Starbucks Coffee Company has announced that on World AIDS Day, Dec. 1 2009, it will make a 5-cent contribution to the Global Fund for every hand-crafted beverage sold on that day at participating stores in the United States and Canada.
The company also said that if customers are unable to make it to a Starbucks store on World Aids Day, they can still be a part of the fight against AIDS in Africa by visiting the company's Web site where they can contribute a drawing in which each particpating Starbucks will make a 5-cent contribution to the Global Fund, up to 1 million drawings.
The company said that in just one year through its partnership with RED, an AIDS relief organization, it has generated enough money to buy over seven million days of medicine to help those living with HIV in Africa.
Overall, RED partners and events have generated $140 million and these funds have reportedly supported AIDS programs in Africa.
