What an incredible experience FIJI Water had at NY Fashion Week this season!

The show was a huge success.

FIJI Water was enjoyed at more than 50 events during the week, including shows from Marc Jacobs, Cynthia Rowley, Zac Posen, Luca Luca, Alexander Wang, Y-3 by Yohji Yamamoto, Thom Browne, and many more. Models, stylists, production crew, PR people, and guests could all be seen carrying FIJI Water’s square bottles and enjoying what’s inside them. We received calls on our cell phones from panicked designer reps if our deliveries were even a little bit late, all with the same, “The models need FIJI Water!” You’d think it was an emergency. And maybe it was. Read the rest of this entry »

Guests have a variety of chef luncheons, wine seminars and cooking demonstrations to choose from at SFW&C Fiesta.

Each September, the historic Southwestern city of Santa Fe welcomes visitors from all over the country for the annual Santa Fe Wine & Chile Fiesta. Recognized as one of “America”s 50 Most Amazing Wine Experiences” by Food & Wine Magazine, the week-long festival is a celebration of the famed Read the rest of this entry »

THE HILL, a 22,000 foot entertainment complex on the 16th, 17th and 18th holes.

International superstar and recent Emmy Award-winner Justin Timberlake returns to Las Vegas to host the hottest stop of the PGA Tour. A bevy of well-known golfers and celebrities will participate in the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open to benefit Shriners Hospitals. The 2009 tournament will take place October 12-18 at TPC Summerlin.

As the official water for this year”s tournament, FIJI Water is giving away two VIP badges to view the tournament from the VIP marquee on the 18th hole. Read the rest of this entry »

Susana Tikoisuva recovers at Lautoka Hospital as her mother sits by her side.

Last Thursday, the Friends of Fiji Heart Foundation wrapped up their week of work here Fiji — a week that saw more than 30 individuals receive free life-saving heart surgeries, including single, double, and triple bypasses and pacemaker installations. The FIJI Water Foundation was the major sponsor of the Friends of Fiji Heart Foundation’s 2009 medical trip and had the opportunity to scrub into the wards and to meet with doctors, nurses, patients, and families. We were deeply moved and humbled by Read the rest of this entry »

FIJI Water partners with Best Buddies for its East and West Coast Challenges.

Close to 1,500 people took part in the weekend”s festivities at Quail Lodge Resort & Golf Club for the annual Audi Best Buddies Challenge: Hearst Castle. The events included the 100-mile cycling course from Carmel to San Simeon, on Saturday, September 12. The Challenge, hosted by Maria and Anthony Shriver, raised a record amount of more than $4 million for Best Buddies International. Read the rest of this entry »

Chicago philanthropists arrive for an evening out to benefit children battling pediatric cancer.

Philanthropy plays a big role in our lives here at FIJI Water, and the coming of September heralds the flagship event of one our favorite charities, Children”s Oncology Services, Inc. (COSI). Set in the magnificent Harold Washington Library Winter Garden, Toque: An Evening With Chicago”s Culinary Masters, is fast becoming a Chicago tradition and is proof that philanthropy can be not only rewarding, but delicious as well. Read the rest of this entry »

The three Fijian children who received heart surgeries return home.

A few weeks ago in August, Shivangani Chand said goodbye to her schoolmates at Rabulu Indian School in rural Tavua, Fiji — but not as any 10-year old child might on a typical Friday afternoon. The following day she traveled to Nadi with her mother, where she joined two other children, Josefo Qionibaravi of Nausori and Timoci Tagiciverata of Kadavu, on a life-changing journey. Read the rest of this entry »

Now when you purchase FIJI Water from September 1 until October 31, in the NYC metro area and California, you will be doing so much more than quenching your thirst. FIJI Water will donate $1.00 per case or 5% of gross sales sold at participating retailers, restaurants, and hotels. In addition, one meal will be donated for each case bought via home delivery service to the Citymeals-on-Wheels and other Meals on Wheels programs. FIJI Water will contribute up to a maximum of $30,000.

Meals-on-Wheels programs provide a continuous lifeline of nutritious food, human company, and love to homebound elderly in need, thereby helping them to live with dignity in their own familiar homes and communities through private funds.

Thanks to their partnership with the New York City Department for the Aging, along with gifts designated for administrative expenses, Citymeals-On-Wheels can promise that 100% of all other donations will be used entirely for the preparation and delivery of meals.

In 2008, contributors helped bring more than 2.2 million nutritious meals to 18,065 frail aged in every borough of New York City. In addition, more than 1,500 volunteers collectively spent 62,000 hours visiting and delivering meals to New York”s frail aged.

FIJI Water is also working with Meals-On Wheels in Greater San Diego, San Francisco, Alameda County, and St. Vincents Meals on Wheels to help West Coast elderly in need to also receive warm meals and loving human contact. For a list of these participating retailers and restaurants, click here.

Now, you can help, too, when purchasing FIJI Water in California and the NYC metro area or via home delivery at www.shopwww.fijiwater.com.

Let’s drink to that!

FIJI Water's new cooler cubes make their New York debut at Taste of Tennis.

FIJI Water participates at a lot of food events throughout the year. We love the chefs who attend, and FIJI Water’s smooth, neutral taste doesn’t interfere with food flavors. And did we say that we love food?

But Thursday’s event was special: Read the rest of this entry »