What is Charity: Water?
At Café Kubal, we believe in the "thank you economy" and giving back to where we take from. We enjoy being involved in the community and receiving the joy and satisfaction that comes from making a positive impact, that’s why we partnered with the charity: water, a non-profit organization bringing clean, safe drinking water to people in developing nations.
Why Water?
Did you know that quality water is essential for making a great cup of Kubal coffee? The reason why Café Kubal's coffee is good, other than our roasting process and brewing metrics, is the complex water filtration system within our brewing equipment.
Clean water is essential to life. 90% of the 30,000 deaths that occur every week from unsafe water and unhygienic living conditions are children under five years old. Additionally, In Africa alone, people spend 40 billion hours every year walking for water. Women and children usually bear the burden of water collection, walking miles to the nearest source, which is unprotected and likely contaminated.
Since Africa is one of the continents that Café Kubal sources its coffee from, it gives us great pleasure to give back and bring the farm-to-cup relationship closer.
On to the Water Ball
Kubal Water Ball is a kick-off event we put together for the charity: water to raise awareness and funds throughout 2015. Through an evening of camaraderie, inspiring ambiance, and great food (and coffee), we hope to draw in the community with this event and better educate others and ourselves on the need for clean water. There were silent auctions, a cash bar, a live band, a photo booth, video presentations on charity: water, a water walk for the guests to experience the lives of those who live without clean water nearby, treats and beverages by Cafe Kubal and cuisine prepared by Sky Armory‘s executive chef. With much help and generous donations from the community, the Water Ball project manager, Nate Palumbo, and I delivered a successful event on the night of January, 30th. Our guests were entertained and educated at the same time.
Check out the media coverage from Syracuse.com and the photographs of the event. These great images were captured by the most talented, generous, and hardworking photographers: The Story Photography by Chris and Anatoli Photograffi by Anatoli. Read on and feel the vibe of the night of Kubal Water Ball!
