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American Refugee Committee is partnering again with Dunn Brothers Coffee, the Minneapolis-based coffee franchise, to offer the Changemakers Collection coffee bean in 87 Dunn Brothers stores in nine U.S. states. Sales from the collection will benefit ARC’s relief programs around the world.

Starting in mid-September, Dunn Brothers Coffee will offer a Ugandan coffee bean for purchase as well as brew this light roast coffee in stores, available as a coffee-of-the-day. The Ugandan bean is the second in the Changemakers Collection. The first, a Burundi microlot coffee bean, was available in stores in February and March of this year.

Through proceeds of the Changemakers Collection, Dunn Brothers will contribute $10,000 to ARC in 2016 to help fund breakthrough humanitarian solutions for the 3 million people ARC serves around the world.

ARC provides clean water, protection and community services to more than 200,000 people in refugee settlements and communities in Uganda.

The Uganda brew is a very complex cup of coffee, with a rich body, bold acidity and lots of sweet caramel flavor to balance.  Spice and cedar aroma notes further add complexity while a crisp tangerine-like tartness completes the finish. The coffee will be available in Dunn Brothers Coffee stores and online at dunnbrothers.com starting mid-September 2016.

Dunn Brothers Coffee’s collaboration with ARC goes back to 2014 when it helped create the Changemaker Chocolate Bar, a B.T McElrath chocolate bar crafted with Dunn Brothers dark roasted beans and with a portion of profits benefiting ARC. In 2015, Dunn Brothers Coffee was the presenting sponsor of The Maker’s Collection, a line of beautiful, artisan products that give back, which launched to 1,100 of ARC’s supporters at their Changemakers Ball in November 2015. At the 2016 Changemakers Ball (December 2) Dunn Brothers coffee will be a key ingredient in a coffee-flavored beer micro-brewed by Minnesota craft brewery Summit Beer and only available that evening.

We’ve got a chance to do more than just pay a fair price for an excellent coffee from East Africa through this program. Giving back to a group of displaced peoples from coffee-growing regions can be more than an aspirational goal through this connection we’ve made with ARC, our storeowners, staff and customers throughout the country.ARC is a leader in helping refugees take control of their lives after war or disaster, so we’re proud we can support them in their vital work. We look forward to an exciting Fall campaign and to continuing this fruitful partnership with Dunn Brothers Coffee through 2016 and beyond.

-Skip Fay, Dunn Brothers Coffee Co-CEO and green coffee buyer