Presenting the petition to C-Town

After collecting more than 400 signatures , we presented our petition to the manager of C-Town. Our students prepared statements which they read asking for C-Town to start selling Fair Trade chocolate.

Much to our delight, Jose, the store manager, was very open to what we had to say. He had never heard of Fair Trade Chocolate and he was also unaware of some of the labor practices of the major chocolate companies.

One thing that concerned Jose was the price of the chocolate. With Fair Trade Certified chocolate costing more than most of the other chocolates that C-Town carried, Jose was concerned that people from the neighborhood would not be willing to spend their money on fair trade chocolate.
But our students assured him that there were 32 customers right there in front of him who would be willing to shell out a little more money for fair trade chocolate.

After taking things into consideration Jose agreed!!! It was one of the greatest moments in my young teaching career. Our students had taken action and made a difference in their community. It was a moment of empowerment for our students who often feel like their voices are never being heard.


(pictured: Jose, the C-Town manager holding a Ithica Fine Chocolates order form and Mr. Hildreth)