April 24-2021: Marquette Coffee Crawl to Benefit Women’s Center
April 10-2021
Coffee Geography Magazine
The
Third Annual Marquette Coffee Crawl is a go for 2021, which means drinking
coffee to benefit a local cause.
Northern
Michigan University’s Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) is
holding the event on Saturday, April 24 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. All proceeds from
the crawl will be donated to the Women’s Center.
“It’s
super fun, first of all. You just get a group of your household or your close
friends,” said Brianna Sartin, NMU PRSSA Chapter President. “You can go from
each shop and experience each atmosphere. I mean, coffee is a huge thing in
Marquette each shop has done a good job of making their own individual
atmosphere. So it’s just a great way to explore all of those shops but also
like I said it’s for a very, very good cause.”
PRSSA
always holds the coffee crawl in the month of April to correlate with Sexual
Assault Awareness Month.
“We
service students, we see students you know many times who have [experienced]
domestic violence or sexual assault. So for us, it really helps us get our name
out there,” said Beth Casady, the executive director of the Women’s Center.
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Those
who buy a ticket can go to seven of the different participating coffee shops in
Marquette. Each person will receive a four-ounce cup to sample the different
types of coffee at each of the locations. The Women’s Center will also have
informational tables and advocates at some of the shops to help raise awareness
for sexual assault and educate people on all of the other services it offers.
The
seven coffee shops participating are 231 West Patisserie, BabyCakes Muffin Co.,
Contrast Coffee, Cruise-N-Coffee, Dead River Roasting Co., Velodrome Coffee
Company, and The Crib.
There
are three different two-hour time slots to purchase tickets for:
Early
Bird: 8 a.m.-10 a.m.
Mid-Day
Buzz: 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Afternoon
Delight: 12 p.m.- 2 p.m.
NMU
Ticketing will be handling the distribution and production of tickets.
Participants will be able to buy their tickets for their desired time slot
starting on April 10th. Tickets can be reserved on the NMU Ticketing Website.
Tickets will be $16, which is the price of a one-night stay at the Women’s
Center. The ticket will include a Coffee Crawl t-shirt and the coffee from each
shop. Click here to purchase tickets.
The
Women’s Center provides education, counseling, and advocacy for survivors of
domestic and sexual abuse. To learn more, click here to visit its updated
website. The center has recently added an online chat option for survivors and
victims to talk to a Women’s Center advocate via the internet. The Women’s
Center’s 24/7 support line is 906-226-6611.