8/26/09
FIJI Water Foundation Celebrates 2nd Anniversary
Successful grantees and foundation staff celebrate by blowing out the candles on the FIJI Water Foundation birthday cake.
FIJI Water Foundation celebrated its second birthday yesterday — two years of assisting in development projects in water, health, and education throughout Fiji. Supporters, friends, partners, and grantees joined to help us celebrate by officially launching our Foundation website and announcing the Foundation”s most recent group of successful grant applicants, one of who Read the rest of this entry »
8/23/09
Win Two Nights to the U.S. Open of Beach Volleyball
Crowds flock to the beach to watch the final game in the U.S. Open of Beach Volleyball.
Get ready to bump, set, and spike your way to the last event in the 2009 U.S. Open of Beach Volleyball by entering to win two tickets and two nights’ accommodations at the beach. Catch long-time champ and fan favorite Karch Kiraly as he plays his last games before retirement after almost Read the rest of this entry »
8/18/09
Want to Be an Intern at New York Fashion Week?
UPDATED: Vote for our finalists on Facebook!
Want to get in on all the fashion action at New York Fashion Week? FIJI Water is once again giving a few lucky volunteers the chance to get a behind-the-scenes glimpse at the most glamorous event of the fall season.
We’re looking for 6 interns to make sure this New York Fashion Week (Sept. 10-17) is in excellent taste. Simply post your Read the rest of this entry »
8/12/09
FIJI Water Responds to Mother Jones Article
This is our response to the recent Mother Jones article about our company.
We strongly disagree with the author’s premise that because we are in business in Fiji somehow that legitimizes a military dictatorship. We bought FIJI Water in November 2004, when Fiji was governed by a democratically elected government. We cannot and will not speak for the government, but we will not back down from our commitment to the people, development, and communities of Fiji.
We consider Fiji our home and as such, Read the rest of this entry »
8/11/09
Lollapalooza Chicago 2009: We Rocked the Biggest Music Festival of the Summer
FIJI Water fans enjoy the photo booth at Lollapalooza 2009.
Chicago’s annual festival of rock, Lollapalooza, more than lived up to its reputation when a slew of headlining names — Depeche Mode, The Killers, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Ben Harper and Tool — descended upon the city the weekend of August 8. The weather was sultry in predictable Chicago summer style, so we stayed close by with FIJI Water on hand to make sure the music buffs stayed cool and hydrated for the duration of the amazing three days.
Hot days in Grant Park were punctuated by Read the rest of this entry »
8/10/09
Whip Up Something Spectacular With Recipes from Top Chefs at SF Chefs. Food. Wine.
If you follow us on Twitter, you know we were mixing and mingling with San Francisco”s finest at SF Chefs. Food. Wine. on August 6-9. On Thursday evening, FIJI Water co-hosted the Rising Star Chefs Reunion, which brought together Rising Star Chefs and Bar Stars as recognized by the San Francisco Chronicle to sample one-of-a-kind tastes celebrating America”s most competitive food city.
8/10/09
FIJI Water Teams Up With BakitWhy.com
Finishing touches are put on the culinary delights of the evening.
FIJI Water is proud to support BakitWhy.com and its co-founder (who was also our former social media MBA intern), Kaywan Shiraz.
Saturday, August 1 marked the one-year anniversary of the online Pilipino American lifestyle community BakitWhy.com. Hundreds of VIP guests flocked Read the rest of this entry »
8/4/09
Giveaway: A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Palms Las Vegas
Attendees from 2008's Midsummer Night's Masquerade
Pirates commandeer the Palms Casino for three nights that are as decadent as they are debaucherous. This year”s theme for the Vegas installation of A Midsummer Night”s Dream is “A Pirate”s Guilty Pleasure,” a no-holds-barred masquerade that takes the entire pool area of the Palms back to the time of buccaneers, complete with fortune tellers, mermaids, and a menagerie of colorful characters. Read the rest of this entry »
7/15/09
Summer Recycling Projects Become Crafts for Kids
Kids find new uses for FIJI bottles.
Summer is in full swing and my girls and I are loving the outdoors! I particularly love that my house stays cleaner. My kids are 2 and ready for my little art lessons I dreamed of when I was pregnant. I thought I”d teach them about recycling. What better way to practice than Read the rest of this entry »
7/1/09
Recap: Food & Wine Classic in Aspen 2009
Visitors to the FIJI photo booth at the 2009 Food & Wine Classic in Aspen
I was told that the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen was the biggest and best epicurean event in the U.S., and now I know why. Not only were all the top chefs in attendance, but there were huge crowds at every grand tasting session, cooking demonstration and wine seminar – even during Read the rest of this entry »
