Honolulu, Hawaii, July 9, 2005 – The 5^th Annual Jamba Juice 5k Banana Man Chase proved fruitful for participants and the Muscular Dystrophy Association of Hawaii (MDA) which raised over $23,000 from the event.

Despite the rainy weather, “Hawaii’s Wackiest Race” drew over 500 people who walked, ran and strolled their way along the 3.1 mile course at Ala Moana Beach Park with the goal of catching the bunch of lead runners wearing Jamba banana costumes. Jamba awarded 25 a-peeling prizes of Jamba Juice smoothies for a year (valued at $240 each) to the top three men and women in each division that beat the Jamba banana.

Following the race, participants enjoyed free Jamba Juice smoothies, magic by Kaulana and an encore presentation of the crowd-pleasing Banana Man Slide dance performed by Jamba employees and spectators.

Over the past five years, the Jamba Juice Banana Man Chase has raised over $115,000 for MDA Hawaii.

ABOUT THE CAUSE:

All donations raised go to the Muscular Dystrophy Foundation to fund research aimed at conquering neuromuscular diseases that affect more than a million Americans. MDA Hawaii is a voluntary national health agency that helps people with neuromuscular disease. The programs that MDA provides are funded almost entirely by individual private contributors and the association receives no government grants. For more information about MDA, call Audrey Taniguchi at 808-593-4454 or visit http://www.mdausa.org/.

ABOUT THE SPONSOR:

Jamba Juice is the category-defining leader in all-natural, made-to-order fruit smoothies, juices and healthy snacks. Jamba Juice Hawaii entered the Hawaii market in June 1999 and has 26 stores whirling on Oahu, Maui, Kauai and the Big Island and employs over 500 team members. Visit http://www.jambahawaii.com/ for more information. Jamba Juice Hawaii is a joint venture between Jamba Juice Company of San Francisco, CA and JJC Hawaii, LLC.