No beans about it, “the coffee’s on” in Clark County Kiwanis Clubs. Division 44 clubs are selling Café Feminino, coffee grown by a coalition of African and Latin American women. Profits from the sales will be donated to UNICEF through the Kiwanis International initiative, the Eliminate Project. Kiwanis International and UNICEF  are joining forces to wipe out maternal and neonatal tetanus (MNT), which kills one baby every nine minutes, as well as a many women. To eliminate MNT, 129 million mothers and babies must be immunized. The sale of one bag of coffee by local Kiwanians will generate enough funds to purchase about two doses of the life-saving vaccine.

Rain Drop Roasters of Ridgefield obtains the African coffee beans and roasts them for Division 44 Kiwanis clubs, for a percentage-based fee. Each 8-oz. bag is decorated with custom labels that explain the Eliminate Project and the Clark County Kiwanis clubs’ involvement in it. Customers can choose whole bean or ground style, regular or decaffeinated. The fair trade, organic coffee is $10 a bag. The clubs plan to sell the rich-flavored coffee at community events. Individual club members are also selling it. To purchase coffee, call Linda Herrington at 360-574-3747 or Bruce Davis at 360-600-7486.