Because it is more than a beverage . . . ITSS is a welcome mat to a vast and exciting world of TEA! We invite subscribers to expand their enjoyment of Tea.
What is the International Tea Sipper Society?
Like a weekend tea festival, ITSS creates a virtual experience to explore the excitement of tea.
ITSS will use the tools of the Internet and advanced community-building software to create a virtual festival. Tea businesses and professionals from around the world can introduce themselves and their products to the entire community. Community members will have access to the Tea Sipper library, Events Calendar, Business Directory and updates along with interactive materials in the monthly Newsletter and will be offered special discounts, additional values and special events.
ITSS will be a portal to the large and fascinating world of tea, commissioning articles about the history and culture of tea, extensive how-to's for all preferences as well as art and craft projects, serving a wide range of interests for all ages and brewing experience.
One recent commission is this simple tea song. We want more than just "I'm A Little Teapot" and will actively be developing more for use at home and at parties for young children.
Future plans also include live events as our membership grows!
Because Tea Is More Than A Beverage
Tea, the plant, Camellia sinensis, is meditation & medicine, culture & creativity, solitude & social sharing, fanciful fun & lighthearted lifestyle. Teatime is multigenerational and international. It is ancient and yet constantly innovative, adapting to the world with new offerings but remaining constant in a basic core value. Tea brings people together in a meaningful way.
Many people who have only known it as a big-brand-name teabag or iced tea are thirsty to learn more. For this reason, we feel there is a great need for ITSS. We like to compare it to a Tea Festival - a virtual tea festival.
At tea festivals like the one in this video, tea lovers of all kinds of teas and styles of brewing come together for a day or two to celebrate.
ITSS is an ambitious, long-term project with enormous potential to serve tea lovers, tea educators and tea entrepreneurs by creating a community in which every member finds special value and meaning. As ancient as the cultivation of Camellia sinensis (tea) is, awareness of the big picture in many Western countries is still very new. And even in countries of origin where tea grows, the global picture is limited. We have much to learn from each other. And we might even discover that, by sharing our various cultures of tea, we are more similar than we ever imagined.
The success of the International Tea Sippers Society will not be measured in profits or numbers of subscribers - but rather in what the community can do to promote the potential to connect with family and friends. And then beyond, around the entire world. It may not be anything as global as World Peace. But millions of small peaceful moments might add up to a value we have no way to predict.
This belief inspired the project. Remaining true to the idea that tea is more than a beverage is what we believe will sustain us during the challenges of our first few years and will continue to inspire for a long future.
Our team will always look for ways to show appreciation to the Charter Members who bring their support to ITSS now, even before the January 1st launch. We look forward to sharing our dream with you.
Thank you for your interest and for your support.
With Gratitude,
Babette Donaldson, Founder
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