BALTIMORE, March 12, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Now is the time to order Fair Trade chocolate for Easter. Purchases from Catholic Relief Services' (CRS) two Fair Trade chocolate partners can be made online with Easter chocolate delivered to your home, parish, school or work. A gift of Fair Trade chocolate through CRS benefits family farmers who grow cocoa beans and the CRS Fair Trade Fund, which provides grants to expand Fair Trade markets for producers in the developing world.
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Equal Exchange – Dark Chocolate Minis for Easter. Order by Monday, March 26.
Equal Exchange's organic, Fair Trade gourmet chocolates are a rich and delicious treat that support small-scale farmers and their families. Each box includes 20 Dark Chocolate Minis (55% cacao content). Made with cacao from small-scale farmers in the Dominican Republic and Peru, organic sugar from a co-op in Paraguay, and fairly traded vanilla from a farmers' association in Madagascar.
Divine Chocolate –Chocolate Bunnies and Eggs. Order by Thursday, March 29.
At the heart of Divine's delicious chocolate, there is a unique story. Not only do the Kuapa Kokoo farmers of Ghana receive a Fair Trade price for their cocoa, they also own 45% of the company and share in the profits from the chocolate. Easter varieties include Milk and Dark Chocolate Bunnies, and Milk Chocolate Praline Eggs.
Mention CRS Fair Trade when placing orders and a percentage of the purchase will be donated to the CRS Fair Trade Fund. Visit www.crsfairtrade.org for more information.
Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. The agency provides assistance to people in need in nearly 100 countries, without regard to race, religion or nationality. For more information, please visit www.crs.org or www.crsespanol.org.
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