Tropical Smoothie Cafe Supports Big Brothers & Big Sisters

March 26, 2012 - PRLog -- Fort Pierce, FL:  Monday, March 26th 2012:  The Tropical Smoothie Café, Fort Pierce store attended the grand event, The Taste of St Lucie County, to support the charity – Big Brothers and Big Sisters.

Commenting on the event, Store Owner, Mike Fletcher said, “This is the first time we have participated in this event and we were excited to see over 2,000 people.  It was a great atmosphere and we were delighted to support such a worthy cause.  I would personally like to thank all our customers for coming out to support Big Brothers and Big Sisters.  This event certainly contributed to raising our brand locally”.

The event took place Wednesday, March 21st at Downtown Fort Pierce, between 5:30-8:30pm.  During this time, Tropical Smoothie Café gave away over 700 smoothies and 750 coupons.  

Tropical Smoothie Café has six stores locally in Port St Lucie and Indian River County.
At Tropical Smoothie Café their food is all about “eat better...feel better”, so if you haven’t sampled one of their delicious flatbreads, sandwiches, wraps or smoothies, tell us you attended The Taste of St Lucie County and we will give you a low-fat smoothie FREE sample.
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For media information:   
Sharon Phillips, FMI Marketing            
Tel: 954 540 1896               
sharon@fmi-marketing.com

Store Information:            
Tropical Smoothie Café
Wal-Mart Shopping Plaza
5200 Okeechobee Rd, Fort Pierce, FL34947
Tel: 772 429 1944

About Tropical Smoothie Café
Founded in Destin, Fla., in 1997, Tropical Smoothie Café is in a niche category of the quick service restaurant industry providing diners healthy food with a tropical twist. The company offers made-to-order toasted wraps, grilled flatbreads, bistro sandwiches and gourmet salads, while continuing to provide consumers with a variety of high-quality real fruit smoothies. Tropical Smoothie Café includes dine-in, take-out or catering menu options for breakfast, lunch and dinner, available through online ordering. Ranked by Entrepreneur Magazine as one of the fastest growing franchises of 2010, the chain currently has more than 300 locations nationwide. For more information, visit tropicalsmoothiecafe.com or call 888-292-2522.

In 2008, Tropical Smoothie Café joined fundraising efforts with national charity partner Camp Sunshine, a retreat in Casco, Maine for children with life-threatening illnesses and their families. Tropical Smoothie Café created the holiday, National Flip Flop Day, on the third Friday of June to raise awareness of Camp Sunshine. On this day, loyal customers are rewarded with a free Jetty Punch Smoothie and all donations received benefit the national charity partner. To date, the company has donated $1 million to the cause. Nationwide, franchisees execute community fundraising events prior to National Flip Flop Day and donations are collected year-round at www.NationalFlipFlopDay.com.

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Tropical Smoothie Café has taken the smoothie concept to the next level by offering diners a healthy alternative to typical fast food with a variety of high-quality fruit smoothies, specialty wraps, grilled flatbread and gourmet sandwiches and salads.