Okay, I admit it; I avoid watching the news, reading the news, etc., because every time I do, I end up feeling down. So, when one of our church ladies stood up and reported on the state of cocoa farms in the world, I was flabbergasted. Children kidnapped or, worse, sold by their families into a life of slavery picking cocoa beans? Surely, this was a horrible exaggeration.
As I always do when I hear something outrageous, I went home and did some research. CNN had been mentioned, so I started here: CNN Search for Cocoa. It turns out, it's all true.
So, I have to agree with the lovely lady at church. Here's her recommendation:
"Write to Hershey and ask them to rid their supply chain of slavery-produced cocoa
now, not by 2020! As the largest chocolate manufacturer in the world, they can
set a new, ethical standard for the industry.
The Hershey Company
PO Box 810
100 Crystal A Drive
Hershey, PA 17033"
What would it hurt to ask? You never know when your words will be the ones that change the world.
As I always do when I hear something outrageous, I went home and did some research. CNN had been mentioned, so I started here: CNN Search for Cocoa. It turns out, it's all true.
So, I have to agree with the lovely lady at church. Here's her recommendation:
"Write to Hershey and ask them to rid their supply chain of slavery-produced cocoa
now, not by 2020! As the largest chocolate manufacturer in the world, they can
set a new, ethical standard for the industry.
The Hershey Company
PO Box 810
100 Crystal A Drive
Hershey, PA 17033"
What would it hurt to ask? You never know when your words will be the ones that change the world.
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