'Every Child's Dream' Includes a Maui Wowi Smoothie!

It's called "Every Child's Dream" -- an annual fundraising event held at Christmas time to help and support the homeless and needy of Suffolk County. Over 650 kids from the county came to see Santa, have some great food and a Maui Wowi smoothie. My smoothie arm may never be the same! But it was worth it. A special surprise: WWF wresting champion Mick Foley signed autographs for the kids. I'm surprised he can remember his name after some of the stuff he's been through!

Finals Time at Manhattan College

What goes great with Quantum Physics? A strawberry banana Maui Wowi, of course. No one at Manhattan College seems to be taking the easy stuff -- Melissa asked me if I remembered from statistics what a confidence interval is. Uh.... Anyway, we brightened the day with very cool drinks, which accompanied relaxing massages. Tonight we go back to do cappuccinos and hot cocoa.

Holiday Party at Fashion Institute of Technology

We love doing events at FIT...the kids have style! This was their first student holiday party and it was maxed out, wall to wall people. Music, food, dancing, activities for neighborhood children. Really impressive! We banged out hot cocoas and cappuccinos like there was no tomorrow -- it was a blast!

Spa Night at St. John's University

Manicures, massages and Maui Wowi smoothies...what better way to ease into Finals Week at St. John's University? Next week, we'll be in the student center with our Hawaiian coffees, cappuccinos, mochas and hot cocoas from...get this....5pm to 3am (no typo) to help students cram, er, we mean study for exams!

City College Gears Up for Finals with Maui Wowi

City College of New York is gearing up for finals and needed some major caffeine, so we made few hundred of our high-test espresso beverages and hot cocoas. Particularly popular was cafe mocha--chocolate, espresso, steamed milk--and a shot of caramel or other flavor syrup. No napping today for these undergrads!

Winter Carnival at St. John's University

The wind was whipping at St. John's University today--about 16 degrees with the wind chill. Fortunately Maui Wowi was there making hot chocolates (about 500 of them). We were accompanied by some very talented acapella singers dressed as toy soldiers from Nutcracker. It was a lot of fun despite the cold!

Winter Carnival at St. Johns University

The wind was whipping at St. Johns University today--about 16 degrees with the wind chill. Fortunately Maui Wowi was there making hot chocolates (about 500 of them). We were accompanied by some very talented acapella singers dressed as toy soldiers from Nutcracker. It was a lot of fun despite the cold!

Maui Wowi at Celebrate! Party Showcase

We attend a number of party showcases where people shopping for bar/bat mitzvah and sweet 16 vendors get to see, hear and taste what's out there. The most recent one was in Westchester at the Rye Town Hilton, sponsored by Celebrate! Showcases of Stamford CT.

Law Firm Lets Loose(r) on Halloween

One of the largest law firms in the US, invited Maui Wowi to help celebrate some Halloween fun on Oct. 31 at their New York City office. Halloween is the one day a year where we blend in (pun intended) with the crowd, at least a little! The Halloween party was part of a health fair organized for HH by Open House Direct.

Substance Abuse Event at SUNY Suffolk

Suffolk County Community College in Riverhead had us join them for their Substance Abuse Awareness Week. We made smoothies for students while they simulated driving while impaired by running an obstacle course with distorted goggles.

Corporate Health Fair

A major New York investment held an event at the Sheraton New York last night for its female executives offering information on a variety of health subjects. Maui Wowi is often incorporated into corporate health fairs and related events as an incentive for employees to attend and learn what the company has to offer in terms of benefits. Next to us, Health Fairs Direct, the organizers of the event, offered another incentive--parrafin hand waxes (which I admit I did at the end of the evening!). I didn't think people could hold smoothies with their hands tied in plastic bags, but where there's a will.....!

St. John's for Smoothies and Massage

We made our fifth trip in five weeks to St. John's University in Queens -- I think the students have developed a serious smoothie habit! We joined our colleagues from Massage on the Go to create a great experience for the students.

Spa Day at St. Joseph's College

It's getting close to Halloween, but that is not the reason for the face paint on the girls at St. Joseph's College in West Hartford, CT. It's was Spa Day--facials, pedicures, massages, and Maui Wowi smoothies. Many of the girls had our awesome Cappuccino smoothie, which I recommended prior to their going to study. There's no getting drowsy after one of those!

St. John's U. Annual Luau

I took a picture of the roast pig but decided that it was not the most appetizing one to show here. Instead, here are some smiling faces from yesterday's St. John's University Unity Luau in Jamaica, Queens.

Party at Bailey Arboretum

Here's Maui Wowi at Rich's 40th birthday party at the Bailey Arboretum in Lattingtown, NY. It's a sensational venue--a historic home set on beautiful grounds. Great food from the Culinary Studio, a terrific Jimmy Buffet tribute band called ParrotBeach that came up from North Carolina, and picture perfect weather.

Wellness Fair at St. John's University

We were at St. John's University in Queens this week for the third time this month--this time for their annual wellness fair. Info on nuitrition, free chiropractic exam, free massage, and best of all free smoothies!

City College of New York Welcome-Back Event

A picture perfect day in Harlem at CCNY's welcome-back event for students. This was our first time working at CCNY and it was a great couple of hours. Dancing (belly dancing and Nigerian dance clubs performed), Caribbean food and about 500 Maui Wowi smoothies!