23rd October, 2007: Bigelow Tea’s Annual Community Challenge Celebrates its 20th Year
Racers, Families, and Local Not for Profits benefit from Bgelow Tea’s
Mission to support the community in which they live
Fairfield, CT, October 23, 2007 – Bigelow Tea is proud to announce that it has just hosted its 20th Annual Community Challenge fundraiser with the help of a host of enthusiastic volunteers, sponsors and participants. The event raised a record $60,000, the entirety of which will be distributed to thirteen local area charities. More than 1,000 strong took the “challenge” and participated in Kids’ Fun Run, 2-mile walk and 5K race.
The Community Challenge is the brainchild of Cindi Bigelow, President of Bigelow Tea. Two decades ago her goal was to reach out to the community in which her company is headquartered with a vision toward raising funds for local charities. Mission accomplished: this year’s event raised a sizeable amount of money, 20% more than last year!
As Cindi reflected, “I am inspired to think that what began as 50 runners raising $3,000 twenty years ago now attracts over 1,100 participants and raises $60,000. We have good family fun each year and are now able to help 13 Fairfield- and Bridgeport-based charities whose untiring efforts enrich the lives of women, children and families.”
The sponsored charities include: Fairfield Senior Center, Sandcastle Playground, Wakeman Boys & Girls Club, YMCA of Fairfield, Mercy Learning Center, Cardinal Shehan Center, Music and Art Center for Humanity, Center for Women & Families, Janus House, Connecticut Food Bank, Operation Hope, Burroughs Community Center, and Grasmere Eldercare Center.
About Bigelow Tea Company
Bigelow Tea was founded by Ruth Campbell Bigelow over 60 years ago in 1945. The company continues to be 100% family owned and managed by the Bigelow family with a special blend of pride and enthusiasm. Today the company is one of the nation’s leading producers of specialty teas, which includes more than 80 varieties of flavored, traditional, green, organic green, herbal, decaffeinated, and iced teas. One of Bigelow Tea’s most well-known products is America’s number one specialty tea flavor “Constant Comment®” which is flavored with a delicious blend of oranges and spice. It is available in both black and green tea versions.
Bigelow Tea products are available nationwide including mass merchandisers and health stores, and every variety can be found on the company website (www.bigelowtea.com), along with an appealing selection of tea chests, tea accessories and other gift items. Tea lovers will also enjoy the company’s blog (www.bigelowteablog.com).
PRESS CONTACT INFO:
Elizabeth April-Fritz
Bigelow Tea
203-334-1212
eafritz@rcbigelow.com
Valorie Luther
Creative Concepts
203.259.4202
vluther@creative-conceptsllc.com
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12th September, 2007: Bigelow Tea Online Video Celebrates Relationship With Prominent Tea Drinkers Joe Torre and Phil Simms
Cindi Bigelow Applauds New York-Based Sports Figures and Their Dedication to Staying Healthy
FAIRFIELD, Conn., September 12, 2007 – Cindi Bigelow, President of Bigelow Tea (www.bigelowtea.com), the family-run 62 year old tea company based in Fairfield, Connecticut, spent a recent afternoon in New York City with noteworthy sports figures and avid Bigelow Green tea drinkers Joe Torre and Phil Simms. Their conversation, videotaped and posted on the Bigelow Tea website, the TEA-V channel, outlines the relationship these accomplished local sports legends have fostered with Bigelow Tea and its antioxidant rich green tea.
During the video, posted at www.bigelowtea.com, Torre and Simms outline their dedication to staying healthy and their belief in the positive effects of antioxidant rich green tea. Torre further professes to drinking caffeine-free Bigelow Green Tea from the Yankees bench, believing in its health benefits, especially after his bout with cancer.
Concluding the celebratory interview, Cindi Bigelow acknowledges that “the greatest aspect of running Bigelow Tea is the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of our supporters and the 320 families who work for our company.”
About Bigelow Tea Company
Bigelow Tea was founded by Ruth Campbell Bigelow over 60 years ago in 1945. The company continues to be 100% family-owned and managed by the Bigelow family with a special blend of pride and enthusiasm. Today the company is one of the nation’s leading producers of specialty teas, which includes more than 80 varieties of flavored, traditional, green, organic green, herbal, decaffeinated, and iced teas. One of Bigelow Tea’s most well-known products is America’s number one specialty tea flavor “Constant Comment®” which is flavored with a delicious blend of oranges and spice. It is available in both black and green tea versions.
Bigelow Tea products are available nationwide including mass merchandisers and health stores, and every variety can be found on the company website (www.bigelowtea.com), along with an appealing selection of tea chests, tea accessories and other gift items. Tea lovers will also enjoy the company’s blog (www.bigelowteablog.com) in addition to profiles on MySpace and Facebook.
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PRESS CONTACT INFO:
Elizabeth April-Fritz
Bigelow Tea
203-334-1212
eafritz@rcbigelow.com
Valorie Luther
Creative Concepts
203.259.4202
vluther@creative-conceptsllc.com
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14th August, 2007: Fairfield-Based Bigelow Tea Welcomes Governor Rell to its New Solar Installation-The State’s Second Largest
Movement from green tea to green power
FAIRFIELD, Conn., August 14, 2007 – Bigelow Tea (http://bigelowtea.com), the family-run tea company based in Fairfield, Connecticut, welcomed Governor Jodi Rell to the site of their new solar installation as she introduced the most comprehensive energy efficiency bill in Connecticut’s history. Living up to the “Do One Thing” program’s call for conserving energy, Bigelow’s solar installation is the state’s second largest, and it will provide 10% - 20% of the facility’s power demand each year.
This movement toward green energy features 880 solar modules on the building’s roof and was a project of particular importance to Mr. Bigelow, co-chairperson of the Bigelow Tea board, since its inception. The incorporation of alternative energy sources - solar panels - reduces energy costs associated with lighting and running the facility while benefiting the environment. The Connecticut Clean Energy Fund (CCEF) helped support this $1.5 million initiative by assisting with funding.
“Bigelow Tea is proud to welcome such a notable alternative energy initiative,” said Cindi Bigelow, co-President. “Just as Governor Rell is calling upon businesses and individuals within the state to do their part, Bigelow Tea feels passionate about taking an active step toward greening Connecticut and helping protect Planet Earth.”
The roof’s solar panels will eliminate approximately five million pounds of carbon dioxide every year, equivalent to planting 33 acres of trees.
About Bigelow Tea Company
Bigelow Tea was founded by Ruth Campbell Bigelow over 60 years ago in 1945. The company continues to be 100% family owned and managed by the Bigelow family with a special blend of pride and enthusiasm. Today the company is one of the nation’s leading producers of specialty teas, which includes more than 80 varieties of flavored, traditional, green, organic green, herbal, decaffeinated, and iced teas. One of Bigelow Tea’s most well-known products is America’s number one specialty tea flavor “Constant Comment®” which is flavored with a delicious blend of oranges and spice. It is available in both black and green tea versions.
Bigelow Tea products are available nationwide including mass merchandisers and health stores, and every variety can be found on the company website (www.bigelowtea.com), along with an appealing selection of tea chests, tea accessories and other gift items. Tea lovers will also enjoy the company’s blog (http://www.bigelowteablog.com).
PRESS CONTACT INFO:
Elizabeth April-Fritz
Bigelow Tea
203-334-1212
eafritz@rcbigelow.com
Valorie Luther
Creative Concepts
203.259.4202
vluther@creative-conceptsllc.com
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1st February, 2007: Bigelow Blog Celebrates Customers’ Tea Stories
(Fairfield, Conn. February 2007) There is something about drinking tea that invites lovely conversations and builds the memories from which lasting stories are made. R.C. Bigelow, Inc. has created a special place on its unique new blog, Constant Comments, to celebrate the favorite tea memories and stories of its many loyal customers.
R. C. Bigelow, Inc. invites customers and tea drinkers everywhere to “Your Story”, a cozy corner of their Constant Comments blog. Here readers may enjoy the special times, favorite stories and secret tea recipes of fellow tea enthusiasts. Readers are also cordially invited to post their own stories and recipes to this popular new blog of “tea talk flavored with tips, news and recipes”.
Currently at “Your Story” on Constant Comments we can read about how a new tea enthusiast discovered a favorite Bigelow tea blend, how another best prepares Plantation Mint and how a third threw a baby shower at which the conversation unexpectedly turned to tales of tea. The stories and comments at “Your Story” create a warm and inspiring conversation which will carry on throughout the year.
A leader in the tea industry, R. C. Bigelow, Inc. is a family run company focused on trying new combinations of teas as well as communicating with its customers in new ways. Co-President Cindi Bigelow is on a mission to help lead R. C. Bigelow, Inc. into a vibrant future that will be as exciting to the next generation as it has been to the last two generations. Creating and contributing to the Constant Comments blog and inviting tea drinkers new and old to pour a cup of tea and settle in with “Your Story” is one of her important steps towards that future.
R. C. Bigelow, Inc. encourages tea drinkers to send “Your Story” submissions to yourstory@bigelowteablog.com. Constant Comments, a blog of “tea talk flavored with tips, news and recipes” can be enjoyed at www.bigelowteablog.com.
Contact Info:
Valorie Luther
Creative Concepts
203.259.4202
VLuther@creative-conceptsllc.com
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