Page 47 - December Tis the Season 2018

CULTURE
Day 1:

Friday

First things first on Friday there was so much

to do, but I decided just to hang out and get

to know all 63 of the vendors at the event. I
must admit even tho I thought I was pacing

myself I still manage to have had one too
many cups of coffee so if you attend next

year make sure you maybe cap yourself off at
15-20 samples a day. I digress let's get back

to the festival. One of the fantastic charities I
was excited to meet while I was there was

Project Waterfall (a charity that partnered
with NYC based charity: water to deliver life-

changing water projects in coffee growing
regions. Since 2011, Project Waterfall has

raised over $1.5 million, bringing clean water
to more than 37,000 people across seven

countries). They were doing a wheel of

fortune game that you had to donate to enter
to win a prize. It was fun although I didn’t win
the cool T-shirt I was going after I still had a

blast. I also had a chance to take advantage

of the Breville photo booth. (You can see my
photos from the booth on the Editor's Note

Page) All and all day one was off to a great
start, and I was excited to come back and

enjoy day two.

47| TNE MAGAZINE | DEC 2018