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Starbucks offers free coffee to those who join Obama volunteer corps
Business Journal ^ | January 16, 2009

Posted on 01/19/2009 6:33:00 AM PST by King of Card Games

Starbucks Coffee wants U.S. consumers to jump on president-elect Barack Obama’s volunteer bandwagon and pledge to join one of his community service corps.

Obama and incoming first lady Michelle Obama want Americans to do community service the week of his inauguration Jan. 20. and commit this year to one of his so-called national service corps that will do volunteer work in schools and related to the environment.

Starbucks said it will offer free “tall” coffee beginning Wednesday through Sunday for customers who fill out community service pledge cards at the coffee chain’s locations.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: coffee; conscription; nationalservice; obama; starbucks; volunteers; yougottabekidding
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To: King of Card Games
Dear Starbucks,
Will sighting in my new rifles and practicing marksmanship count as community service? I didn't think so. Thanks anyway.
Dog

81 posted on 01/19/2009 10:00:06 AM PST by atomic_dog (No matter how obvious my sarcasm is, my post will be taken seriously by someone here on FR.)
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