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Meet the Racinian who spent seven months in Antarctica and is now giving back with her own coffee

DIANA PANUNCIAL
Oct 13, 2021
Oct 13, 2021 Updated Oct 18, 2021

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Jenny Ulbricht, founder of East View Coffee Company, shows off her coffee roaster inside her shop at 5706 Sixth Avenue, Kenosha.

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McMurdo Station is seen from the flight deck of a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster as it takes off from a sea-ice runway on Nov. 16, 2006, in Antarctica. Nestled at the edge of McMurdo Sound in the Ross Sea, the station, which is crucial to the study of climate change and other global environmental issues, is located in one of the most remote and harshest climates in the world. In addition to receiving supplies by ship when ice conditions allow, the station is supplied by air.

TED S. WARREN, Associated Press file photo

Top left: Jenny Ulbricht, founder of East View Coffee Company, shows off her coffee roaster inside her shop at 5706 Sixth Avenue, Kenosha. Bottom left: McMurdo Station is seen from the flight deck of a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster as it takes off from a sea-ice runway on Nov. 16, 2006, in Antarctica. Right: From left, Jo Gravitter, business operations administrator for HALO, Inc.; Ulbricht; and Holly Anderle, new executive director for HALO, Inc.; pose with Ulbricht's latest delivery of coffee earlier this month. Their partnership began in the summer under the belief that "everyone deserves a good cup of coffee."

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Everyone deserves a good cup of coffee — From left, Jo Gravitter, business operations administrator for HALO, Inc.; Jenny Ulbricht, owner of East View Coffee Company; and Holly Anderle, new executive director for HALO, Inc. pose with Ulbricht's latest delivery of coffee on Thursday. Their partnership began in the summer under the belief that "everyone deserves a good cup of coffee."
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Hiking in Utah — Jenny Ulbricht and her daughter, Betsy Jones, 8, are pictured during a hike at Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah.
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Like mother, like daughter — From left, Jenny Ulbricht and her mom, Kathy Ulbricht, pose in front of HALO Inc. during their drop-off of East View Coffee on Thursday.
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