BGA Member, Sprudge pal and Octane Coffee grand wizard Ben Helfen reached out to us today, asking us to pass along a good cause to our readers. From the Barista Guild of America website:

Over the weekend, our good friend and BGA member, Keith Mrotek, was in a motorbike accident that sent him to the hospital. He broke a vertebrae and had to be put in a halo. He won’t be able to get back to work for weeks, possibly even months.

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We hope that Keith’s recovery is super speedy, but he will undoubtedly be needing some help with bills in the meantime. We at the BGA wanted to put together a little fund for him to help him out until he gets back on his feet. 100% of the donations will go to Keith.

Keith is a valued member of the Specialty Coffee community and we wish him all the best!

Please click through to the BGA and consider donating today. Thanks!

Kool Keith
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