FIJI Green Gal: We have another new writer joining our blog this week – our wonderful event coordinator Marssie! From time to time, she’ll give us the inside scoop on some of the exciting events where FIJI Water makes an appearance.

This week we are out and about with our fans, friends and fabulous fashionistas in New York at Fashion Week where FIJI Water, as always, is the hottest accessory around.

We love our customers, and they love us. Why? Because FIJI Water is the best tasting water you’ll find… and… because (for the third consecutive season) we gave six lucky fashionistas each a pair of tickets to attend a show during New York Fashion Week, compliments of FIJI Water. Just a little token of our appreciation. 

FIJI fans entered to win one of six pairs of tickets to various shows/presentations at this year’s Mercedes Benz Fashion Week where lucky winners would get the opportunity to mix and mingle with designers and industry influencers and get up close and personal with the latest fashion insights and perspectives for Fall 2009. 

Our winners Sana and sister Ghazal really enjoyed themselves at the Jill Stuart Show on Monday. They were each greeted with a bottle of FIJI Water, and before they sat down they spotted Jack from Project Runway.

During the show we received text updates, one informing us that they caught a glimpse of Paris Hilton. They truly loved the clothes, the music and all the hoopla.

If you’re a New Yorker – native, transplant or tourist – keep an eye out for FIJI Water at La Paulee de New York 2009 in March, Food & Wine Best New Chefs 2009 in April, and Saveur Chef Dinner Series in May. And, no matter where you are, make sure you come back to the FIJI Green blog in March to check out my buddy David, who’ll be bringing us a FIJI recap from the Winter Music Conference in Miami.

Happy hydrating!

FIJI Green Gal: This week, one of my colleagues is joining this blog to share her thoughts on FIJI Water. As she is the proud mother of twins – and therefore one of the toughest women I know! – we’ve dubbed her “FIJI’s Favorite Mom.”

Admittedly I am a Mommy who talks about her kids WAY TOO MUCH! And this blog just gives me another outlet…

Fact: I love my kids. But having responsibility for them is already scary enough, and what I feed them is at the top of my anxiety list!

It started before they were born. I would travel as far as necessary to shop for groceries, paying double for a prenatal vitamin, organic waffles (they’re all I could keep down the first 4 months), other organics, pesticide/hormone/flavor-free everything…just so I knew my growing babies were getting the best nutrition available. Now add to that the fluid intake I needed. I’ve never been one for soda or highly caloric juices, so I relied on water. With most foods, I got heartburn. I tried all the water I could, whether based on a cute bottle, flavor, or price, but even water gave me heartburn! Then I tried FIJI Water and loved the taste. And I could drink more without getting heartburn. Other mommies-to-be told me it was the purest water I could drink and provided natural minerals both the babies and I could benefit from.

Fast forward a few years later, I’m now an employee at FIJI Water. A week into my job, they sent me to the island of Fiji to see where the water comes from. I have seen where the water comes from and gets put into the iconic square bottle. I am proud to work for a product that is as natural and untouched as the product claims. And I am proud to serve the best in my home – especially to my kids!

BTW: Since working here, I’ve learned about BPA, and the product has never had it!

Tanya Zuckerbrot included FIJI Water in her article, “A Healthy Eating Plan for President Obama,” on Fox News Health Blog recently. In the article, Zuckerbrot, MS, RD, nutritionist and creator of The F-Factor Diet, offers healthy snacking tips to combat stress, fatigue and hypoglycemia. She notes that FIJI Water is a smart choice for hydration since it contains naturally-occurring electrolytes without any added sugars or calories, and that President Obama can often be found sipping our water. (We saw him enjoying FIJI Water on Election Night, of course!)