.org
FAIR TRA​DE PRODUCTS

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TEA

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CHOCOLATE

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NUTS & FRUIT

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OLIVE OIL

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About Us

Fair Trade at First Congregational Church Palo Alto is a ministry of the Outreach Board. We partner with Boston-based Equal Exchange to source the products we sell. Equal Exchange helps keep small independent farmers and co-ops as an active part of the world agricultural marketplace, allowing them to earn fair, stable incomes that are not available through multinational agribusiness corporations. We hope you will support independent farmers and co-ops to the greatest extent possible, while enjoying delicious, value-priced, organic foods.
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The Fully Vaccinated Fair Trade Team: Karen Routt, Nancy Peterson, Loren Gordon and Wes Chow. Not shown: Rodney Click.
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​We have a strong congregational commitment to Fair Trade, established and sustained by Jean Roth and Margaret Beeler. We hope you will support independent farmers and coops to the greatest extent possible, while enjoying delicious, organic foods. 
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​For questions or suggestions, contact: Nancy Peterson at FairTrade@fccpa.org


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