Free Coffee For Front-Line Workers At Starbucks In Petaluma

Petaluma CA

01 December, 2020

8:07 PM

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PETALUMA, CA — Front-line workers can get free coffee throughout the month of December from Starbucks locations across the United States, including here in Petaluma. Starbucks has seven locations in Petaluma: 3100 Lakeville Highway Suite B, Petaluma125 Petaluma Blvd. North, Petaluma205 N. McDowell Blvd. at The Plaza North Shopping Center, Petaluma440 E. Washington St., Petaluma701 Sonoma Mountain Parkway C12 in Leghorn Marketplace, Petaluma389 S. McDowell Blvd. at Washington Square Shopping Center, Petaluma401 Kenilworth Drive at Target, PetalumaIn a statement, Starbucks said it will offer front-line workers a free tall brewed coffee, hot or iced, throughout the month as a way "to recognize the significant efforts of the front-line responder and health care community" during the COVID-19 pandemic. "It has been an extraordinarily difficult year, especially for the front-line responders who are serving our communities," Starbucks Vice President Virginia Tenpenny said in a news release. "We want to show our deep gratitude for those who support and protect us every day with a small gesture of kindness and a cup of coffee." Those eligible for the offer include: doctors, nurses, public health workers, pharmacists, dispatchers, firefighters, paramedics, EMTs, law enforcement officers, dentists and dental hygienists, mental health workers (therapist, psychologist, social worker, counselor, etc.), hospital staff such as janitor/housekeeping/security, military on active duty, contact tracers, vaccine and pharmaceutical researchers, pilots, flight attendants, TSA, and medical researchers. In order to receive a free cup of coffee, customers just need to identify themselves as one of the aforementioned workers. This special offer runs Dec. 1-31, 2020. To further support the front-line responder community, company officials said Starbucks donated $100,000 to National Alliance on Mental Illness — NAMI — to support virtual mental health resources for front-line responders. The company also plans to surprise 50,000 front-line responders with care packages and Starbucks gift cards this holiday season.