Central Valley’s Greatest Loser

The Central Valley’s Greatest Loser is a local 12 week Weight Loss Competition put on annually by Get a Better Body Fitness owners, Lamont and Angela Nash. This year, is their 3rd Annual competition. Their event has brought together hundreds of residents of Fresno County in years past who not only want to shed a few pounds but also lead healthier lifestyles. The event is more than just a annual weight loss challenge, it’s a movement towards living healthy. Everyday, Lamont Nash along with their team of Certified Fitness Instructors, are changing lives. They are changing poor eating habits, motivating and inspiring their clients to exercise and start a path to a healthier body and lifestyle. 
 
Hugo and Roxanne of JavaFundraiser were invited by Lamont and Angela Nash to serve JavaFit’s Diet and Energy coffees on a Saturday morning before workouts. Central Valley’s Greatest Loser organized a special event for this Saturday, a Clothing Exchange among their contestants. Several contestants donated clothing which no longer fit them in exchange for smaller sizes. Spending money on a new wardrobe while still on your weight loss journey can get costly, so Angela Nash put on this event to help their contestants.

Roxanne of JavaFundraiser with Lamont and Angela Nash, Amber Bolinger and Theresa Lennon

The Grand Finale for Central Valley’s Greatest Loser is nearing soon with many contestants eyeing the Grand Prize! Two of them, who are in the Top 5, are pictured here with Hugo and Roxanne. Theresa Lennon and Amber Bolinger of Fresno have committed to healthier living in 2010. They have both worked hard long before the competition even began! Both ladies are working out twice a day and on the weekends with Lamont. These incredible ladies have lost over 50 pounds each! They are a true inspiration to many!

Lamont and Angela Nash have amazing plans to continue their incredible work in helping people in our community achieve healthier lifestyles. They plan on opening a very unique, Non-Profit Fitness and Education facility which will benefit all ages and all abilities. Their passion and their hard work to improve the lives of Fresno County residents will prove to have a tremendous impact on our community. Hugo and Roxanne look forward in helping their new facility come to fruition with JavaFundraiser.

Keep up the Awesome work!

The Potter’s Church

Hugo and Roxanne of JavaFundraiser pictured with Pastors Pete and Bea Untalon of the The Potter's Church.

Hugo and Roxanne, Fundraising Specialists for the JavaFit Gives Back Program, are proud to announce the Potter’s Church Cafe is now serving JavaFit Coffee! The Potter’s Church Cafe is where everyone gathers early Sunday morning for great fellowship before worship. Now, they are enjoying JavaFit’s great tasting, gourmet coffee AND making a difference for the Potter’s Church “One Cup at a Time.”

The money raised from the JavaFit Gives Back Program will aid the Potter’s Church in continuing their incredible work within the community. They are reaching out to the people and families of Fresno and its surrounding communities and also facilitating a community outreach program which helps people recover from substance abuse.

Not only is the Potter’s Church reaching out to the community, Pastor Pete Untalon is also helping to change the lives of incarcerated women. Pastor Pete is the Community Partner Manager and Chaplain for Valley State Prison for Women. He’s committed to seeing lives change behind bars as he instills faith and hope to women who would have otherwise given up on themselves.

It gives Roxanne and Hugo great pleasure to be helping the Potter’s Church. They look forward to many more upcoming events as the excitement of our unique fundraising program spreads even more!

Reality Changers Fund Raiser

John Roberts and Craig Garcia at the Reality Changers Fund Raiser in San Diego. Reality Changers is dedicated to helping teenagers keep their dreams alive by providing scholarships to students.

After Working with gang members for five years, Reality Changers Founder Christopher Yanov felt that it was just not right that most inner-city teenagers today know more people who have been shot or killed in the street than people who are on the road to college! Starting with only $300, Reality Changers has given more scholarship awards to college bound students than any other single organization in San Diego!

Team Leader John Roberts with team members Bianka Bowers and Dave Lyons serving Coffee to over 300 attendies for the Reality Changers Fund raiser on June 19, 2010 atop a parking structure rooftop in Sand Diego, Ca.  Reality Changers has ongoing programs to help prepare students for college. These programs include SAT preperation, family style dinners, a lesson plan, speech tournament, leadership development seminars and one on one tutoring held every Tuesday and Thursday, from 6 to 9 pm in City Heights and Solana Beach, Ca on Wednesday nights from 6 to 9 pm!

Upon entering the 12th grade, Reality Changers Students at each location participate in the Reality Changers Senior Academy. Business Professionals with Career experience tutor these students and help them with applications for college, scholarships and financial aid!

Sun Strides Foundation Fundraiser

Rachel Hiner and the Sun Strides Foundation is at it again! Presenting Spirit of Africa, Hosted in Ocean Beach, San Diego Ca, by Abbey Onikoyi of Spirits of Africa Art Gallery, they raised over $1200  for the evening and with the money raised at the last event, they will be able to complete installation of a biogas tank for clean energy cooking at Tumaini Children’s Village next month!

Sun Strides Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that is committed to safe, clean, and renewable energy for people in the developing world. Our philosophies of donor involvement and community participation are the guiding forces behind our Energy Camp and its related programs. Join the Sun Strides Foundation family today and improve our world; we invite you to get involved in an event, donate, volunteer, and share your energy!

This was a super fund night, complete with food, wine, coffee, music and dancing… Rachel sure knows how to throw a fundraiser! Sene Africa was brought in for music, entertainment and dancing… Java Fundraiser was happy to be there and help raise funds and awareness for our chraity partner, Sun Strides Foundation…

Pictured below are the dancers brought in for entertainment for the night. Back in the days, these african tribes stayed in shape and practiced their martial arts fighting skills by dancing in the way of martial arts movements, as they were not allowed to have these skills as slaves.

Here is the entire crew pictured to the right here… They put on a great demonstration and what a tribute to their work. I wish you could have seen them perform live as they were incredible. What athletes they are….

Strawberry Festival-Vista, CA

 

The annual Vista Village Strawberry Festival & Street Fair draws thousands of visitors each year to this fantastic event.  Last year, it featured more than 140 vendors including: arts & crafts, jewelry, clothing, business services, a food court and the main attraction-strawberries. There was a Kids Zone with rides and an Entertainment Stage featuring live music.

Pictured below Fundraising Specialists: Veronica Mendez-Spencer and Craig Garcia

It was a very beautiful day in Vista, CA on Sunday, May 30th, 2010. We were invited to serve coffee early in the morning before 7AM. The city of Vista was having their annual 5K Walk/Run and kids’ races. We had people lined up to get a hot cup of coffee before their run. Java Fit Energy Extreme seemed to be the most popular. The runners wanted the extra energy to start off the race.     

 Pictured Below: Fundraising Specialist, Veronica Mendez-Spencer                                          

We had a great time at Vista’s Strawberry Festival! Once the race started, we walked around and checked out the festival. There was alot of people walking the streets and having fun. This was a great day to bring the family and enjoy the fun in the sun.

St Peter’s Chaldean Church Fundraiser

This was a first class fundraising event put on by the St Peters Chaldean Church of El Cajon. Complete with food, wine, coffee and desserts, the guests were completely satisfied! Pictured above is the functional ice sculpture, which wine was poured through the ice sculpture, chilling your glass of wine as it made its way down the center of the ice sculpture into your glass, which you had to hold still at the bottom of the ice sculpture! It was fun for the guests and it actually worked to chill the wine! What a fund event that raised a lot of money for the Chaldean church of El Cajon.

 In the background, you can see many raffle prizes, gift baskets and more! Java Fundraiser donated the coffee and a raffle prize to help with this great fundraiser!

Here is John Roberts, before the event started, just as we got setup, the people started pouring in… This place was packed! They raised a lot of money and everyone had a great time!

Pictured here are David Bone and and John Roberts doing all they can to keep up with the demand for our wonderful tasting Java Fit Coffee. As you can see, John Roberts is explaining the different functions of coffee and David Bone is doing all he can to keep the supply of coffee flowing! Great job team. This was a great event and we help raise funds for the St Peters Chaldean Church of El Cajon! On May 21, 2002, St Peter’s Chaldean Church of El Cajon, California became the seat of the second Chaldean diocese in the United States. It is now called St. Peter’s Cathedral.

Girls Inc Fundraiser…

Girls Inc of San Diego County, formerly Girls Club of America, a nonprofit organization formed in 1864 Girls Inc. ^® recognizes that gender stereotypes still limit girls’ potential. Girls Inc. ^® challenges girls to ask questions about themselves and the world in which they live.

Pictured Above: Craig Garcia, Bianka Castillo-Bower & John Roberts!

Girls Inc. ^® programs are designed to be hands-on, interactive, and encourage girls to take healthy risks and gain a sense of personal power and strength. Through innovative programs, activities, and advocacy workshops, Girls Inc. ^® truly inspires all girls to be strong, smart, and bold!

For these reasons and many more, Java Fundraiser and the Java Fit Gives Back program is proud to help Girls Inc raise funds and awareness!

 

This event was a luncheon Fundraiser honoring 100 women of San Diego. The Featured guest speaker was Giovanna Garcia, authorand inspirational speaker, did a book signing and took photographs with all who attended.

Craig, John and Bianka were proud to help raise money as they did their Java Fit Gives Back fundraising program for Girls Inc of San Diego County.

Walk of Hope – Cancer Fundraiser

Dave Bone, John Roberts and Craig Garcia from Java Fundraiser at the City of Hope Walk for Hope Breast Cancer Fundraiser. This was a great day at Point Loma Nazarene University where we and thousands of other people help raise funds and awareness for breast cancer.

The news was there… Ruben Galvan from Fox SD channel 6 pictured here with John Roberts and Dave Bone!

Brook Landau was also there with Ruben to report on this spectacular event!

As you can see, there were thousands of people here running/walking for a cure! We are very proud to be part of such a great aevent. For me, Cancer has been in our family for generations as I have never met my Grandmother on my mom’s side of the family and I lost my mother to breast cancer in 1980 when i was just a boy of 10 years old.

Make a Wish Foundation – Roll out the Barrel

Craig Garcia and Veronica Mendez-Spencer at another Make a Wish Fundraiser to help raise funds and awareness for Make a Wish Foundation. This was a fun and exciting event that raised tens of thousands of dollars for the make a Wiash Foundation. Restaurants, wineries, dessert shops and Java Fit Healthy Gourmet Coffee all participated in this fantastic event.

The Event was held at Humphry’s by the Bay on Shelter Island in San Diego. Humphry’s is famous for their outdoor concerts and this night was no exception. As you can see, the stage was set for great entertainment and the Make a Wish foundation throws a first class fundraiser!

There were entertainment provided by David Maldonado performing Noche de Pasion! The music was great and the dancing was amazing. They even had a performer who danced as if he was a bullfighter complete with the red cape and bullfighter outfit… It was a great night!

Veronica Mendez-Spencer featured here early in the evening before the rush of people lined up to get our great tasting healthy organic coffee! We were extrememly busy that night as many people wound down the night with coffee and dessert.

Craig Garcia and Veronica Mendez-Spencer here getting ready for the rush of people…

Thank you Make a Wish for having us at your fantaxtic Roll Out the Barrel event! See you there next year!

International Order of the Rainbow for Girls

Hugo and Roxanne of JavaFundraiser pictured with Rainbow Girls Board Members: Judy (Past Mother Advisor) and Carole (Pledge Mother)

 

 We had a blast with the Rainbow Girls at Sun Angels Salon & Spa in Fresno, California. Sun Angels’ hair stylists, with stations set up in the parking lot, offered $5 haircuts all day and donated the proceeds to the Rainbow Girls. We, of course, were there to treat everyone to cup of JavaFit coffee! And raise additional funds for them!
  

International Order of the Rainbow for Girls is a youth club which builds a foundation for life for young women by: Promoting Leadership, Encouraging Service, Building Character, and Developing Friendships….all while having Fun!

 

Service is the foundation of Rainbow. They emphasize the importance of providing unselfish acts of service to our home and community. Each year, the Rainbow Girls choose a non-profit charitable organization for their Grand Service Project. This year, Bay Area Crisis Nursery received over $70,000 from the Rainbow Girls! They achieved this by selling candy, serving dinners, car washes, bake sales, rock or swim-a-thons – you name it!  In the past ten years, California Rainbow Girls have earned and donated to non-profit charitable organizations more than $950,000!

 

It gives us and JavaFundraiser great pleasure in working together with the Rainbow Girls to raise money to continue their incredible work! This organization believes that through helping others, we truly help ourselves. They guide young women toward becoming responsible, caring adults. These amazing young ladies also go on to become successful leaders in all fields. Some former Rainbow girls you might recognize are Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, comedians Ruth Buzzi and Lily Tomlin, actress Lee Meriweather, and former Miss Americas Jane Jaroe and Chantelle Smith.

 

We look forward to contributing more to their wonderful cause and organization with JavaFundraiser. The amazing Jane Goodall said it best, “Every individual matters. Every individual has a role to play. Every individual makes a difference.”

 

Thank you, Rainbow Girls, for making the difference in the lives of our young people. Keep up the incredible work!