Jamba Juice Company (NASDAQ:JMBA), a leading healthy, active lifestyle
brand, today reinforced its commitment to helping our nation’s children
stay fit and keep active by contributing a $100,000 donation to
DonorsChoose.org. Jamba Juice® will direct the funds during 2013 through
its “Team Up for a Healthy America™” campaign to provide play and
exercise equipment to high-need schools across America to help keep
kids’ minds and bodies active.
The Jamba® sponsored “Team Up” program was launched in 2011 in an effort
to engage the company’s partners in a broad awareness campaign aimed at
encouraging and inspiring our nation’s youth to make better dietary
choices and providing ways for them to keep active. Individuals can join
the cause by pledging to engage in a healthy activity each week via the
Team Up for a Healthy America “Weekly Health Pledge,” found at www.myhealthpledge.com.
In return, Jamba makes a $1 donation towards the purchase of needed
sports and athletic gear through DonorsChoose.org, an online charity
that provides students with the tools and experiences needed to help
realize an excellent education.
In 2012, through the Team Up For a Healthy America campaign, Jamba was
able to provide support for public school projects listed with
DonorsChoose.org. Their donation of new playground equipment including
basketball and flag football gear, sports balls, and jump ropes, touched
more than 15,000 students in classrooms across America. Individuals can
read more about projects funded by Jamba by visiting the
DonorsChoose.org /Jamba
Juice Giving Page. Jamba plans to continue to make periodic
donations to support projects listed on the DonorsChoose.org website
based on based on pledge counts received on their website, www.myhealthypledge.com.
“We are proud of the impact our program is beginning to have on the
fight against childhood obesity by keeping kids active and eating
healthier foods,” said Jamba Chairman, President and CEO, James D.
White. “Together with our partners on Team Up, we hope to touch
thousands of kids and adults across America and inspire them to live
more active lifestyles by developing healthy habits that will last them
a lifetime.”
“Health and fitness are essential to every student’s ability to learn
and grow, and thanks to Jamba Juice, thousands of students across the
country will have jump ropes, basketballs and fun and engaging equipment
to keep their mind and bodies healthy,” said Charles Best,
Donorschoose.org Founder and CEO.
In addition to the athletic equipment provided to public schools in 2012
through DonorChoose.org, Jamba also provided athletic equipment during
Team Up For a Healthy America fitness clinics. Jamba, together with
campaign partners from the WNBA and USA Water Polo, hosted four fitness
clinics that provided kids with the opportunity to learn about the
importance of proper nutrition and keeping active from globally
recognized athletes. Jamba leveraged these events to donate additional
sports equipment to dozens of additional schools and community groups.
People seeking ways to enhance their exercise and diet routines while
supporting a worthy cause can log onto http://www.myhealthpledge.com
and join a community of like-minded individuals committed to leading
more healthful and active lifestyles. Everyone who pledges has an
opportunity to earn the title of Ambassador of Fitness and win fun
prizes. Pledges include fun and simple activities such as shooting hoops
with friends, eating more organic foods, running in place, snacking on
fruit or vegetables, and taking the stairs instead of the elevator.
About Jamba Juice Company
Founded in 1990, Jamba Juice Company (NASDAQ:JMBA) is a leading
restaurant retailer of better-for-you, specialty beverage and food
offerings, which include great tasting, whole fruit smoothies, fresh
squeezed juices and juice blends, hot coffee and teas, hot oatmeal,
breakfast wraps, bistro sandwiches and mini-wraps, California
Flatbreads™, frozen yogurt, and a variety of baked goods and snacks.
Jamba-branded products for at-home enjoyment are also available through
select retailers across the nation and in Jamba outlets. As of January
1, 2013, there were 809 store locations globally. Jamba is a proud
sponsor of “Team Up for a Healthy America” in the fight against
childhood obesity and encourages fans to join the Team Up community of
celebrities, athletes and other leaders committed to getting kids active
and involved at www.myhealthpledge.com.
Fans of Jamba Juice can learn more about specific offerings and
promotions, and find a location near them by visiting the Jamba Juice
website at www.JambaJuice.com,
becoming a Jamba insider at www.JambaJuice.com/insider,
liking our page on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/JambaJuice,
following us on Twitter at www.Twitter.com/JambaJuice
or by contacting Jamba’s Guest Services team at 1-866-4R-FRUIT
(473-7848).
About DonorsChoose.org
Founded in 2000, DonorsChoose.org is an online charity that makes it
easy for anyone to help students in need. Public school teachers from
every corner of America post requests, and individuals can give directly
to the ones that inspire them. To date, 250,000 public and charter
school teachers have used DonorsChoose.org to secure $167 million in
books, art supplies, technology, and other resources that their students
need to learn. To hear Oprah Winfrey and Stephen Colbert tell the
DonorsChoose.org story, visit www.donorschoose.org/intro.
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