(Ottawa, ON) April 26, 2022 – The Legacy of Hope Foundation (LHF) is grateful to the support and generosity of spirit demonstrated by the Eight Ounce Coffee team who raised and matched funds for LHF. This support will go a long way towards helping the LHF continue to connect communities with their shared history, and to tackle systemic injustice and discrimination.

Eight Ounce Coffee is a company of coffee people passionate about specialty coffee and all the fun gear and equipment that go with it. Based in Calgary, with team members in Calgary, Montreal and Toronto, Eight Ounce Coffee began in 2011 and quickly grew to expand their line of products considerably. They only sell the best quality product in every category – never selling knock-offs or imitations, and they support those who innovate, not those who copy. Now the biggest specialty coffee equipment distributor in Canada, selling to almost four thousand locations across the country and in America, they distribute to some of the biggest and best names in specialty coffee around the world. Eight Ounce Coffee is a huge part of the growing specialty coffee scene in Canada – they love the community of coffee in Canada and wouldn’t be where they are today without it.

“One of our core values at Eight Ounce is taking care of each other. It’s important for us to care not only for our team members and customers, but also the diverse communities in and outside of coffee. We’re happy to support organizations like LHF who help uplift Indigenous folks and create a positive impact for the communities they serve,” said Dianne Eclar, Community Strategist at Eight Ounce Coffee.

“While the problems of generational trauma and systemic discrimination may seem insurmountable at times, with the support of people like the team at  Eight Ounce Coffee, a cup of coffee can be the first step in bringing people together to discuss Indigenous history, building respectful relationships and promoting hope and healing in Canada, said Teresa Edwards, Executive Director and In-House Legal Counsel at the LHF.

The LHF is a national, Indigenous-led, charitable organization that has been working to promote healing and Reconciliation in Canada for over 21 years. The LHF’s goal is to educate and raise awareness about the history and existing intergenerational impacts of the Residential and Day School Systems and subsequent Sixties Scoop on Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit, and Métis) Survivors, their descendants, and their communities to promote hope and healing in Canada. The LHF works to encourage people to address discrimination and injustice in order to contribute to the equity, dignity, and respectful treatment of Indigenous Peoples and to foster Reconciliation.

The LHF has more than 25 educational exhibitions that promote awareness of Indigenous history that are free to borrow and is working on making exhibitions available online. LHF also has curriculum for K-12 and for adults, along with Activity Guides, Workshops and Training, and Podcasts all aimed at educating Canadians about Indigenous history and the shared history of Residential and Day Schools, the Sixties Scoop, etc. The LHF works to develop empathy and understanding so as to eliminate racism against Indigenous Peoples.

For media inquiries:
Teresa Edwards, B.A. JD.
Executive Director and In-House Legal Counsel
Legacy of Hope Foundation
Phone: 613-237-4806 Ext. 303 info@legacyofhope.ca