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Tahitian Noni International, maker of TAHITIAN NONI(R) Juice and other noni products, announced that it is donating a total of 1.3 Million RMB in cash and products to the China Children and Teenager’s Fund to provide relief for children affected by the recent earthquake in Sichuan Province on May 12th. The donation will be a combination of support from Tahitian Noni China, employees, and Tahitian Noni Independent Product Consultants (IPCs) around the world, as well as the company’s Do Something Good humanitarian program.

“The devastation caused by this disaster is tremendous,” stated Dan Zhu, Vice President of Tahitian Noni China. “I sincerely hope our great products will help the survivors recover quickly, and our cash donation will help speed up the rebuilding of homes and schools in the affected area. We’d like to thank our employees and loyal IPCs who have also stepped forward to help us do something good in this time of crisis.”

About the Do Something Good Program

In the past year, Tahitian Noni International has donated thousands of textbooks and library books and supplied more than 100 computers to ten computer labs in schools across French Polynesia. In addition, the company has awarded scholarships for higher education to Tahitian youth and supplied food, clothing, and playground equipment to children in need at a local orphanage.

While the core program centers around supporting the Tahitian community, the Tahitian Noni(R) Do Something Good program also provided donations to the Red Cross, the Make-a-Wish Foundation, United Way, Gifts in Kind International, and Vitamin Angels, totalling over $4.2 million USD in gifts and donations in 2007.

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Zenza Life Sciences has had an exciting year with their expansion into the United States. In 2003 Anthony Diaz and Lani Dizon founded the health and wellness company that combines American science with Asian cultural values. Zenza is somewhat revolutionary in that they company was founded and has been based out of Japan for the last 5 years. The United States will be the first country in Zenza’s global expansion project.

In addition to their expansion goals, Zenza has just released Nectura, a food supplement three years in the making. The nutritional supplement combines many of the popular superfruits into just one supplement. There has been a huge surge of nutritional drinks on the market in the last year or so. From noni, to acai to mangosteen, the American public cant get enough. Zenza has taken that desire for the tropical antioxidant power and turned it into the first Multi functional food supplement that combines all of those fruits into one and with it, all the nutritional values of the fruit.

I’m not really sure if this is a pill, or powder, or a bar. Zenza’s site is a bit fuzzy on it, except to say that it tastes delicious. What I did learn from the site is that the supplement contains no toxins, pesticides, trans fats, or artificial colors or sweeteners. It is 100% pure, all natural with over 47 phytonutrients and antioxidant extracts.

This seems like it could be a great opportunity for someone looking to get in on something new. There are a ton of superfruit drinks on the market, but nobody has a superfruit supplement. Zenza is looking to continue their expansion over the next few years and it will be interesting to see if they can attain the same success in the United States that they have had in Japan.

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So we just got word that the Jus International people are looking for a new spokesperson, and it could be YOU! The nutritional beverage company, which is still in pre-launch, is looking for a regular ‘Average Joe’ to represent the company. This person must personify the company’s ideals which include the ability to balance and active and healthy lifestyle, staying fit and active and being an active part of the community. It seems as if you can’t really nominate yourself, but if you know someone who might be great, then, go for it. The “nominator” gets $500 bucks too.

The process is simple, the Jus International site has a form to fill out and send in. It will ask you all the pertinent details about the person as well ask you to write a brief summary on why your friend/sister/co-worker, etc….is so great. You might be asking what they get for being a spokesperson? Well….here’s the list of prizes”

A trip to the company launch party, taking place later in 2008
Year Supply of Jus
A Personal training and Nutrition Package
Cool Jus Gear
Featured placement in several ads and on the website
AND…..$2,000 bucks in cash

Not a bad deal. Jus has not announced their official launch date on their website yet, but will be holding more pre-launch events throughout the month of April. There is no cut-off date on the site for the nominations to be in, but I think probably the sooner the better, as it is already almost 5 months into the year.

By the way……If anybody out there would like to nominate me, you can contact me at rachel@optree.com to get all necessary information.

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