Parents Weekend at Penn State Erie

Parents and siblings visited their students at Penn State's Behrend campus in Erie, PA, this past weekend and Maui Wowi was there to make the reunion special. (The gals in the photo chilled out after a pie eating contest.)

Homecoming at Erie Community College

SUNY's Erie Community College brought in Maui Wowi to help get the party started for Homecoming and the Kats' home game against Hudson Valley. The Kats won...was it the smoothies and espressos? Coulda been!

Wesley College Welcomes Students Back with Smoothies

We are always especially delighted when we bring our smoothies or coffees to a a college for the first time, as we did with Wesley College (Delaware's oldest private college, we learned) this week, for the first of three events.

Gloucester Community College "First Night"

Maui Wowi was on hand to welcome GCC's students back to campus for the start of classes.

Thirsty Thursday for St. John's University NYC

St. John's University, we discovered, has an amazing campus building in lower Manhattan! How did we not know this? And they do nice things for their commuter students, like bring in Maui Wowi for their "Thirsty Thursday" events to make them feel like the special people they are.

End-of-Summer Smoothies at Drew University

End of summer celebration at Drew University in Madison NJ, and closing it out with Maui Wowi smoothies was the only way to go. Don't worry, guys. We make hot drinks, too, when you're snowed in come February. We were told by one of the students that Drew has the #1 theatre department in the country, according to the Princeton Review. So we broke out the video camera to and let the would-be Tarantinos have a go. Here's what one came up with. I am only glad that "Stuck in the Middle with You" was not playing on the boombox.

Haverford College Back to School Smoothies

We made a return visit to Haverford College for orientation. Wow! An amazing crush of students, and who can blame them when we are offering the world's greatest smoothies.

Manhattan School of Music: Smoothies on the Hudson

One of the best views in New York is from the Manhattan School of Music's 18th floor terrace. Returning and incoming students stopped by to be greeted by the school's president, Robert Sirota. Our espressos and cappuccinos were great, but the view and summer sunset was even greater. It was also fun to mingle with these brilliant students: one of them, a classical guitar player, turned me on to Pepe Romero, who serenaded us via Pandora on our way home.

Hunter College Carnival/Orientation Event

CUNY's Hunter College held its back-to-school carnival/orientation event last week and Maui Wowi was there to provide the refreshment.

Stevens Institute's Rockin' Coffee House Orientation

The Stevens Institute of Technology is a beautiful school in Frank Sinatra's hometown of Hoboken, NJ. The campus overlooks the Hudson River and Manhattan skyline. How does anyone get any work done? We were on hand this week for their freshman orientation coffee house event. We did cappuccinos (hot and frozen) to caffeinate the house.

Mercer County Community College Back to School with Smoothies

Orientation took place over two days at Mercer County Community College and Maui Wowi was on hand both days. We think it's easier to find your classes while sipping a pina colada.

Immaculata University Orientation: Smoothies Poolside

The back-to-school orientation program at Immaculata University this week featured a pool party and Maui Wowi smoothies. Can we go back to college, please?

Penn State-Altoona Back-to-School Smoothies

Over 1,000 Penn State-Altoona students returned to school with a Maui Wowi smoothie to ease the transition back from summer break.

Welcome Back Event at Manhattan School of Music

Manhattan School of Music is one of the best jazz vocal institutions in the country -- so my daughter Roxy tells me. She should know: she's off to the Boston Conservatory next week to start her own college adventure. There certainly was a local of vocalizing the other night when we made smoothies for an orientation/welcome back event at MSM. It was a hot night in the Big Apple.

Smoothies and Smiles for Every Child's Dream Beach Day

Every Child’s Dream introduces homeless and vulnerable youth in Suffolk County, Long Island, to cultural, athletic, and social events that they may not encounter as a result of their circumstances. Yesterday was the annual Pirate Back-Pack event on Fire Island. More than 500 kids and scores of volunteers spent a cloudy but mostly rainless day at the beach. If you want to see more happy faces like the ones below, send your contribution to Every Child’s Dream, 400 Townline Rd. Hauppauge, NY 11788.

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!