Jamba’s “Team Up for a Healthy America” Campaign Donates Athletic
Equipment To Over 500 Students Through DonorsChoose.org
EMERYVILLE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 2, 2012--
Jamba Juice Company (NASDAQ: JMBA), a leading healthy, active lifestyle
brand, today announced that through their “Team Up for a Healthy
America™” campaign and associated fan pledges, they have been able to
support DonorsChoose.org in providing much needed play and exercise
equipment to help get kids active in schools across America.
Jamba’s “Team Up” program was launched in 2011 in an effort to engage
millions of individuals in healthy activities while providing funding
for sports equipment through individual requests from teachers at
schools around the country. For each healthy activity that an individual
pledged to do via the “Team Up” program, Jamba® made a $1 donation
towards the purchase of athletic equipment through DonorsChoose.org, an
online charity that provides students with the tools and experiences
needed to help ensure they receive an excellent education.
As a result of fan pledges received through the “Team Up” site, Jamba
Juice and their partners in the campaign, were able to provide support
through DonorsChoose.org for eleven classroom projects, reaching more
than 500 students. Projects funded for teachers across the country are
keeping students active with new playground equipment, including
basketball and flag football equipment, sports balls, and jump ropes.
Individuals can read more about the current projects funded 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 pledge count increases.
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, 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 April 3, 2012,
there were 769 Jamba Juice 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 find out more about Jamba Juice's locations as
well as specific offerings and promotions by visiting the Jamba Juice
website at www.JambaJuice.com
or by contacting Jamba’s Guest Services team at 1-866-4R-FRUIT
(473-7848).
About DonorsChoose.org
Founded in 2000 by a social studies teacher in the Bronx,
DonorsChoose.org is a nonprofit website where public school teachers
describe specific educational projects for their students, and donors
can choose the projects they want to support. After completing a
project, the donor hears back from the classroom they supported in the
form of photographs and student thank-you letters. Requests range from
pencils for a poetry writing unit, to violins for a school recital, to
microscope slides for a biology class. In the past ten years of
operation, residents of 50 states and 10 countries have funded 280,000
student projects, channeling more than $117 million in resources to over
6.6 million students.
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Source: Jamba Juice Company
Jamba Juice Company
Janice Duis, 510-596-0286
jduis@jambajuice.com
or
DonorsChoose.org
Kate
Morgan, 415-391-1192
Kate@donorschoose.org
