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| What People Are Saying About Equal Exchange Fundraising | 
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"Our fundraiser has been so successful, and everyone is happy with the quality of the products. We highly recommend the Equal Exchange fundraising program!"
- Thacher Montessori School teachers and staff.
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"Thank you so much! I thought the fundraiser was great! I'm happy to have a fundraiser that supports a higher purpose. Thanks again for all of your help."
- Cate, Middletown Cooperative Preschool
"I want to say how wonderful working with your company has been… It has been a pleasure and every person has been very accommodating and pleasant. You are doing a great job in educating and getting the word out about the needs of developing countries. Now only if we can get the big box corporations to listen!"
– Christine, Disciples UMC Youth Ministries
"The Equal Exchange fundraiser fit perfectly with our School's mission, which is "... to develop informed, engaged, and ethical citizens and leaders for the global community of the 21st century." By raising awareness of fair trade agreements, our students and faculty were able to have conversations about how our behaviors and practices in our own community impact the world community."
- Judy Guild, The Brimmer and May School, MA
"I have been a long time proponent of your product, because it is all Fair Trade, not like [others] who promote Fair Trade but do not really support it."
- Leslie Allen, School Around Us
"The Equal Exchange fundraiser was much more than a fundraiser; it was a vehicle that sparked conversations among our students, faculty and parents about how our behaviors and practices in our own community impact communities across the globe. Besides, it’s easy to choose organic and fair trade when it tastes great!"
- Susan Durocher, Melissa Tomback, Lauren Lapat from The Brimmer and May School, MA
"I was really glad our preschool did the Equal Exchange fundraiser. I like supporting our school with products that meet my organic and human rights standards, and that are also excellent! I am in love with the dark chocolate, and the tea."
- Maxine Oland, Amherst Montessori School
"Equal Exchange is awesome! I do my 7th grade fundraiser at my school with them, and the product, people, and mission are great. Westchester Academy for International Studies in Houston, Texas is blessed to be fundraising clients of Equal Exchange."
- Kim Montgomery, Westchester Academy for International Studies
"The Equal Exchange fundraiser helped us fulfill our vision to protect and care for our social and ecological environment, contribute to a sustainable future and build (develop, nurture) global citizens."
- Audrey Perrott, Executive Director Near North Montessori, Chicago, IL
"What have the kids taken away from it? For my 12 year old son, it's a big lemonade sale. He loves the marketing of it. My daughter is more compassionate. When she heard about what the school made she asked, 'What has the farmer made?'"
- Lisa Cochran, NH, Organizer
"It's perfect. We're doing better than we thought. We care about organic, fair trade, nutrition and with Equal Exchange we get all of that. The kids feel good about selling and the adults feel good about supporting! My daughter bought two of her own bars... we can't eat soy or processed sugars."
- Liz Lacey-Gotz, Minnesota Waldorf School
"I can honestly say that working with Equal Exchange for this fundraiser has changed my life. I knew about Fair Trade before I started, but now I have become immersed in it. I feel totally committed to spreading the word about Fair Trade."
- Kim Browning, Stonewall Elementary School
"I love Equal Exchange Fundraising! I'm excited to use it again. My students get to support what we are working to create - a delicious, sustainable, and more just world. "
- Lori Williams, Suzuki Parents MN
"I love how the Equal Exchange Fundraiser introduces children to the values of equity and sustainability while allowing parents and teachers to purchase everyday products that we all love. I hope to continue this fundraiser for many years to come."
- Jackie DeLisi, The Brimmer and May School, MA
"Education is all about conversations. Through the back and forth exchange of ideas, the two parties deepen their understanding of a topic. Knowledge is built through discourse. When the PA switched their fundraiser to Equal Exchange, it created another topic for conversation. It represents the perfect complement to Brimmer and May's strong global curriculum."
- Andrew Beal, The Brimmer and May School, MA
"The Equal Exchange fundraiser was much more than a fundraiser; it was a vehicle that sparked conversations among our students, faculty and parents about how our behaviors and practices in our own community impact communities across the globe. Besides, it's easy to choose organic and fair trade when it tastes great!"
-Melissa Tomback, Equal Exchange Fundraising Committee Co-Chair
"Can I just say that one of the things that I love about working with Equal Exchange is that it seems small enough of a business to be so personal that you catch things like this, yet big enough to make a "global" difference!"
- Amy , Meadow Montessori Parents Group
"The curriculum has sparked great interest and insight in my class and has lead to wonderful discussions about fairness and economics."
- Lisa Knutson, Montessori Vision Academy
"I was walking by an Equal Exchange table at an event recently and just happened to have a bag of craisins in my bag since my 2 year old loves them. Another parent and I decided to do a taste test. We tested the Equal Exchange dried cranberries against the craisins. The Equal Exchange dried cranberries definitely won! They were juicier, bigger, and just tasted better."
- Simone Blanchard, Montessori parent
"We were so pleased with the results and with how the Equal Exchange philosophy fits with Oak Trails, that we have decided to do it again!"
- Oak Trails Montessori Ann Arbor MI
"Equal Exchange is the perfect fundraiser for us. We're not selling candy that kids don't need. With Equal Exchange we're supporting a couple of different causes - going green and Equal Exchange values - all at the same time."
- Teacher, Countryside Montessori, IN
"Our experience with Equal Exchange was absolutely amazing. The products had a great reputation for their quality and taste in the community and they practically sold themselves! Our representative was extremely helpful and found ways to make sure we made could make the most profit and the biggest difference. I would definitely recommend Equal Exchange to anyone that is thinking of doing a fundraiser!"
- Brandon Stinespring, a high school group from Virginia who raised money to give to KIVA.
"As a person who placed a very large order, I can say that our family is sold on Equal Exchange products; my husband, a coffee aficionado, has pronounced the Equal Exchange coffee the best he has ever had in the US."
- Anne Reenstierna, Head of School, Brimmer and May School, Chestnut Hill, MA
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