Cocoa HonorsCocoa Honors

An Askinosie Chocolate “bean to bar” An Askinosie Chocolate “bean to bar” experienceexperience

A project in cooperation with Central High School, Drury A project in cooperation with Central High School, Drury University, and Askinosie ChocolateUniversity, and Askinosie Chocolate

Our GoalsOur Goals

Help locate a Help locate a sustainable source sustainable source of high quality of high quality African beansAfrican beans

Our GoalsOur Goals

Help develop Help develop long-term long-term

relationships relationships with the farmerswith the farmers

Pictures from previous Askinosie trips to Ecuador and MexicoPictures from previous Askinosie trips to Ecuador and Mexico

Our GoalsOur Goals

Travel to Africa Travel to Africa to meet the to meet the

farmersfarmers

and perform a and perform a service service

project in project in the farmers’ the farmers’

regionregionPictures from previous Askinosie trips to Ecuador and MexicoPictures from previous Askinosie trips to Ecuador and Mexico

Our GoalsOur Goals

Assist Askinosie Assist Askinosie Chocolate in making Chocolate in making their first Single-their first Single-

Origin African Origin African Chocolate BarChocolate Bar

Learn about Learn about logistics – logistics – from there from there to hereto here

Our ProgressOur ProgressMeeting weekly with Shawn Askinosie we Meeting weekly with Shawn Askinosie we narrowed our country selection from all of narrowed our country selection from all of Africa….Africa….

… ….to Tanzania .to Tanzania

and Liberiaand Liberia

Our ProgressOur Progress

We have established connections We have established connections in both countriesin both countries

Our ProgressOur Progress

Our service project Our service project will either be:will either be:• Drilling a well in Drilling a well in Tanzania for clean Tanzania for clean waterwater

•Exploring Exploring educational educational options in Liberia options in Liberia

Our ProgressOur ProgressWe have We have established a established a financial plan to: financial plan to: • Provide Provide transportation for transportation for 18 students and 2 18 students and 2 Central High Central High faculty members faculty members • Fund the service Fund the service project projectproject project

We’re learningWe’re learning

and social and social entrepreneurshipentrepreneurship

Introduction to Introduction to Direct Trade Direct Trade

We’re learningWe’re learning

Project management skillsProject management skills

We’re learningWe’re learning

Small business in Small business in a global economy a global economy by using by using Askinosie Askinosie Chocolate as a Chocolate as a second classroomsecond classroom

We’re learningWe’re learning

Profit Profit sharing with sharing with farmersfarmers

andand peace through peace through commercecommerce

We’re learningWe’re learning

about poverty and our role about poverty and our role in eliminating itin eliminating it

Our NeedsOur Needs

We have estimated that each We have estimated that each participant will need a minimum of participant will need a minimum of $3,500 for the trip, ($70,000) which $3,500 for the trip, ($70,000) which will cover:will cover:• AirfareAirfare• AccommodationsAccommodations• FoodFood• In-country transportationIn-country transportation• Our service projectOur service project

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Your ContributionYour ContributionAll donations made All donations made will go toward the will go toward the travel expenses for travel expenses for the students and the students and teacher sponsors, as teacher sponsors, as well as the funding well as the funding for the service for the service projectproject

None of the money raised will pay None of the money raised will pay for beans or Shawn Askinosie’s for beans or Shawn Askinosie’s triptrip

Your ContributionYour Contribution

Tax deductible donations should be Tax deductible donations should be payable to Drury University payable to Drury University with Cocoa Honors in the memo line with Cocoa Honors in the memo line

Thank you Thank you for your for your time!time!For more information contact Shawn Askinosie at 417-862-For more information contact Shawn Askinosie at 417-862-

9900 or mshawn@askinosie.com9900 or mshawn@askinosie.com