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6.30.2008 - 10:28am ET
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Endangered Species Chocolate
Endangered Species Chocolate Calls for "10% Give Back" Applications
(CSRwire) INDIANAPOLIS,IN, - June 30, 2008 - From primate climbing towers to sea
turtle tracking, waterway clean-ups to chimpanzee medicine, Endangered
Species Chocolate is committed to enriching the lives of at-risk species
and preserving their habitats.
Endangered Species Chocolate uses ethically traded, shade-grown
all-natural and organic chocolate as a medium to spread environmental
awareness and help support the growing number of species disappearing from
the planet. 10% of net profits or $10,000, whichever is greater, is donated
each year to two organization that help support species, habitat and
humanity.
Applications for 2009-10 are being accepted now through August 31,
2008. The mission-minded chocolate company has a rigorous process in
which 10% Give Back partners are selected based on their aggressive and
clear mission to help support species, habitat and humanity. All
applicants must be designated tax exempt under the IRS code 501(c)(3).
The 2009-10 Endangered Species Chocolate 10% Give Back application is
available at www.chocolatebar.com/giveback.
To honor the company’s core value of conservation, applications and
supplemental materials should be submitted electronically using the email
address provided on the application. New partners will be announced by
October 31, 2008.
Endangered Species Chocolate's 10% Give Back partners in 2007-08 are Chimp
Haven and Ocean Conservancy. Each year the company also seeks ways to give
back to the farming communities that harvest their all-natural and organic
cacao. Four representatives recently returned from a trip to Ivory Coast
and Nigeria where they visited cacao farmers and volunteered at a
clinic.
Chimp Haven provides lifetime care for chimpanzees no longer used
for medical research, as pets or entertainers. The 200-acre Shreveport,
LA, sanctuary is home to more than 200 of the approximately 1,300
chimpanzees who have been used in federally supported research and who are
housed in research facilities. Funds received from Endangered Species
Chocolate are used for veterinary care and medicine, the food preparation
and enrichment kitchen, and habitat enhancements.
www.chimphaven.org
Ocean Conservancy, located in Washington, DC, promotes healthy and
diverse ocean ecosystems and opposes practices that threaten ocean life
and human life. Through research, education, and science-based advocacy,
Ocean Conservancy informs, inspires, and empowers people to speak and act
on behalf of the oceans. The Endangered Species Chocolate grant is used to
fund three projects: SEE Turtles: Sea turtle Ecotourism Expeditions, The
International Coastal Cleanup and the Florida Wildlife Program.
www.oceanconservancy.org.
Nonprofits are also encouraged to apply for in-kind chocolate donations to
help support their cause. Groups like Keep Indianapolis Beautiful and The
Nature Conservancy use donations from Endangered Species Chocolate as
volunteer snacks, donor gifts and event favors. The Endangered Species
Chocolate product donation request form can be found at www.chocolatebar.com/apps.asp.
About Endangered Species Chocolate
Indianapolis-based Endangered Species Chocolate is fully committed to
providing premium, all-natural ethically traded, naturally shade-grown,
gluten-free and kosher products, as well as products that are certified
vegan and organic. To honor its core value – Reverence for Life – ESC
confirms that all beans used in its products are purchased from
family-owned properties where the income benefits the community. The
company also donates 10-percent of net profits to help support species,
habitat and humanity. For more information, please visit www.chocolatebar.com.
For more information please contact:
Renee Sweany, Cacao Tree Hugger,Marketing Associate
Endangered Species Chocolate
317.216.2108
ChocolateBar.com
www.chocolatebar.com
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