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Events to feature family-friendly activities and provide South Florida families and fans with the chance to get up close and personal with Bella Thorne

WESTON, FL (August 12, 2011) – YoBlendz, a healthy self-serve frozen yogurt franchise blending nature’s best with all the rest, is pleased to announce that South Florida-native Bella Thorne, Star of the Disney Channel Original Series “Shake It Up” will entertain two meet and greet and autograph signings on Saturday, August 27, 2011. The first appearance will take place from 11am to 12:30pm at the new YoBlendz store at 20423 State Road 7 in Mission Bay Plaza in Boca Raton. The second appearance will take place from 1:30pm to 3pm at the first ever joint JUICEBLENDZ/YoBlendz store located at 1465 SE 17^th Street in the Southport Shopping Center in Fort Lauderdale. The meet and greet and autograph signings will mark the official grand opening for each of the new locations.

Each official grand opening celebration will feature a variety of family-friendly activities including a live DJ, face painting, a balloon artist, and more. This will mark Thorne’s second time appearing at a YoBlendz location. More than 1,000 South Floridians came out for her first appearance during the YoBlendz Weston official grand opening celebration back in February, when the hit Disney starlet entertained a meet and greet and autograph signing for fans in the Weston area, where she was born and raised.    

“We are thrilled to be celebrating our latest grand openings yet again with Bella Thorne,” said Adam Ogden, founder and CEO of both the JUICEBLENDZ and YoBlendz franchises. “We had a tremendous turnout last time she appeared here in South Florida for her fans, and we anticipate the same for the appearances in Boca Raton and Fort Lauderdale. We encourage South Florida families to get here early for their chance to meet the hit Disney starlet for themselves.”

Starring in the Disney Channel Original Series “Shake It Up” that premiered on Sunday November 7th, Bella Thorne is undeniably a hot rising young star. “Shake It Up” premiered to 6.2 million viewers making it Disney Channel’s 2^nd highest rated series premiere to date and is now Disney Channel’s highest rated series ever among tweens 9-14. Thorne has had past starring roles in “Wizards of Waverly Place,” “Entourage,” “Big Love,” “In The Motherhood,” “October Road,” “Little Monk,” and “The O.C.,” and is thrilled to be returning to her native South Florida to entertain fans at the YoBlendz and JUICEBLENDZ grand opening celebrations.

The YoBlendz Boca and JUICEBLENDZ/YoBlendz Fort Lauderdale official grand opening celebrations will be held from 11am to 12:30pm and 1:30pm to 3pm, respectively, on Saturday, August 27, 2011. A minimum purchase of one smoothie is required per autograph, with autographs available on a first come, first serve basis. A portion of proceeds from all sales will benefit the YoBlendz Foundation, which provides food and education to impoverished and underprivileged children. For more information, please call 954.217.3014 or visit yoblendz.com or juiceblendz.com.

About YoBlendz

YoBlendz franchises its unique brand of ‘Make Yourself Happy’ self-serve frozen yogurt treats in a fun and innovative, family-friendly atmosphere. Headquartered in Weston, Florida, the company began franchising in 2010. Currently, YoBlendz has five locations in Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Plantation, Sunrise and Weston, with plans to open additional sites in South Florida and throughout the country in 2011. For franchising opportunities and additional information, please call 954.217.3014 or visit YoBlendz.com.

About JUICEBLENDZ

JUICEBLENDZ franchises its unique brand of delicious and nutritious, all-natural smoothiez, juicez, eatz and dietary supplementz in a family-friendly atmosphere. JUICEBLENDZ differs from its competition in that it uses only natural ingredients – no sugary mixes or frozen purees. Based in South Florida, the company began franchising in 2005 and currently has 17 sites, with plans to open additional locations in 2011 throughout the country. For more information, visit juiceblendz.com or call toll free at 866.J.Blendz (525.3639).

About Bella Thorne

Starring in the Disney Channel Original Series “Shake It Up” that premiered on Sunday November 7th, Bella Thorne is undeniably a hot rising young star.  One half of a dynamic duo, Bella plays aspiring dancer Cece Jones who lands a role as a back-up dancer on her favorite show “Shake It Up, Chicago.”   “Shake It Up” premiered to 6.2 million viewers making it Disney Channel’s 2^nd highest rated series premiere to date and is now Disney Channel’s highest rated series ever among tweens 9-14.

Bella is a 3 time nominee and 2008 recipient of Best Supporting Young Actor Award with past starring roles in “Wizards of Waverly Place,” “Entourage,” “Big Love,” “In The Motherhood,” “October Road,” and the popular “Little Monk.” Before moving audiences worldwide to tears in a groundbreaking performance on FOX’s “The O.C.,” this Florida-native took center stage as the only spokesperson for Texas Instruments, the face of major brands and designers as Ralph Lauren, H&M, Guess, Limited’s Justice, GAP and Aldo. With an irresistible draw and mesmerizingly innocent gaze, modeling comes naturally to Bella, who, with a head tilt and wink, has graced the covers of many national and international catalog covers while appearing in over 60 commercials worldwide.

A budding philanthropist, Bella devotes any free time she has to helping The Nomad Organization, her personal charity that works to providing aid to children in Africa. Still a kid herself, Bella has a weak spot for children’s charities and makes an effort to do what she can to make sure all children have the same opportunities to succeed as she did.

When she’s not modeling for top designers, booking roles on award-winning TV shows or landing lead slots in box-office hits, Bella enjoys all things active—dancing, playing soccer, playing with any of her multiple pets and of course, spending time with her superstar family.

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