Go Mambo! Northwest Week 4
With a brief stop in Tigard for a Whole Foods demo, we were off to the Oregon Coast for a weekend of beach volleyball fun! On the way out of town, we stopped by some local gyms and found other active Portlanders who were happy recipients of Mambo cheer! Seaside brought lots of sand, wind and a bit of rain – but luckily us Mambo’ers are prepared for the elements! We met thousands of visitors of the nation’s largest amateur volleyball tournament, which just wrapped up its 27th year of operation! Our team was glad to be a part of this Oregon Coast tradition, and the visitors and players enjoyed their Mambo snacks! After a thorough de-sanding of the Mambo van and supplies, we were ready for two more days of demos all over Portland and Vancouver. We were also thankful for the sunshine and nice weather after our blustery weekend at the coast! We’re going to take a rest for a couple days and then start up a week of Seattle Mambo stops, complete with a drop-in at the Hemp Fest, as well as other local attractions. Keep your eye out for us, Seattle!
Portland welcomed us back into town this week with some great weather and friendly folks! We didn’t stick around long at the beginning of the week so we could make it over to Bend to pass out some healthy snacks to the Drake Park Munch ‘n Music goers on Thursday evening. After returning to Portland, we met hundreds of shoppers at the Portland Farmers Market, who were all excited about their Mambo bags! We were also invited to a Portland Fit club run, to help their runners and walkers re-fuel after their morning miles on Saturday. We ended our eventful week at some familiar Whole Foods markets in Northwest Portland, and are going to take a few days to rest up before another Portland week. We will also make a trip to Seaside next weekend for their annual Beach Volleyball tournament. There’s only three weeks left for us in the Northwest, so if you haven’t been Mambo’d track us down at one of our stops!
Hello Seattle! It’s been a wonderful, sunny Washington week for us as we Mambo’d around Seattle, Bellevue, Redmond and Kirkland. We visited some wonderful PCC and Whole Foods Markets, as well as the Seafair Torchlight Run and parade in downtown Seattle. Thousands of people could be seen lining the streets of the parade route. The Mambo bags made for a perfect snack pack during the festivities. Just before heading out of town on Sunday, we stopped in at the Bellevue Art Museum Festival. What a festival! Thousands of families and friends gathered to see what the artists had on display…the Mambo bags were a hit! Our next week begins and ends in Portland with a trip to Bend in the middle to visit Munch and Music as well as many other local Bend attractions.
We had a successful tour kick-off here in the Northwest! We were welcomed with beautiful sunny weather and smiling faces! We set sail in Portland, OR on Thursday and from there headed out to the Gorge Games in windy Hood River. We brought organic sunscreen and tasty snacks to all athletes at the Games, as well as all those who stopped in to watch the action. It’s cherry season in the Gorge, so we made sure to stop in at the Hood River Farmers Market to taste one of the regions highlighted delights, and bring Go Mambo! bags to all of the market goers. We are resting here in Portland and will soon be on our way to Seattle this Wednesday for the Seafair Torchlight Parade and much more! Tune in again next Monday to hear all about our adventures!
The Go Mambo! California tour has come to an end but our van is making it’s way up the west coast to the Pacific Northwest region. The second leg of our 2008 tours kicks off on July 17 and will travel through Oregon and Washington handing out free samples and information on your favorite natural and organic products. Be sure to check out the schedule on this page to see if we’ll be coming to your neighborhood!
It’s our final week, and we’re closing the last leg of the West Coast tour back in the City of Angels. We LOHAS-ed throughout the city, from Malibu to Hollywood, then continued the week with in-store demos at Ralph’s and Whole Foods. Our target demographic was well reached as we encountered many moms praising the Mambo bags. “I am so excited you’re here! I am always looking for healthy alternatives to give to my children for their school lunches! This is perfect!” We Mambo-ed our way over to Westwood, where we reached out to UCLA college students who were searching for some healthy snacks to feed their hungry bellies and fuel their brains as they prepared for the dreaded “all-nighter.” Then it was back to the luxurious Beverly Hills where consumers were craving those infamous Mambo Sprouts coupon booklets. Needless to say, these health conscious, money-savvy consumers were ecstatic over their Mambo bags.
Hello San Francisco! This week we made our way through the ‘City by the Bay.’ We began with LOHAS stops at gyms and other hot spots, then headed up to the North Beach Festival to enjoy some good food and orchestra while Mambo-ing with the locals! After that, it was off to the Fisherman’s Wharf where we spread some Mambo love to San Franciscans and tourists from all over the world. We traveled across the Golden Gate and Bay Bridges for Whole Foods demos in San Rafael, Berkeley and Oakland, and then ended our week with Whole Foods demos back in the city.
It’s week four, and Northern California here we are! We kicked off our week at the Harmony Music Festival in Santa Rosa, Ca. While Damian Marley rocked the crowd with Exodus and George Clinton got funky, Go Mambo was one nation under the groove! As the temperatures soared, the festival goers gave us peace and love while we gave them healthy products and snacks to feed their spiritual bellies. After Harmony, we made our way through wine country to give the Whole Foods-shopping wine makers a tasting…Go Mambo style! Now we’re headed across the Golden Gate bridge to give the locals some Mambo treats. See you in Frisco!
This week we started off in LA with demos in Redondo Beach and Torrance as we made our way down to sunny San Diego! Our first LOHAS stop was at the Alternative Happy Hour where we received complimentary massages and acupuncture while listening to African drum beats. When we arrived in the Hillcrest area, we saw many runners, friends and families preparing for the Rock n Roll Marathon on Sunday morning. You could feel the excitement in the air! At the crack of dawn the Go Mambo crew was out on the course cheering on the runners and handing out Go Mambo bags for all the spectators! It was truly an inspirational event, and we were honored to be a part of it. We finished off our week at local Whole Foods in the San Diego area as we prepared to head back up North.