Bethlehem, NY

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Launched in May 2009 as Fair Trade Delmar Campaign, we have since expanded to cover the wider town of Bethlehem, NY. We have organised many awareness-raising events, including a "Fair Trade Shop Hop", Fair Trade Chocolate Sunday event, and a very successful Black Friday Fair Trade Market featuring many vendors from our area.

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Latest Town News

Read all about it!
May 11, 2010

Fair Trade Delmar Campaign has been receiving some great local media coverage lately as we near our goal of declaring Bethlehem the second Fair Trade town in New York state (Ballston Spa is the first).

Read all about us in the Spotlight: Fair Trade initiative moving forward, Sweet tooth for fair trade and Town Board talks fair trade.

And in the Times Union: Bethlehem could be fair trade town… Learn More

I have also started blogging on Fair Trade for the Times Union Bethlehem blog – look out for my posts, and feel free to join in the conversation

Read all about it!
May 11, 2010

Fair Trade Delmar Campaign has been receiving some great local media coverage lately as we near our goal of declaring Bethlehem the second Fair Trade town in New York state (Ballston Spa is the first).

Read all about us in the Spotlight: Fair Trade initiative moving forward, Sweet tooth for fair trade and Town Board talks fair trade.

And in the Times Union: Bethlehem could be fair trade town… Learn More

I have also started blogging on Fair Trade for the Times Union Bethlehem blog – look out for my posts, and feel free to join in the conversation

Chocolate – poetic inspiration!
May 11, 2010

Congratulations to the winners of our recent Chocolate Poetry contest! Here are the winning entries (also published in the Spotlight Newspaper):

CHOCOLATE
Chocolate
Hot fudge sundae
Over the top, yummy
Cocoa
Lovely
Awesome
Tantalizing
Enjoyable
“Sticky delicious mess.”

By Tristan Tearoe, 4th grader

Dance to the chocolate
Dance to the music, right?
Wrong! Dance tothe chocolate!
Dance to the chocolate
Dance to the chooooooocolate!
Yay!!!

By Bernie Crane, 2nd grader

Chocolate Poem
Chocolate makes me happy
When I am sad
Chocolate makes me happy
Then I am glad
Chocolate makes me happy
I could eat it every day
Chocolate makes… Learn More

Chocolate – poetic inspiration!
May 11, 2010

Congratulations to the winners of our recent Chocolate Poetry contest! Here are the winning entries (also published in the Spotlight Newspaper):

CHOCOLATE
Chocolate
Hot fudge sundae
Over the top, yummy
Cocoa
Lovely
Awesome
Tantalizing
Enjoyable
“Sticky delicious mess.”

By Tristan Tearoe, 4th grader

Dance to the chocolate
Dance to the music, right?
Wrong! Dance tothe chocolate!
Dance to the chocolate
Dance to the chooooooocolate!
Yay!!!

By Bernie Crane, 2nd grader

Chocolate Poem
Chocolate makes me happy
When I am sad
Chocolate makes me happy
Then I am glad
Chocolate makes me happy
I could eat it every day
Chocolate makes… Learn More