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blog http://nikawater.org/index.php/news-blog/ Nika Events http://nikawater.org/index.php/events/ <img class="left" src="http://nikawater.org/index.php/assets/_resampled/resizedimage580134-UPCOMINGEVENTS.jpg" hspace="null" vspace="null" width="580" height="134" align="null" alt="" title=""/> NIKA will be appearing at many of Southern California's best festivals, fairs and other events. See below for our schedule so you can come out and meet us! You can also ask us to be a part of something that you're putting together <a href="http://www.nikawater.org/create-your-own-nika-event/">here</a>. Sep 8-11:: Bhakti Fest (Joshua Tree) Sep 17:: SD Magazine's "Women Who Move San Diego" Party (Scripps Seaside Forum), 6:30pm-9:30pm Sep 17-18:: Cardiff Green Surf Classic (Cardiff Beach), 8am to 5pm Sep 18:: Brazillian Day Festival (Pacific Beach), 11am to 7pm Sep 18:: Arts n' Drafts Party at The W Hotel (Downtown SD), 1pm to 4pm Sep 24:: San Diego Zoo's Food and Wine Celebration (SD Zoo), 7:30pm to 11:30pm Sep 24-25:: Oceanside Harbor Days Festival, 10am to 6pm Sep 24-25:: Sleepless San Diego Event (Liberty Station) Sep 24-25:: Adams Ave Street Fair (Adams Avenue), 10am to 6pm Sep 25:: Abbot Kinney Festival (LA) Oct 2:: Taste Of Del Mar Festival, 10am to 5pm Oct 8-9:: Joshua Tree Music Fest Oct 9:: San Marcos Street Faire, 9am to 5pm Oct 16:: Escondido Street Faire, 10am to 5:30pm Oct 16:: Hillcrest Hoedown Festival, 1pm to 8pm Oct 30:: Oceanside Dia Del Muertos Festival, 10am to 4pm Nov 20:: Encinitas Street Faire, 9am to 4pm Dec 16-18:: A Christmas Tabernacle Celebration (NTC, Liberty Station), 11am to 10pm *We may also be showing up randomly at your beach, town main street or other public areas to give out FREE STUFF! Keep an eye out for the Nika Street Team and the BIG Nika Truck to get goodies for a good cause! Mon, 04 Apr 2011 14:00:00 +0000 http://nikawater.org/index.php/events/ NIKA Water at Whole Foods Market http://nikawater.org/index.php/nika-water-at-whole-foods-market/ Check out this picture! It was taken yesterday at the Whole Foods Market in La Jolla! <img class="center" src="http://nikawater.org/index.php/assets/new-images/_resampled/resizedimage600450-WFM.jpg" hspace="null" vspace="null" width="600" height="450" align="null" alt="" title=""/>
If you didn't know, NIKA water is currently being sold out of many Whole Foods stores in the southern California region. So if you are near any of the following Whole Foods stores, please stop by and pick up a bottle or two! Whole Foods Market 8825 Villa La Jolla Dr La Jolla, CA 92037
Whole Foods Market 711 University Ave San Diego, CA 92103
Whole Foods Market 283 Broadway St. Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Whole Foods Market 2847 Park Avenue Tustin, CA 92782
Whole Foods Market 6550 E. Pacific Coast Highway Long Beach, CA 90803
Whole Foods Market 405 North Pacific Coast Hwy Redondo Beach, CA 90277
Whole Foods Market 760 South Sepulveda Blvd. El Segundo, CA 90245
Whole Foods Market 3751 E. Foothill Blvd Pasadena, CA 91107
Whole Foods Market 225 Lincoln Blvd. Venice, CA 90291
Whole Foods Market 239 North Crescent Dr Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Whole Foods Market 2201 Wilshire Blvd Santa Monica, CA 90403
Whole Foods Market 11737 San Vicente Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90049
Whole Foods Market 500 Wilshire Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90401 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 10:00:00 +0000 http://nikawater.org/index.php/nika-water-at-whole-foods-market/ The Real Mission of NIKA - The Global Water Crisis http://nikawater.org/index.php/the-real-mission-of-nika-the-global-water-crisis/ As you can see throughout the NIKA website, the NIKA team as a whole has a ton fun promoting our brand in the community. Whether it's a farmers market or a street fair, the NIKA team is a youth oriented group that always brings positive energy everywhere we go.
One thing that we like to remind people, however, is that the mission of NIKA is deadly serious. Despite all the fun and activities, NIKA is about bringing clean water and sanitiation to those who live in such extreme poverty that such a basic right is not even fathomable. If you haven't, please visit our section on the <a href="http://nikawater.org/index.php/the-crisis/">Global Water Crisis</a> and the many articles about the crisis that we have in our <a href="http://nikawater.org/index.php/poverty-water-crisis/">Learning Resources</a> section. 
In the end, the NIKA team works really hard because the more water we sell two things happend: (1) we generate more money to donate to projects that bring clean water to impoverished communities world and (2) we educate more and more people about those suffering each day from the lack of basic clean water and sanitation. If ultimately we never sell another bottle of water but simply raise awareness about the Global Water Crisis and inspire people to act, then we would consider that a success because millions and millions of suffering have no voice and but desperately need our help.
To all those who continue to support NIKA, thank you! Tue, 20 Jul 2010 10:00:00 +0000 http://nikawater.org/index.php/the-real-mission-of-nika-the-global-water-crisis/ NIKA Stories Part II - The importance of for profit companies that donate all or a portion of their profits http://nikawater.org/index.php/nika-stories-part-ii-the-importance-of-for-profit-companies-that-donate-all-or-a-portion-of-their-profits/ By Jeff Church, Co-Founder of NIKA NIKA Family, As we've been together building NIKA over the past year, I've shared some personal work and life stories with some of our team members. A few of the team members, otherwise known as gluttons for punishment, have asked if I could share more of my experiences. Although I'm a little embarrassed and very humbled that you would like to hear more, I thought that it might be fun to start occasionally sending a story as I come across one or reflect on one. Every business wants to be successful, right? That's what we call a slow pitch question in a softball game! Anybody can answer that one. Why, however, is it so important for NIKA to make it? One word - "sustainability". We and other companies like NIKA need to be successful because these types of business (ie those that donate all or a large portion of their profits) offer an incredible breakthrough in the ways that charities can solve for a possible shrinking donor income stream. Without businesses that give back, NGO's must rely on fundraising to achieve their donation and project objectives. When times are good, people are very willing to write checks to support their causes. However, when times are bad people will need to take care of themselves first and if there's anything left over, then support their cause. Let me give you a short example. At NIKA we are all about helping to end poverty through bringing clean water to those who don't have access to it. One way we do that is through the donation of wells with our profits. Suppose, instead of selling bottled water, we were focused on having people write checks that we would then donate to water projects...that would be a logical approach. If year after year our NGO's depended on us to give them our donations to build their wells they would be very happy with us. If, however, the economy went into a recession as we're currently in or if another world catastrophe occurred, such as Haiti, then our donors could logically tell us that while they believe very much in our cause they feel the need to make sure that their personal finances are shored up or that they need to take a break this year from supporting us to support the efforts in Haiti, for example. We would certainly understand, however, our local NGO partners who have people in country depending on them to build wells and to bring clean water, could be hurt very badly. Although this is simple example, the records of donations over the past thirty years bear this out. When tough economic times occur, donations tend to drop by about 5%. This means layoffs and program cuts. NIKA's model is one that doesn't need to rely on economic cycles or donor priorities but rather it uses the market place to create the profits which are then contributed back into the causes. Businesses such as NIKA are challenging to get to a critical mass level but if done correctly they can result in a steady stream of profits to be donated. Consumers also tend to support these type of brands as long as price and quality are competitive. Recently, I read a survey that was done outside of a well known supermarket in White Plains, New York. One hundred shoppers were asked the following question: "If your supermarket offered new food products that were equal in price and quality to the products that you now buy, and you knew that 100% of the profit from these new products would be used to end world hunger, would you buy these new products?" 92 of 100 shoppers answered "yes." We think that this is pretty amazing. Over 90% of shoppers are willing to buy "cause" based products. NIKA clearly fits into this type of a business. What this says to us is that the only thing keeping us from realizing significant, nationwide market penetration is brand awareness and distribution. Through our various marketing efforts including grass roots, professional sales, viral tactics and more, our focus must be on making the consumer aware enough of NIKA that as they are making their water decisions they say, "Oh, that's NIKA, I saw them at my local street fair and they do great things for society and for the environment. I think that I'll give them a try versus Evian or Fiji!" I'm pretty confident that we can successfully get the nationwide distribution as the brand grows. There are other companies as well that are doing similar things. If you're interested and have a moment, check out these companies and these You Tube links: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtLZrcBPM7Y" target="_blank">Newman's Own</a> - The Grand Daddy of all for profit businesses that donate back their profits. They donate all of their profits, now over $250 million to charity. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnX7MTAYsuw" target="_blank">Give Something Back Business Group</a> - An office products supply business that donates all of their profits. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ao4vQ4liGM" target="_blank">Finnegan's Beer </a>- A beer brand committed to giving back. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cM5EbLimwDo" target="_blank">TOM's </a>- For every pair of shoes that they sell, they donate a pair to children without. Future business and philanthropic solutions must be thought of out of the box. They then must be implemented with fundamentals and they must retain their focus on not get easily diverted into trying to do all things for all people. Go NIKA!
 
 Mon, 12 Jul 2010 10:00:00 +0000 http://nikawater.org/index.php/nika-stories-part-ii-the-importance-of-for-profit-companies-that-donate-all-or-a-portion-of-their-profits/ NIKA Learning Resources http://nikawater.org/index.php/nika-stories-part-i-2/ Many people have commented that they love the NIKA website with all of its colorful imagery and information on the water crisis and environment. In addition to all of this, we have put together an incredible library of hard to find articles in a section of the website called "<a href="http://nikawater.org/index.php/learning-resources/">Learning Resources</a>." Here, we have provide a number of resources on topics ranging from the pro/cons on bottled water/plastic bottles, recycling, carbon offsetting, climate change as well as the poverty and water crisis. Our Learning Resources page is always being updated and we pride ourselves on providing unique articles from a variety of perspectives so that our readers can educate themselves on these issues. So we encourage everyone to visit the <a href="http://nikawater.org/index.php/learning-resources/">Learning Resources</a> section and please email us at <a href="mailto:info@nikawater.org">info@nikawater.org</a> if you have any suggestions on topics or articles that you'd like to see in there. Thu, 01 Jul 2010 10:00:00 +0000 http://nikawater.org/index.php/nika-stories-part-i-2/ NIKA Stories Part I - Ethical Bottled Water http://nikawater.org/index.php/nika-stories-part-i-ethical-bottled-water/ By Jeff Church, Co-Founder of NIKA NIKA Family, As we've been together building NIKA over the past year, I've shared some personal work and life stories with some of our team members. A few of the team members, otherwise known as gluttons for punishment, have asked if I could share more of my experiences. Although I'm a little embarrassed and very humbled that you would like to hear more, I thought that it might be fun to start occasionally sending a story as I come across one or reflect on one. If you don't want to get these, feel 100% free to tell me to take you off the list. I've also included some of my friends and family who im sure will feel even more compelled to either abuse me or send a virus directly back to my computer! On the other hand, if you have a friend that you think would like to be included, please email me their address and I'll include them as well. Since this is the first one, I wanted to write about one of the most important qualities in life and in starting a business....Perseverance. A cool story that you've probably heard but I always enjoy reading again is about someone that we all know. I'm not sure who wrote it but here it is. "He failed in business in '31. He was defeated for state legislator in '32. He tried another business in '33. It failed. His fiancée died in '35. He had a nervous breakdown in '36. In '43 he ran for congress and was defeated. He tried again in '48 and was defeated again. He tried running for the Senate in '55. He lost. The next year he ran for Vice President and lost. In '59 he ran for the Senate again and was defeated. In 1860, the man who signed his name A. Lincoln was elected the 16th President of the United States." I think that one of the many lessons to learn here is that the difference between history's boldest accomplishments and its most staggering failures is often, simply, the diligent will to persevere. I've also liked the story that Pete Rose told after he set the record for the most number of baseball hits in a career. They asked him his "secret to success" and he told them that last season he set the record for the most number of times at bat. You see Pete Rose realized that success is a function of the number of times that you step up to the plate and swing the bat. You're going to strike out a lot, but you can't get on base unless you take your shot. NIKA is all about perseverance. We're all trying to do something that is incredibly difficult, we're trying to launch a new bottled water product, an ethical bottled water, into a very crowded and competitive space. In addition we are competing against billion dollar companies that invest massively in marketing and advertising and whose product sells in the market at prices well below our cost. Often times when we call on buyers at retail stores they commonly begin the conversation with "oh no, not another bottled water company!". When you make cold calls you may have to stop in a retail store ten times before a manager will give you the time of day. Or, you maybe trying to get a health permit and you may get abused by a city employee for a year while she exercises here personal power trip. Many people would just give up and walk away. Or they might try a few times and then move onto something else. During the past year I have seen countless times that you have persevered and continued making that last cold call of the day when you've already struck out ten times in a row or that you've been humiliated by a relentless city manager. Persevering is a key not only to operating a successful business but also to the more important game of life. Those that turn and walk away without persevering have only themselves to look at in the mirror as to why they couldn't get the job done. Those that continue banging on the proverbial door and eventually realize that the door does and will open, learn an important life lesson. You see, perseverance really does work! Great people like Abe Lincoln realized that somewhere in the deepest part of their souls that they were meant to serve and they would stop at nothing to achieve his goal. Pete Rose realized that just by stepping up to the plate and swinging the bat that he would set records one day and even everyday. Ordinary people like you and me realize that just by getting up one more time and dusting yourself off that we cant be beaten. NIKA is the same way. As a start up company we will all get rejected constantly. It will be very easy to give up and choose the easier path, the path of less resistance. However it's the harder path, the path that's often times less clear and more challenging to conquer that will be the most rewarding at the end of the day. You will also hopefully realize that by persevering that you can achieve great things for your sport or your business and that more importantly you will look yourself in the mirror and even if you fail you will feel good about yourself for giving it your all. I love what the great Babe Ruth said, "Its hard to beat a person who never gives up." Thanks to all of your efforts and perseverance, we are winning. A year ago virtually no one had heard of NIKA. Last week at the Fiesta Del Sol festival Id say that 30% to 40% of the people whom we met, had in fact heard of NIKA before. We are now in all 32 Henry's Markets in San Diego and Orange County. What's amazing is that we called on the buyer at least a dozen times over the past year to make this happen and we learned today that since last September, hes approved only two new products to be expanded to his stores. That's "perseverance" from our team! If you have a moment, please check out our new You Tube link from our <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJe1LC8Gbpg" target="_blank">Fiesta Del Sol event</a>. Go NIKA!
 
 Thu, 01 Jul 2010 10:00:00 +0000 http://nikawater.org/index.php/nika-stories-part-i-ethical-bottled-water/ It's a day at the beach... http://nikawater.org/index.php/it-s-a-day-at-the-beach/ <img class="center" src="http://nikawater.org/index.php/assets/new-images/_resampled/resizedimage262444-Bro-Amposteremail.jpg" hspace="null" vspace="null" width="262" height="444" align="null" alt="" title=""/>
The NIKA crew will be out at yet another great event next weekend. It is the Switchfoot Bro-Am surf contest and concert. It features great music, live art and people just hanging out down by the beach. What's not to love? Come check out all the action that's going on and make sure to swing by the NIKA tent to grab a cold water and maybe some of our awesome new merchandise. See you there! Fri, 25 Jun 2010 18:00:00 +0000 http://nikawater.org/index.php/it-s-a-day-at-the-beach/ Earth Day 2010 http://nikawater.org/index.php/earth-day-201/ 
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 Channel 6 News in San Diego covers Nika Water on Earth Day at La Jolla Country Day School and the kids who are making a difference. Thu, 13 May 2010 16:30:00 +0000 http://nikawater.org/index.php/earth-day-201/ NIKA Entrepreneurs Bring Clean Water to Nicaragua Village http://nikawater.org/index.php/nika-entrepreneurs-bring-clean-water-to-nicaragua-village/ <img class="center" src="http://nikawater.org/index.php/assets/images/_resampled/resizedimage600450-Nicaragua-2010-345.JPG" hspace="null" vspace="null" width="600" height="450" align="null" alt="" title=""/>
The Rancho Santa Fe Review just wrote a great article about NIKA founder Jeff Church and the some of the NIKA team's trip down to Nicaragua. Recently, the NIKA team went down to Nicaragua to visit the village of Jinotega where NIKA supported a clean water project that brought clean water for the first time to the homes of hundreds of local residents who had never had seen running water of this type. This is all done to help fulfil NIKA's mission of helping to fight global poverty by bringing clean water to those in need. Check out the <a href="http://nikawater.org/index.php/assets/pdfs/RSFR4-15.pdf" target="_blank">article here</a> and also check out our video about the trip <a href="http://nikawater.org/index.php/bringing-water-to-nicaragua/">here</a>! Fri, 09 Apr 2010 12:00:00 +0000 http://nikawater.org/index.php/nika-entrepreneurs-bring-clean-water-to-nicaragua-village/ Bringing Water to Nicaragua http://nikawater.org/index.php/bringing-water-to-nicaragua/ 
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NIKA is committed to being one of the most ethical bottled waters on the market by donating 100% of our profits from the sale of our premium bottled water to bring clean water and safe sanitation to under-developed areas around the world. Above is a video we made highlighting the devastating effects of the global water crisis and what NIKA water is doing to stop it. Please take a look and get involved!
<a href="http://vimeo.com/8624630">Nika Water Crisis</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user1529218">Nika Water</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>. Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:30:00 +0000 http://nikawater.org/index.php/global-water-crisis-video/ NIKA Dances with the Stars http://nikawater.org/index.php/nika-dances-with-the-stars/ NIKA DANCES WITH THE STARS! NIKA Water danced with the stars on the 2009 Season Finale "Dancing with the Stars". NIKA was a special guest backstage as our water was one of the many gifts offered through Gift Services. It was a star studded event as a variety of celebs had their picture taken for NIKA! <a href="http://nikawater.org/index.php/photos-2/"><img class="leftAlone" src="http://nikawater.org/index.php/assets/Uploads/_resampled/resizedimage400600-stars02.jpg" hspace="null" vspace="null" width="400" height="600" align="null" alt="" title=""/></a> Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:00:00 +0000 http://nikawater.org/index.php/nika-dances-with-the-stars/ Stay Classy Awards http://nikawater.org/index.php/stay-classy-awards/ <a href="http://www.pr-inside.com/nika-water-wins-most-significant-impact-r1607812.htm" target="_blank"><img class="leftAlone" src="http://nikawater.org/index.php/assets/Uploads/_resampled/ResizedImage542310-stayclassyawards.jpg" hspace="null" vspace="null" width="542" height="310" align="null" alt="" title=""/></a> First Annual Stay Classy Awards! NIKA WATER WINS “MOST SIGNIFICANT IMPACT BY A BUSINESS” AWARD AT THE 1ST ANNUAL STAY CLASSY AWARDS Less Than A Year From Launching, Altruistic Water Brand Has Committed $350,000 To Improving Underdeveloped Countries. SAN DIEGO, CA. (November 30, 2009) - NIKA Water, a premium, eco-friendly bottled water that donates 100 percent of its profits to bringing basic needs to underdeveloped countries, received the “Most Significant Impact By A Business ” award at the 1st Annual Stay Classy Awards. Since launching in March 2009, the San Diego-based company has committed more than $350,000 in water well and school building projects in Sri Lanka, Uganda, Kenya and Nicaragua, improving the lives of more than 1,000 families. “We’re so thankful to everyone who voted to support our cause and to Stay Classy for bringing awareness to such an incredible group of nominees,” said co-founder Jeff Church. “Winning this award is an incredible validation for NIKA that people are interested in enjoying the great taste of a premium water such as NIKA, while being able to help those less fortunate and do so in an environmentally best of class way.” The 1st Annual Stay Classy Awards were aimed to recognize people, charities, and businesses that directly give back to the community, the ceremony brought together many of San Diego’s young business people as well as those involved in large part with global philanthropic projects. Nominated for the “Most Significant Impact by a Business Award,” NIKA was in the running against the San Diego Padres, Bank of America, the Verant Group, and Sempra Energy. The award was given based on votes from supporters and those who believe in NIKA’s mission. For a complete list of the over 150 retailers selling the CarbonFree® certified water, a list of projects currently underway and details on how NIKA is offsetting its carbon footprint, please visit www.nikawater.org <a href="http://nikawater.org/index.php/photos-2/"> </a> Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:00:00 +0000 http://nikawater.org/index.php/stay-classy-awards/ NIKA Launch Party 2009 http://nikawater.org/index.php/nika-launch-party-200/ 
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 REGISTER TODAY FOR THE SAN DIEGO WALK FOR WATER! Support the PCI's San Diego Walk for Water! WHAT: San Diego Walk for Water WHERE: DeAnza Cove, Mission Bay (San Diego) WHEN: March 22, 2009 (World Water Day) 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. WHY: The world water crisis is one of the most significant public health issues of our time. One-third of the Earth’s population lives in “water-stressed” countries and that number is expected to rise dramatically over the next two decades. Often water has to be carried long distances to the house which takes extraordinary time and effort, a burden borne mainly by women and children. PCI’s San Diego Walk for Water is inspired by the 3 - 6 mile journey women and children make every day to obtain water in order to ensure survival for their families. Participants in this 5K walk will be asked to carry water jugs in an effort to provide a symbolic and educational experience for the walker. WHO: PCI has been working closely with a committee of high school students to plan and execute PCI’s San Diego Walk for Water. The committee represents students from La Jolla Country Day School, The Bishop’s School, Francis Parker School, San Diego High School (the Sudanese Refugee Center), High Tech High School and Hoover High School. Many more San Diego students, along with their extended families and friends are encouraged to participate in this 5K journey along De Anza Cove in Mission Bay Park on the official World Water Day, March 22, 2009 beginning at 10:00 am. Participants will also be involved in a symbolic gesture by signing a letter to the incoming Obama administration, creating a greater understanding that clean water for all global citizens is a vital matter for our country’s agenda. Thu, 02 Apr 2009 17:11:00 +0000 http://nikawater.org/index.php/walk-for-water-2/ Fox News 5 with Guest Nika Water http://nikawater.org/index.php/fox-news-5-with-guest-nika-water/ 
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