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GC Coffee Cart
A Fictional Tale by Adrian L. Slusser

My given name is Goldmir Cafesanto Coffeebas Cartopolis, but I prefer C.C. for short. This is my story.

My fathers side of the family tree includes the great explorer Cortez, and on my mothers side is the proverbial King of coffee, Juan Valdez, so my lineage is, to say the least, quite long and noteworthy. I remember grandpapa hooking up his wagon to the burro and trekking several days across the mountains of Brazil looking for the best wild coffee beans. He would then bring them back to our hut and roast them over an open pit, and when they were just right, he would package them into burlap bags and load up the wagon and burro and head into the city to sell his beans. There were times when I traveled with grandpapa, and I couldn’t wait for the day that I could be as important as he. In my country we have over 5 million people harvesting over 3 billion coffee plants. I believe he would be proud of me now, as I am now employed as the official Gold Café Coffee Cart!

As a child I dreamed of delivering gourmet coffee all over the world. I was actually lucky enough to study the art of coffee delivery via a student exchange program. My studies originally took me to the American Barista and Coffee School in Portland, Oregon, were I was versed in the classics, including java history, bean anatomy, and aroma chemistry. I graduated with degrees in both pod engineering and finance, and earned the distinguished “BrewMaster” Medal of Honor.

But my studies weren’t done yet, as I was accepted into the prestigious Istituto Nazionale Espresso Italiano in Brescia Italy to study the fine Italian art of “espresso”. I was immersed in the life and culture of espresso in Italy, where there are over 200,000 espresso bars throughout the country. It was there that I teamed up with another student from Parabiago, Italy, and we were able to complete the famed “Certificate Italiano Espresso”, and thus were prepared to deliver one of the best and most unique coffee experiences to the public.

After completing our studies in Italy, we came back to the United States to begin the search for employment. We immediately were drawn to Union National Community Bank and their new “Gold Café”, and knew that would be the best place to use our background, talents, and education to blend together banking and coffee.

We began our career here at UNCB in July of 2006, and have made several appearances at events such as the Garden Ganza in Maytown, the Elizabethtown Fair, the Barnstormers, Elizabethtown Block Party, the Susquehanna Valley Business Expo, a congregational gathering at Lancaster Mennonite High School, plus the Hands on House, as well as welcoming students at HACC and Lancaster Bible College. We look forward to this fall when we can be out and about even more, so look for us at an event near you.

Here are some fun facts that we learned while in training:

--in 1999 there were over 108 Million coffee consumers in the US

--of those, 17.9 Billion dollars were spent on coffee

--on average, coffee drinkers spend over $160.00 year on coffee

--54% of the US adult population drinks coffee

--of those, 18.2% drink gourmet coffee everyday

--in addition to the 54% of US adults that consume coffee daily, another 25% drink coffee occasionally

So, like they say in Italy, “beva più caffè”!!

(and if you are wondering what the Coffee Cart does on it's day off...)