Jamba Juice and National Gardening Association Launch 'Sip to Support a Garden(TM)' Gardening Partnership with California's First Lady Maria Shriver
Innovative Program Provides Year-Round Fundraising Support for School Gardens and Creates 'It's All About the Fruit(TM)' Competitive Grants to Promote Nutrition, Sustainability and Volunteerism
SACRAMENTO, Calif., May 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Jamba Juice and the National Gardening Association (NGA) today announced a fun, easy way for schools and communities to support nutrition education through gardening and the planting of fruit trees. The multi-faceted partnership is designed to provide year-round funding for gardens, create school fruit tree planting grants, support nutrition education and encourage community service.
The announcement was made at an event in Sacramento, California with First Lady Maria Shriver marking the one-year anniversary of the State Capitol's WE Garden. She was joined by Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson, Jamba Juice Company President and CEO, James D White, along with Jamba Juice team members, community leaders and school children, all coming together to garden and plant fruit trees on the Capitol grounds. The anniversary celebration set the stage for announcing the first set of Jamba fruit tree grants to schools in the Sacramento region.
"WE Garden is all about bringing communities together to promote a stronger, healthier California," said California's First LadyMaria Shriver. "This new partnership between Jamba Juice and the National Gardening Association will provide ongoing funding for school gardens and establish grants to plant fruit trees. I applaud their work to support California's WE Garden program and help take our message to schools across the nation."
The Jamba Juice-NGA program announced today builds on Jamba's longtime commitment to supporting schools and communities by promoting health, wellness and physical activities. The new program will focus on four core elements: gardening, fruit tree plantings, nutrition education and volunteerism. The goal is to grow the program by registering schools and community gardens, creating a movement that positively impacts youth and influences health, wellness and sustainability."Jamba Juice is proud to announce this innovative program that will provide continuous, year-round resources for schools and communities to support gardening and nutrition education," said Mr. White. "We are so appreciative of First Lady Maria Shriver's leadership and support of our fruit tree grants program which will help teach students the importance of fruit and good nutrition in their daily lives. Jamba cares about schools, communities and kids and we are proud to do our part to support them."
Key components of the Jamba Juice –National Gardening Association program include: