Friday, December 10, 2010

Mannatech’s Give for Real Program Enables MannaRelief To Make Major Donation to Fundacion Vamos Mexico

At a December 7 press conference outside the Vicente Fox Center in Guanajuato, Mexico, founder Sam Caster with former Mexican President Vicente Fox and Marta SahagĂșn de Fox announced a strategic partnership between MannaRelief and Vamos MĂ©xico. The partnership will bring proper nutrition to 5,000 children in 52 orphanages across four different Mexican states.

Mannatech's Give for Real Program Enables MannaRelief To Make Major Donation to Fundacion Vamos Mexico

Mannatech, Incorporated (NASDAQ: MTEX), a global pioneer in the development of high-quality health, weight and fitness and skin care solutions based on nutritional science, announced a significant donation of its PhytoBlend(TM) powder dietary supplement was made to MannaRelief+ through Mannatech's Give for Real(SM) program. More than 5,000 children in 52 orphanages across four different Mexican states will receive the Mannatech product through MannaRelief and its partnership with Fundacion Vamos Mexico. 

Mannatech's Give for Real(SM) program is a unique 'donation-through-consumption' initiative designed to help consumers and social entrepreneurs meet the needs of underprivileged children around the world. The donation by MannaRelief to former Mexican President Vicente Fox's and Marta Sahagun de Fox's charity marks the first major donation made through the program. 

"We believe this significant donation through our Give for Real program symbolizes Mannatech's commitment toward enhancing the health of children in need through better nutrition," said Robert A. Sinnott, Ph.D., MNS, co-CEO and chief science officer of Mannatech. "PhytoBlend is based on Mannatech's Real Food Technology solutions, which aids in the development products that contain standardized levels of natural and plant-sourced nutrients at nutritionally effective levels." 

For every purchase made through an automatic recurring order containing Ambrotose(R) Complex powder, Advanced Ambrotose(R) powder, MannaBears(TM) gummies, PhytoMatrix(R) caplets, PhytoBurst(R) nutritional chews or Optimal Support Packets, a donation of Mannatech's PhytoBlend powder supplement is provided through MannaRelief+ to children in need worldwide. Mannatech's goal is to connect one million consumers to one million at-risk children through its Give for Real program. 

Mannatech and MannaRelief presented the product to Fundacion Vamos Mexico at a Dec. 7 press conference outside the Vicente Fox Center in Guanajuato, Mexico. 

"The Give for Real program exemplifies the company's philanthropic spirit and allows our independent sales Associates to donate and help optimize nutrition where it is needed most across the world," continued Sinnott. "We are thankful for the missions of organizations like MannaRelief and Fundacion Vamos Mexico that recognize the growing need to combat malnutrition and provide young children the proper nourishment they need." 

Mannatech's Real Food Technology(R) solution-inspired products provide one of the best strategies for addressing this crisis because Mannatech's products are developed from real food-sourced ingredients chosen from those scientifically proven to best benefit the human body. 

Learn more about MannaReilief's efforts.