1,000 coffee machines perk up school days

By Marc Freeman
Education Writer
Posted January 2 2006

Praise for Mr. Coffee is pouring in from all over the Palm Beach County School District. That's what happens when 1,000 free coffee makers show up unexpectedly, through a donation by manufacturer Jarden Consumer Solutions of Boca Raton.

"Nice perk!" raved Principal Ira Margulies of Eagles Landing Middle School west of Boca Raton.

"This made my day," wrote Principal Kathy Harris of Congress Middle in Boynton Beach.

"This is awesome!" cheered Principal Susan Saint John of Starlight Cove Elementary in Lantana. "Nothing is better than a good cup of coffee."

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