Catch the Buzz - It's National Coffee Day on Saturday

If the first words out of your mouth every morning are, “I’ll have a large coffee”—or if you can’t even speak until after you’ve had your java fix—there's a national holiday created especially for you.

America will put staunch tea drinkers to shame on National Coffee Day on Saturday, Sept. 29, when coffee fiends can rejoice and celebrate their beloved coffee bean with free brew from national chains, and local shops participating with deals of their own.

Coffee was first brought to America in the mid-1600s in a shipment en route to “New Amsterdam,” now known as New York, according to the National Coffee Association. We have that shipment and the Boston Tea Party to thank for turning the nation into coffee drinkers. 

Here in Mount Pleasant-Sturtevant Patch, Caribou Coffee is giving out a free, small cup of Amy's Blend coffee by showing the attached coupon. The Amy's Blend program supports men and women who have been touched by breast cancer. According to a press release on the company's website, Amy's Blend honors an employee who lost her battle with breast cancer:

For the 17^th consecutive year, (Caribou Coffee) will remember its original roastmaster, Amy Erickson, who lost her battle with breast cancer in 1995. Through its annual Amy's Blend program, Caribou will once again pay tribute to Amy by supporting men and women in the Caribou communities who are impacted by the disease.

National coffee chains will also be giving out free cups of coffee during the week of Sept. 23.  

McDonald's will be giving away free 12-ounce coffees on Sat., Sept. 29. No purchase is necessary, and coffee will be available in the drive-thru or in the restaurants.