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What do a pit bull named Tiny, a labrador named Cocoa, and a shepherd mix named Serenity all have in common?
They will all benefit from the gracious donations of the baristas of The Duck Store this upcoming year.
A small crowd gathered on Friday 10:30 a.m. as The Duck Store presented a $9,500 check to Greenhill Humane Society.
The crowd was a mixture of baristas, Humane Society volunteers and students passing by.
“I think it is really noble what they are doing. It reaffirms all the reasons I chose to go to school here,” said Kellin Clark, a University freshman.
Greenhill Marketing and Development Director Katie Dyer was emotional as she accepted the check. “Greenhill recognizes the generosity of the baristas and can not thank them enough,” she said.
When the coffee shop opened in The Duck Store in 1996, there was a debate over whether to put out a tip jar. Because The Duck Store is a non-profit organization, the idea of accepting tips at the coffee bar but not in other areas of the store seemed wrong. However, because customers were used to tipping baristas, The Duck Stop Coffee Bar decided to accept tips and donate the money to local nonprofit- profit organizations.
Every year since that time, the baristas have chosen a charity to donate to. Since 1996, The Duck Stop has raised a total of $69,620 for organizations such as the Literacy Council of Eugene-Springfield, Womenspace, Birth To Three, White Bird Clinic, Relief Nursery, Volunteers In Medicine, HIV Alliance, Shelter Care, Child Advocacy Center and Greenhill Humane Society.
The Humane Society will use the donation to continue work on its foster care program and continue sponsoring its euthanasia-free policies for adoptable animals, which are kept running through donations.
This year, Greenhill might receive even more than expected if Spanky, a Boston terrier that came out to support the ceremony, wins a Kodak contest to become the new “fire dog” mascot for Circuit City. If Spanky wins, the Humane Society will receive $50,000 in donations.
Because of a reporter’s error, the policies of the Greenhill Humane Society were misstated. Greenhill Humane Society’s policy is to euthanize unadoptable animals.
The Emerald regrets the error.
Humane society receives $9,500 from baristas
Daily Emerald
February 4, 2008
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