Ladles of Love East End Food Pantry Benefit

Maui Wowi was happy to be part of this great benefit on Aug. 3 to help feed the hungry on Long Island. John Kowalenko, owner of Hampton Event Management and The Art of Eating founded the organization "because there is an enormous demand for food from local East End families who are out of work and money, can’t feed their families and are met with lack of food when they go to the local food pantries." We played our part by making smoothies til our arms hurt and our blenders were smokin'! Thousands came to the Amagansett event to taste the cuisine of leading restaurants and hear the music of The Band of Brothers and many other great groups.

Long Island Sweet 16 Luau

A Long Island Sweet 16 party - Maui Wowi Style!

Meeting Planners Golf Outing Stays Cool with Smoothies

Meeting Professionals International-Greater NY Chapter had its annual golf outing last week and Maui Wowi was there to provide some refreshment and get the participants' games back on track. All it takes is a pina colada with an extra shot!

Camp Fun with Smoothies

We took a ride to the hinterlands of Pennsylvania last week for Carnival Day at Camp Chen-A-Wanda. They liked our smoothies so much we're headed back this weekend for parent's visiting day!

SOAPnet Smoothie Tour '09 Final Stop at MediaVest

Well, it had to happen sometime...the SOAPnet Smoothie Tour's final stop of the season. The folks at MediaVest didn't seem to realize the significance of the event...in fact neither did the folks from SOAPnet, or Aiden Turner from All My Children. Maybe it was just us Maui Wowi folks with a wistful tear in our eyes...or was that some dust from 53rd Street? A good time was drunk by all!

SOAPnet Smoothie Tour Heads Downtown to OMD

Today we smoothified (yeah, it's a word, I just made it up but it's a word) ad agency OMD with the help of One Life to Live star Jean-Paul Lavoisier (known to some of you as Rex Balsom...now why couldn't I be named Rex Balsom?) We had to get our passports stamped and head all the way down to lower Broadway, which we managed just fine. Everyone spoke very understandable English and we had a great time! Next Monday we wrap up this year's SOAPnet Smoothie Tour at Mediavest. Until then....

Gathering a Smoothie Crowd at Division Ave. Caterers

Our friends at Levittown's Division Avenue Caterers sponsored an event for the community today and we provided smoothies for the local residents and business folks. It was a great event, despite the inevitable rain. Long Island's rock station Party 105.3 was there to create some noise.

Taking Initiative with Smoothies

It was Bobbie Eakes's turn to bestow the leis as we made our latest stop on the SOAPnet Smoothie Tour '09 at ad agency Initiative. Bobbie, an Emmy nominee who plays Krystal Martin on All My Children, was as friendly and charming in "real life" (as real as making smoothies in an elevator lobby of an office building is!) as she is on AMC. Next stop, OMD....but who knows what daytime SOAPnet star we'll be working with? Stay tuned.....

SOAPnet Smoothie Tour Stops at Carat

Our buddy Crishell Stause came over from the set of All My Children, where she plays the role of the thoughtful but fierce Amanda Dillon, to spread some SOAPnet good cheer at NYC ad agency Carat today. The SOAPnet Smoothie Tour '09 continues tomorrow at MediaEdge, where the celeb smoothie hostess will be.....oh, it's a secret til tomorrow.

SOAPnet Smoothies at Universal McCann

Those of you who peeked at the clue from last Friday's post about which daytime TV celebrity would be joining us for the SOAPnet Smoothie Tour this morning already know the answer. I'm sure thousands of you couldn't wait. Well, you don't get a surprise, then. It was Aiden Turner (aka Aidan Devane) from All My Children, who greeted the media folks from Universal McCann on the third stop of the Tour. Okay, here's a bit if trivia. Name the girl who plays the receptionist opposite Aiden in this scene from AMC. You may not recognize her name now, but wait a while...you will. A free Maui Wowi smoothie for the first correct answer...

Smoothie Tour Makes Whistle Stop at ZenithOptimedia

SOAPnet Smoothie Tour Day 2: We headed downtown (where the traffic is less crazy than 37th and 7th) to ZenithOptimedia. We were joined by One Live to Live star Melissa Archer, who plays Natalie Buchanan ("as fiery as her red hair") on the show. The media buyers from Zenith enjoyed our special tour flavors: Black Raspberry/Strawberry, Pina Colada with Banana, and frozen Cappuccino with Banana. Go on, be jealous! Next stop: Carat on Tuesday. Get thirsty, Carat! (And there will be a surprise celeb from All My Children. Sssshhh, don't tell!

The SOAPnet Smoothie Tour Continues!

How many years? We've lost count. But the SOAPnet Smoothie Tour rolls on. We kicked the '09 tour off with a visit to ad agency Mindshare. to promote SOAPnet for this year's upfront season. "JP", aka Jean-Paul Lavoisier who plays private investigator/nightclub owner Rex Balsom on One Life to Live, was flawless in his lei -ing of the media planners who came around for a Maui Wowi smoothie. We actually got to watch One Life live on the conference roomTV during the event so we saw JP in stereo! Next stop: Zenith Media tomorrow.

Smoothies for U Delaware Spring Fling

University of Delaware joined the Maui Wowi college tour last week when we visited to bring smoothies to their Spring Fling event.

High School Prom Smoothies

The Monroe-Woodbury High School of Central Valley, NY, held its junior prom this weekend featuring a Cinderella-Prince Charming theme. Maui Wowi served smoothies to the 400 students who danced and partied until the chariots were ready to turn back into pumpkins!

Perfect Smoothies & Perfect Hair at Redken

If we didn't work for ourselves doing Maui Wowi, I think we'd like to work for Redken. We were there today at their Fifth Ave. salon for an event for the employees and clients. These folks are the most "up" people! And so are we, so we got along really well.

Rites of Spring Celebration at Manhattan School of Music

If you look closely you can see the rain coming down in sheets yesterday on the terrace of the beautiful Manhattan School of Music. But their spring celebration wasn't a washout at all (except for the tie-dye shirt activity). The party moved inside with caricaturists, yummy food and Maui Wowi smoothies. We set up our tiki bar outside before the rain and shuttled back and forth between the bar and our indoor serving area. Fortunately, our hosts had plenty of dry t-shirts for us to wear!

Pre-Finals Stress Relef at Brookdale Community College

Brookdale (NJ) Community College is gearing up for finals week, so to hitting the books a little easier the Student Activities folks organized some massage and Maui Wowi smoothies. They all look pretty relaxed!

Johnson & Wales University Movie Night Features Smoothies

Johnson & Wales University of Providence, RI, had its annual Movie Night and Maui Wowi was there to provide smoothies to the students.

Lexus of Smithtown Hosts Smoothies for Product Intro

Lexus of Smithtown today had a promotion for the new HS 250s hybrid that will be out this fall. They had the prototype car in the showroom and invited clients in for a preview. We provided smoothies as a treat for their showroom's guests.