Dear Friends,

I wanted to share this wonderful video clip from a few of the many children you have helped us provide lunches for in South Africa.

Together with your support of our Facebook “Like for a Lunch” program in June and our “Buy a Box Give a Lunch” program in May, we have already provided over 40,000 lunches to The Lunchbox Fund! Thank you so much!

Look for more promotions this fall as we work together with our customers and The Lunchbox Fund to help create a world in which no child goes hungry.

–Veronica Bosgraaf, Pure Bar Founder

On May 17, 2011 Pure Bar was honored to be a part of “A Spring Evening”, The Lunchbox Fund’s annual fundraiser. This year’s event took place at Donna Karan’s Urban Zen Center in New York City, and was a joint event between The Lunchbox Fund, and their new partner, The Ubuntu Education Fund. The event was a huge success, raising over $70,000 for impoverished South African school children. It was a magical evening, punctuated with stellar performances that included musicians such as The Gift Horse Project with Karen Elson, Zac Hanson, Rain Phoenix and the legendary The Roots, as well as a sold out raffle benefitting the charities.

As one of the event’s sponsors, we were so pleased to share our passion to better the world, as well as our Pure Bars with the over 400 attendees, including notable guests Donna Karan, Salman Rushdie, Spike Jonze, Michael Stipe, Estelle, Ty Pennington, and more. But for us at Pure Bar, the most inspiring part of the evening was seeing people from all walks of life come together to help put an end to childhood hunger. We couldn’t’ think of a better way to spend a spring evening!

For event photography, visit the following photo galleries from The Billy Farrell Agency, Star Tracks Photo and GuestofaGuest.com:

• http://bfanyc.com/home/event/1238?page=1

• http://startraksphoto.com/site/Gallery/Gallery.aspx?ev=F2A90C9883A&ps=30&ix=1&ct=All&tm=3

• http://guestofaguest.com/galleries/2011/5/a-spring-evening-ubuntu-education-fund-the-lunchbox-fundbox/

• http://www.bfanyc.com/home/event/1238

Read more about “A Spring Evening” in The Huffington Post

Great news from Vegetarian Times!

Our beloved Pure Organic Cherry Cashew bar has been nominated for a Vegetarian Times 2011 Foodie Award in the snack bar category! We are so honored to be up for this amazing award. Voting is open to the public now through June 9, 2011, so make sure you cast your vote for Pure Bar!

As an added bonus,Vegetarian Times is giving away a $250 gift certificate to Whole Foods market to one lucky voter!

Thanks for all the support, and stay tuned for more promotions and giveaways on www.thepurebar.com or www.facebook.com/thepurebar. Wish us luck!

To view the entire list of finalists and cast your own vote, please visit: http://www.vegetariantimes.com/2011foodieawards

Wild Blueberry Pure Bar at The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf

What could be better than a warm, creamy latte and a soft, chewy Wild Blueberry Pure Bar to start your day?  Talk about a guilt free breakfast packed with antioxidants, fiber, vegan protein and all around organic goodness!  Thank you The Coffee Bea & Tea Leaf for believing in the goodness of our Pure Bar!

Right now, in our online store, we’re featuring an amazing limited time offer!

If you buy two boxes of Pure Bars, you receive a third box for free!
Simply add the 3 boxes to your order and enter discount code PURE3FOR2 at check-out!