A caffè sospeso Italian for "suspended coffee", or pending coffee is a cup of coffee paid for in advance as an anonymous act of charity. Go in for a coffee and buy two, one for you, one pending ... A poor or homeless person enquiring later whether there was a pending coffee available would then be served a coffee for free, as you paid for it earlier.
This petition is aimed at Costa. Who have 2, 422 stores in the UK alone as of 2019 (https://www.statista.com/statistics/283302/number-...)
In 2017 the number of people sleeping rough in the UK was near 5,000 (
https://www.homeless.org.uk/facts/homelessness-in-...)Your signature here may help persuade Costa to implement 'The Pending Coffee' and allow the thousands of people who buy coffee from Costa every day, if they wish, to pay for a coffee or meal in anticipation for others who can't.
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Updates
February 9, 2019
I have been visiting local branches to talk with baristas about how we could log these donations and manage the system effectively. Many of them are genuinely interested in the idea if only they had the official green light from corporate. We are going to keep pushing until they realize how much their customers want to help those who just need a warm drink.
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Nothing more rewarding than giving back some of the luck, kindness and happiness you receive!
This would be something i would certainly do. Great idea
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caffè_sospeso
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Sounds like a great idea!
Fantastic
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A caffè sospeso Italian for "suspended coffee", or pending coffee is a cup of coffee paid for in advance as an anonymous act of charity. Go in for a coffee and buy two, one for you, one pending ... A poor or homeless person enquiring later whether there was a pending coffee available would then be served a coffee for free, as you paid for it earlier.
This petition is aimed at Costa. Who have 2, 422 stores in the UK alone as of 2019 (https://www.statista.com/statistics/283302/number-...)
In 2017 the number of people sleeping rough in the UK was near 5,000 (
https://www.homeless.org.uk/facts/homelessness-in-...)Your signature here may help persuade Costa to implement 'The Pending Coffee' and allow the thousands of people who buy coffee from Costa every day, if they wish, to pay for a coffee or meal in anticipation for others who can't.
Thank you
Updates
February 9, 2019
I have been visiting local branches to talk with baristas about how we could log these donations and manage the system effectively. Many of them are genuinely interested in the idea if only they had the official green light from corporate. We are going to keep pushing until they realize how much their customers want to help those who just need a warm drink.
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Such a simple way to help someone out. Costa really should get on board with this asap.
Nothing more rewarding than giving back some of the luck, kindness and happiness you receive!
This would be something i would certainly do. Great idea
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caffè_sospeso
Wonderful Idea
Sounds like a great idea!
Fantastic
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Such a simple way to help someone out. Costa really should get on board with this asap.