EMERYVILLE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Continuing its longtime dedication to the local community, leading health and active lifestyle brand, Jamba Juice in the San Diego market announced today a campaign to help area students. Today, San Diego’s Jamba stores will donate 20 percent of sales to supply local schools with fitness and athletic equipment, and other tools to help area youth stay active and healthy through Jamba’s Team Up for a Healthy America™ initiative. The funding will also help with other educational projects to benefit local students.
Launched in 2011, Team Up for a Healthy America is one of Jamba's marquee corporate social responsibility programs, designed to improve childhood wellness by encouraging and inspiring kids to make better dietary choices and keep active.
To support this charitable initiative, Jamba Juice and Team Up for a Healthy America have partnered with DonorsChoose.org, a non-profit website that makes it easy for anyone to help public school students and teachers in need.
Today, Jamba Juice made an initial donation of over $69,000 to DonorsChoose.org to fund 126 projects in the San Diego market, reaching 76 schools and 8,000 students. Additionally, Jamba will donate 20 percent of sales in participating San Diego area stores to fund additional projects at local schools, allowing the community to play a key part in this important program.
Through DonorsChoose.org, public school teachers from every corner of America submit classroom project requests, and individuals and organizations can give directly to the ones that inspire them. The projects that DonorsChoose.org fund range from athletic gear, to science equipment, books, art supplies and anything that helps students receive an excellent education. Since 2011, Jamba and DonorsChoose.org have teamed up to provide athletic and play equipment to schools to keep kids active across America and have impacted more than 100,000 school children.
“As the school year commences around the country, the spirit of Jamba Juice’s commitment to healthy and active living is renewed through this unique flash funding program to support our local schools and help each student reach their full potential,” said Julie Washington, Jamba Juice’s Chief Brand Officer. “We’re pleased to be working with DonorsChoose.org and to partner with teachers and schools in the San Diego community to fund local classrooms in need.”
In addition to Jamba’s Team Up for a Healthy America program, Jamba offers two year-round opportunities for local schools and other nonprofits to fundraise the FUN way through their local Jamba store. First, Jamba offers fundraising cards with “buy-one, get-one free” offers that schools can sell and get 50% of the funds back, and second Jamba can sell smoothies at local events and donate up to 20% of the sales to local schools or charities. To learn more about these program, speak to your local Jamba store manager or visit http://www.jambajuice.com/more-jamba/fundraising.
Jamba invites its fans to participate in helping support additional funding for local student initiatives. The following locations will be donating 20 percent of today’s sales to fulfill classroom needs via DonorsChoose.org.
• Eastlake Village Mktpl./Chula Vista - 2275 Otay Lakes Rd. #117
• Chula Vista Center - 555 Broadway, Ste. 135
• Parkway Plaza - 417 Pkwy Plaza
• Camino Village Plaza - 272-A N. El Camino Real
• Westfield North County Mall - 200 E. Via Rancho Pkwy, Space 253
• San Diego/La Jolla - 8657 Villa La Jolla Dr. #101
• UCSD - 9500 Gilman Dr., Price Center Rm 1.419
• La Mesa - 5500 Grossmont Center Dr.
• Plaza Bonita Mall - 3030 Plaza Bonita Rd, Ste. FC 12
• Creekside Plaza - 13491 Poway Rd
• San Diego/Carmel Mountain - 11738 Carmel Mountain Rd. #178
• Mira Mesa - 10724 Westview Pkwy
• Sorrento Court/Mira Mesa - 9450 Scranton Rd. #116
• 4S Commons Town Center - 10562 Craftsman Way, Ste. 191
• Clairemont Town Square - 4725 Clairemont Dr., Ste. B
• Mission Valley - 5638 Mission Center Rd. #106
• Horton Plaza - 73 Horton Plaza
• Friars Village/San Diego - 10406 Friars Rd. #B
• The Grove - 6348 College Grove Way, Ste. 100
• City Heights Retail Village - 3807 Fairmount Ave., Ste. 300A
• Hillcrest - 510 Robinson Ave.
• San Diego/Point Loma Square - 3305-A Rosecrans St.
• Del Mar - 3545 Del Mar Heights
• Pacific Beach - 1774 Garnet Ave. #D
• Morena Vista Trolley Center - 5175 Linda Vista Rd., Ste. 101
• Santee Trolley Square - 9828 Mission Gorge Rd. - 9828 Mission Gorge Rd.
• Solana Beach T/C - 689 Lomas Santa Fe Dr., Ste. D
ABOUT DONORS CHOOSE:
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, 248,000 public and charter school teachers have used DonorsChoose.org to secure $350 million in books, art supplies, technology, and other resources that their students need to learn.
About Jamba Juice Company
Founded in 1990, Jamba, Inc. 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 teas, and a variety of food items including hot oatmeal, breakfast wraps, sandwiches, Artisan Flatbreads™, baked goods, and snacks. As of June 30, 2015, there were 807 Jamba® stores system-wide in the United States, of which 601 are franchise-operated stores, and 206 are Company-owned. 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).
