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STEEPED COFFEE LAUNCHES “YOU GIVE, WE GIVE” CAMPAIGN

HELP REFRESH DOCTORS, NURSES, AND FIRST RESPONDERS WITH SPECIALTY COFFEE AND STEEPED WILL MATCH EVERY GIFT AND DELIVER

Eco-Friendly Single Serve Coffee Bags Deliver Gourmet Brew Without Machines- just add hot water
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[Santa Cruz, CA, April 6, 2020] – The weight of the current health crisis is all around. Whether staying at home to help save lives or working at an essential business keeping critical infrastructure intact, people are facing unprecedented times. As each person does their part, frontline healthcare workers are facing one of the biggest challenges of their careers, and Steeped, Inc. (steepedcoffee.com) wants to help.

Steeped, a California-based Certified B Corporation, has launched “You Give, We Give” (steepedcoffee.com/yougivewegive), a campaign to help fuel and lift the spirits of frontline doctors, nurses, firefighters, police, and first responders as they battle the COVID-19 crisis. “You Give, We Give” invites people to gift Steeped Coffee Packs to those on the front lines, with Steeped matching all gifts, pack for pack, and providing free weekly deliveries directly to the hospitals, stations, and clinics where they’re needed most.

“We are always looking for ways Steeped can serve as a positive force for good. We were brainstorming ways to help when it dawned on us that Steeped Coffee could be a great option for the healthcare heroes working tirelessly around the clock to save lives,” said Josh Wilbur, founder and CEO of Steeped. “People don’t want to use shared coffee pots right now, and those on the front lines don’t have time to make coffee runs during crazy long shifts. Sometimes a simple cup of great coffee can make a difference.”

Steeped Coffee is one of the only brewing methods that doesn’t require a machine, grinder, or special equipment to prepare premium coffee. Brewed similar to tea, Steeped Packs only need hot water to make a fresh cup of barista approved coffee. Each pack contains hand roasted ground coffee that is nitro sealed for freshness in compostable packaging. The company’s proprietary brewing method bypasses any risks of using a communal coffee pot — welcomed news for anyone working on the front lines or in social spaces.

Steeped Coffee will kickstart “You Give, We Give” in the California Bay Area and hopes to expand giving efforts quickly by working with its national network of partnered roasters, some of which are already working on similar projects to help their local communities.

“There is no doubt we’ll never forget these times, but it’s what we do for others, even the small things, that will be remembered,” says Wilbur. “As a startup in these crazy times, Steeped is looking to do anything within reach to make a difference and encourage others to do the same. We’ve seen so many other selfless stories surface around the world that we know it will all add up to make a difference. We are in this together.”

In March, Steeped also launched the “Stay Home, Stay Steeped” campaign to encourage customers to stay home by providing free home delivery on all coffee, cups, kettles, and gear. The offer has been extended indefinitely and aims to help those adjusting to new rituals at home, and routines while working from home.

Visit steepedcoffee.com/yougivewegive to learn more and show your support for those on the front lines of the COVID-19 Pandemic.

About Steeped Coffee

Steeped, Inc. based in Santa Cruz, California, is a Certified B Corp and Benefit Corporation focused on every detail from farm-to-cup and beyond, to bring people the most convenient, high quality, ethically sourced, and sustainably packaged products available. Steeped Coffee is the new standard for single-serve coffee that combines both convenience and quality all within Guilt-Free Packaging. The proprietary Steeped Brewing Method delivers 100% freshly roasted, precision ground, and nitro-sealed specialty coffee pre-portioned within Steeped Full Immersion Filters. Steeped Coffee is the simplest way to make a perfect cup of coffee by just adding water, with no machine needed.

Steeped Coffee is available on Amazon with Prime Free Delivery, at select Whole Foods, and through premium environmentally conscious supermarkets, luxury hotels, and offices with craft coffee services. Through licensed partnerships, Steeped, Inc. works with over 125 specialty coffee roasters to share its technology and brewing method around the globe. For more information, visit steepedcoffee.com. For business inquiries, contact sales@steepedcoffee.com or visit steepedcoffee.com/business.

Features of Steeped Coffee include:

Hand Roasted Specialty Coffee: no instant powers, just delicious coffee
No Machines Required: unplugged single-serve convenience
Guilt-Free Packaging: made using renewable and compostable materials
Nitro-Sealed: removes oxygen, stopping the clock on freshly ground beans
Full Immersion Filter: renewable plant-based non-GMO filters that regulate ideal water-in and maximum flavor-out
Ultrasonically Sealed: no glues, staples, or wasted materials for max steeping
Precision Ground: consistent water-cooled grinding to the micron
Pre-Portioned: optimal SCA recommended water-to-coffee ratios
Barista Approved: continuously tested by multiple independent specialty coffee Q-graders for freshness, quality, and taste
Just + Water: a simple cup

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Bacon Jam in the midst of COVID-19

In the midst of COVID-19, what can you eat? Try this protein-packed shelf-stabled meat product that you can keep in the pantry. TBJ Gourmet’s Bacon Jam will help you forget that you’re on house arrest.

There hasn’t existed a better time to save our planet.

From their trendsetting ‘Bacon Jams’ to their globally-inspired spreads and condiments, TBJ enhances everyone’s recipes. The world can stock up on their latest shelf-stable meat product, now, in the midst of COVID-19, and not worry about the meat staying fresh!

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Immunity is Key

The Best Adult Men’s and Women’s Multi-Vitamin for Keeping Your Immunity High Through a Coronavirus Quarantine

With news constantly evolving regarding the Coronavirus, what is clear is that immunity is a key factor in how the disease affects our bodies. This means that maintaining our health is more important now, than ever. While there is no magic remedy to prevent or protect us from COVID-19, adult men and women should take a daily immunity-booster to ensure that their immune systems are healthy. In fact, a daily multivitamin can be one of the simplest ways to boost your health so that if any flu-like virus spreads to your community, your body is able to properly fight it off. Knowing which vitamin to choose among the many available options can be confusing, and it’s hard to be clear on which products truly work in the ways we need them to during this time.

Rootd has made things simple for us. A blend of 25 unique vitamins, minerals and super greens, with ingredients sourced for high bio-absorption, and no sugars, chemicals or additives. In fact, sugar is a key factor that reduces immunity, meaning that products like gummy multis and brands like Emergen-C which pack their product with sugars could be doing far more harm than good. Choosing the correct multivitamin means finding one for you that has the right balance of nutrients to ensure that your body is getting everything it needs, and without additives that do more harm than good.

Here is a list of the best immune boosting vitamins which Rootd has packed into their sugar-free delicious drink:

Vitamin C is one of the biggest immune system boosters of all. In fact, a lack of vitamin C can even make you more prone to getting sick. Foods rich in vitamin C include oranges, grapefruits, tangerines, strawberries, bell peppers, spinach, kale and broccoli. Daily intake of vitamin C is essential for good health because your body doesn’t produce or store it.

Vitamin B6 is vital to supporting biochemical reactions in the immune system. Vitamin B6-rich foods include chicken and cold-water fish, such as salmon and tuna. Vitamin B6 also is found in green vegetables and in chickpeas, which is the main ingredient in hummus.

Vitamin E is a powerful antioxidant that helps the body fight off infection. Foods rich in vitamin E include nuts, seeds and spinach.

Vitamin D can modulate the innate and adaptive immune responses. Deficiency in vitamin D is associated with increased autoimmunity as well as an increased susceptibility to infection.

Zinc keeps the immune system strong, helps heal wounds, and supports normal growth.

Vitamin A is a micronutrient that is crucial for maintaining vision, promoting growth and development, and protecting epithelium and mucus integrity in the body. It is known as an anti-inflammation vitamin because of its critical role in enhancing immune function.

To add a healthy, daily multivitamin to your quarantine routine, simply visit rootd.com – bonus: no more vitamin pills to choke down, which means one less hassle during these troubling times.

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Into Your Child’s Heart by Agnes Lui

In “Into Your Child’s Heart,” author Agnes Lui shares stories from her childhood and the impact they had on her parenting. She discusses how blessed spirits came forth and helped her with various life challenges as well as the spiritual side of parenting. Lui was also a social worker and presents her concerns about the plight children and teens are in today. Overall, this book teaches parents to raise children to have good communication skills and judgement, so children can navigate their lives. To learn more about Lui and her book, please visit her website, www.intoyourchildsheart.com.

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From Sudden Death to Paradise by T.S. Dismas

T.S. Dismas served in the Military Police Corps until his honorable discharge due to disabilities he sustained while serving his country. Dismas’ disabilities led to a rare autoimmune disease and then to a heart attack and life-threatening heart failure. In his moving memoir, “From Sudden Death to Paradise: The Story of a Near-Death Experience,” Dismas shares his medical journey, the complications his heart endured and his visit to Heaven after his heart stopped for ten minutes. Since his near-death experience, Dismas has found peace, a closer relationship with God and meaning in life knowing that God has a plan for everyone. Dismas’ powerful, detailed recount of Heaven in “From Sudden Death to Paradise” illustrates the beauty of the afterlife and the unconditional love God has for everyone.

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Where Tigers Flew by Rebecca Kaye

“Where Tigers Flew” by Rebecca Kaye is an intense memoir that follows the author’s troubles as a young Eurasian girl (English-Chinese) growing up in China under Japanese occupation during World War II. Kaye discusses various struggles she faced such as: discrimination from both eastern and western cultures (since she was of a mixed heritage), a fight for survival, taking care of her siblings and escaping Japanese soldiers who invaded her home.

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Breaking Forth: A Release into Your Kairos Season by Dr. Angela M. Rucker

International minister Angela Marie Rucker, Th.D., Ph.D., D.D., recently published her motivational guidebook “Breaking Forth: A Release into Your Kairos Season” to help readers, who may feel lost, find themselves and activate their power within. Rucker focuses on a change of mindset that is necessary to be liberated from mediocrity and the acceptance of a substandard life. The author reveals to readers the importance of maximizing their ‘Kairos Season,’ which is when time intersects with divine opportunities to accommodate divine purpose.

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Empower Yourself for an Amazing Career by Blanca De La Rosa

“Empower Yourself for an Amazing Career” by Blanca De La Rosa is an insightful business advice book that encourages readers to climb the corporate ladder, no matter their economic or cultural background. With her inner wisdom and spirituality paired with practical, timeless tips on professionalism, De La Rosa utilizes her seasoned business expertise to inspire business professionals to not only land a corporate position but grow and thrive in their career. This book is a companion to her book, “Pursuing a Better Tomorrow,” that highlights the author’s personal transition from the New York projects and into a corporate career.

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Love Your Body Love Your Life by Jenna Lisa Lobos

“Love Your Body Love Your Life: 52 Tips That Will Radically Improve Your Health” by Jenna Lisa Lobos as an expansive self-help book that establishes a road map for readers to find confidence in their own skin. With tips to take care of their inner body (physically, emotionally and spiritually), this book helps transform readers from the inside to change how they face the world outwardly. She discusses a wide range of topics from changing the way you consume food and liquids to connecting with your inner child. Lobos also provides personal insight about how she was able to transform her own life– which gives the reader proof that these tips are effective. She also includes her personal beauty ritual– which is a daily practice that readers can easily follow. It is broken down into “morning,” “during the day” and “evening” practices.

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Bruised Purple Hearts by Jerry C. Blanton

“Bruised Purple Hearts: Ghosts of the USA” by Jerry C. Blanton is a historical tale illustrating what it was like to live through chaotic times in the 1960s and 1970s that include the Civil Rights Movement, Vietnam War, and the rise of feminism, equal rights, the gay liberation movement, music and more. Blanton shares a different perspective expressing how hard the war was on the baby boomer generation and how everyone was suffering in different ways.

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Trust: Understanding My Why by Deb Richard

“Trust: Understanding My Why” by Deb Richard is Richard’s inspirational life story from competing in the LPGA (Ladies Professional Golf Association) and earning six titles to overcoming personal hurdles that redefined who she is as leader and as an individual. Readers will see Richard’s finding of her strengths, purpose and values in life by sharing her relationships and the experiences she has gone through.

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Hemingway’s Retreat by J. Michael Moriarty

“Hemingway’s Retreat: To Ireland” by J. Michael Moriarty is an imaginative exploration of Ernest Hemingway’s second chance of life after faking his own death on July 2, 1961. In the book, J. Michael illustrates the transformation of Hemingway into Irish man Matt Fitzgerald. Throughout his new journey, Fitzgerald (Hemingway), learns more about his Irish roots while meeting important people and seeing historical landmarks.

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