In The Media
Below are a few of our recent media features. For a list of our press releases, click here.
February 2, 2011 – The Give Up Soda Challenge
British website Healthy Nutrition Expert featured our challenge and encouraged their readers to join our initiative.
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January 28, 2011 – Health & Wellness: Kick The Can
Lake Norman Magazine featured our outreach work with the Ada Jenkins Center, and how we are helping to affect the health of local students.
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January 24, 2011 – Could You Give Up Soda For 30 Days?
The Gaston Gazette interviewed Cramerton (NC) Mayor Ronnie Worley about his participation in the January NoFizzUSA Challenge.
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January 12, 2011 – Better Health Through Tweets
The South Charlotte News refurbished an old piece on the NoFizzUSA movement about our work with the Ada Jenkins Center in Davidson.
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January 10, 2011 – Drink More Water
University City Magazine challenged its readers to take the NoFizzUSA 30-day campaign to avoid soda, and included a great picture of us at an outreach program.
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January 5, 2011 – Mayors Who Kicked the Soda Habit
Chapel Hill News featured Mayor Mark Kleinschmidt (Chapel Hill, NC) and Mayor Bill Bell (Durham, NC) and their participation in our no-soda campaign.
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January 4, 2011 – NoFizzUSA on Charlotte Today
We were featured on Charlotte Today, to talk about our initiative with city mayors in 2011, as well as some problems linked to diet soda consumption.
To watch the segment, click here.
January 3, 2011 – No Soda for Two Local Mayors This Month
WECT-News Channel 6 in Wilmington, NC highlighted our NoFizzUSA Challenge for a few eastern North Carolina mayors in January.
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January 3, 2011 – Taylor Speaks About Hydration Challenge
Matthews (NC) Mayor James P. Taylor spoke to the Matthews-Mint Hill Weekly about taking the hydration challenge, and setting a good example of health for his community.
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December 24, 2010 – Matthews Mayor Takes NoFizzUSA Challenge
The Mint Hill Times gave us a nod for working with Matthews Mayor James P. Taylor on January’s NoFizzUSA Challenge.
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December 20, 2010 – Health Could Start with a Single Tweet
We spoke to the Charlotte Observer, and subsidiary Lake Norman News, about our work with local schools and community centers.
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November 30, 2010 – No Fizz, No Problem!FOX Charlotte featured us and the personal story of one participant, Jennifer Bullock, in taking the hydration challenge and avoiding soda for 30 days!
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November 18, 2010 – Saying ‘So Long’ To SodaThe Huntersville Herald featured our hydration challenge and detailed how our organization was founded through the power of social media.
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November 17, 2010 – What’s a Little Fizz Between Friends?The Fort Mill Times did a feature on our organization, and the experiences of some of our challenge participants in South Carolina.
You can read the article here.
November 16, 2010 – 30 Days, No SodaWe filmed another video interview with Cicely Mitchell challenging V101.9 listeners to take our 30-day campaign to drop soda and choose water!
To watch the video interview, click here.
November 13, 2010 – At-Home Exercise TipsWe showed Kristen, and meteorologist Jim Lytle, some simple fitness exercise to do at home, with minimal equipment, to help you be more active on a daily basis.
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November 5, 2010 – The NoFizz ChallengeOur 30-day hydration challenge was featured in the November Health & Fitness issue of Metro Proponent, a Charlotte-based publication.
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October 28, 2010 – Just JacindaWe came back on the air with Jacinda Garabito and her afternoon show on WGIV 103.3 FM to discuss NoFizz America, the 60-day hydration challenge, and the problem with sugary sports drinks for children.
October 9, 2010 – Sugar Levels in Your DrinkIn our October visit with WBTV, we spoke to Kristen Miranda about sugar levels in various sweetened beverages, as well as demonstrating how those numbers related to your recommended daily intake of added sugar.
September 19, 2010 – The 60 At 60 ChallengeIn our September visit with WBTV, we spoke to Tom Roussey about our 60 At 60 Hydration Challenge, and some tips for viewers on how to stay properly hydrated.
September 17, 2010 – ’60 At 60′ Challenges Charlotte to Drink More WaterKellie Patterson of WCNC News 36 profiled Giovanni Sepulveda and his family about their hydration experience through the work of NoFizz America.
To watch the segment, click here.
September 14, 2010 – The NoFizzUSA ChallengeWe spoke to reporter Marc Jacobson, of WJRT-12 in Flint, Michigan, about the national spread of the hydration challenge and some easy and helpful tips for people trying to give up soda.
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September 1, 2010 – Push for Charlotte to Drink More WaterWCNC News anchor Bobby Sisk sat down with us to talk about the 60 at 60 Hydration Challenge, as well as some tips and advice on how to stay hydrated properly throughout the day.
To watch the interview, click here.
September 1, 2010 – Glug, Glug, GlugWBT Radio personality Stacey Simms, host of the show “Health Headlines” that has featured us several times, wrote a piece about starting the 60-Day Hydration Challenge with NoFizz America for her blog.
You can read the article here.
August 31, 2010 – The Hydration Challenge
Charlotte radio host Cicely Mitchell brought us in to WBAV 101.9 to talk about our hydration campaign, and openly challenged all of her listeners to take part in the 60 at 60 Initiative!
To watch the video interview, click here.
August 25, 2010 – How 1 Tweet Can Start A Movement with The Price GroupWe were featured by The Price Group, an agency in Lubbock, Texas, on how our non-profit organization began by leveraging social media websites like Facebook and Twitter to create a large-scale health and wellness campaign that spanned the country.
To read the piece on our movement, click here.
August 22, 2010 – Health Headlines with Stacey Simms
We spoke to Stacey about the new NoFizzUSA hydration campaign for the Carolinas, and the reasons for drinking water as it relates to better health and wellness.
To download the podcast, click here. We are in the final segment on the August 22nd show.
August 16, 2010 – Interview with Executive Director Bobby DeMuro
We sat down with Jason Yarborough and the CLTBuzz film crew to do an interview about our work with NoFizz America, and our use of social media as a way to leverage involvement in our public health campaigns.
To see the video, click here.
August 16, 2010 – The No-Soda Strategy: Tweets Against SweetsWe were featured in the Charlotte Observer, with columnist Eric Frazier, on our leverage of social media to develop a following around the country, and the future of the non-profit organization!
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August 2, 2010 – Back to School Alternatives to Soft Drinks
We were published in Carolina Health and Fitness Magazine discussing healthy alternatives for children instead of soda as they head back to school in the fall. Issues will be on newsstands throughout North and South Carolina through September 1st!
To read the article online, click here.
May 12, 2010 – Hip To Be Healthy: Baby Steps
We spoke to Kristen Miranda about our Ada Jenkins initiative, and some easy ways that parents can get their kids active, healthy, and properly hydrated.
To view the video interview, and the story, click here.
