Starbucks Give Out Free Coffee In December: Who Can Get It

In 2020, the chain dispensed over 2 million cups of coffee to key workers and is once again offering a free drink for first-line workers in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. Fox News.

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On Tuesday December 1, the coffee giant announced that it will expand a new offering for national first responders and medical professionals by providing them with free brewed coffee (hot or cold) at participating locations throughout December.

“This has been an extraordinarily difficult year, especially for those working on the front lines,” said Virginia Tenpenny, vice president of Starbucks Global Social Impact Initiative. “We want to express our deep gratitude to those who support and protect us every day with a small gesture of kindness and a warm cup of coffee.”

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To get a cup of coffee, you just need to go to the cafe and identify yourself as a front line worker (no ID required). According to Starbucks, doctors, nurses, public health workers, pharmacists, dispatchers, firefighters, paramedics, police officers, dentists, dental hygienists, psychiatrists, social workers, hospital employees (janitors / cleaners / guards, etc.) are eligible to participate. .) and active military personnel.

In addition to offering free coffee, Starbucks is also preparing 50 service packages and gift cards for frontline employees through the Gratitude program. The company also made a $ 000 donation to the National Alliance for Mental Illness (NAMI) to help provide remote mental health assistance resources for key workers who need them.

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In the first weeks of the pandemic, from March 25 to May 31, Starbucks already provided a similar offer of free coffee to front line workers in the fight against the pandemic. So far in 2020, the chain has distributed over 2 million cups of coffee and 300 coffee beans packages to key employees.

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