Help Yogurtland Moreno Valley on Indiegogo

Fro-yo girl here. I’ve known about GoFundMe for years, but I just now learned of another online fundraising platform called Indiegogo. And yes, more froyo shops could use your help.

Yogurtland, Moreno Valley, CA, @yogurtland_moreno_valley

Yogurtland Moreno Valley would like to raise $500 and they’re offering several deals to help reach that goal.

Option 1: Regular cup + giant YL spoon for $7 (30% off)

Option 2: 2 regular cups of froyo + coupon book for $15 (34% off)

Option 3: 4 regular cups & a cooler bag for $25 (37% off)

https://igg.me/p/2594181/twtr

Surprisingly, I only found one froyo shop with a current campaign on Indiegogo! But I like the idea of offering future perks in exchange for funding now.

You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.

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Help Froyo Shops on GoFundMe

Fro-yo girl here. As you know, many frozen yogurt shops have seen a drastic decline in revenues due to the coronavirus pandemic. Some have started Go Fund Me online fundraising campaigns to ask for help. The following are all campaigns started by the shops, not campaigns created for them by Yelp and Go Fund Me.

Amer’s Deli/Yogurtrush, Ann Arbor, MI, @amersdeli

Amer’s Deli has been an Ann Arbor/ University of Michigan staple for 32 years. And yes, they have froyo. The owner is a U of M alum. Since business has fallen dramatically during the pandemic, Amer’s is looking to raise $28,000 to keep two locations open and to pay rent, utilities, liabilities and food distributors.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-amer039s-deli-covid19

Cloud 9 Yogurt House, San Diego, CA, @cloud9yogurthouse

Cloud 9 Yogurt House hopes to raise $2,500. Sales have fallen roughly 85% after the shelter-in-place order went into effect. The shop is currently closed until further notice. They will offer a gift certificate in the amount that you donate. They are also hoping that the GoFundMe campaign will allow them to quality for a grant from the Small Business Relief Initiative.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/cloud-nine-yogurt-house

Corner Cafe & Froyo, Murrieta, CA, @cornercafeandfroyo

Corner Cafe & Froyo is seeking your support to raise $5,000 to help them through this difficult time. 

https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-your-local-froyo-shop

Forever Yogurt Andersonville, Chicago, IL, @froyo_on_clark

Forever Yogurt would like to raise $1,000 to help the business stay afloat. The donations will be shared as follows: 25% to three employees who are not working, 25% to neighborhood stores that were forced to shut down, and 50% to help Forever Yogurt stay open.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/forever-yogurt-andersonville

Melon Seed Deli & Frozen Yogurt, Tacoma, WA, @melonseeddeli

Melon Seed Deli is currently closed. They are seeking to raise $5,000 to help keep their business open and operating. Also, they'd like to qualify for GoFundMe's small business relief fund, which will match any donations if they can raise $500.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/melon-seed-deli

Menchie's Frozen Yogurt, Pueblo, CO, @menchiespueblomall

Menchie's is currently closed. The funds raised would go to Menchie's employees who are currently out of work. The goal is to raise $10,000.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/8dc2s-virtual-tip-jar

Menchie's Westchase Town Center, Tampa, FL, @menchieswestchasefroyo

Menchie's WTC is currently closed. The goal of the $5,000 GoFundMe campaign is to raise funds for expenses, including rent, utilities, etc.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/menchie039s-westchase-town-center

Oodles Frozen Yogurt, Modesto, CA, @oodlesfroyo

Oodles is seeking $7,000 to help pay the operating expenses and reopen the shop when it is safe to do so. The shop is currently closed. The owner relies on the income generated from the shop.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/oodles-frozen-yogurt-modesto-small-business-relief

Serendipity Sweets, Erie, PA, @serendipitysweetserie

Serendipity Sweets is currently closed. A new business, they’re seeking $4,000 to help them make it through this difficult time and also to qualify for GoFundMe’s matching grant.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/serendipity-sweets-smallbusinessrelief

Sweet Things Frozen Yogurt, San Diego, CA, @sweetthingssd

Sweet Things is hoping to raise $30,000 to use towards reopening the shop. The shop is in a large convention hotel and relies heavily on the local and tourism industry. With Comic-Con 2020 canceled and the decline of tourism, their business has been greatly impacted.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/sweet-things-team-reopening-fund

Yo Treats, Estacada, OR, @yotreatsfroyo

Yo Treats is hoping to raise $10,000. The shop has been closed since March 23 and the family that owns the business needs support to stay in business. While they've applied for federal loans, they haven't been able to get any. Their employees haven't received unemployment funds either. They need help to cover utilities, rent, payroll, etc.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/yo-treats-covid19-smallbusinessrelief

Yogi Topi, La Jolla, CA, @yogitopiyogurt

Yogi Topi is hoping to raise $5,000 goal for their employees. In return, they’ll send donors a 2 for 1 voucher for every dollar donated.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/covid19-support-our-yogi-topi-yogurt-employees 

Yogurt Craze, Parkland, FL, @yogurtcraze

Yogurt Craze is a small, family owned frozen yogurt shop that's been open almost 10 years. They closed the shop for safety reasons and are seeking community help to stay afloat. They hope to raise $10,000.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/yogurtcraze


You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.

Looking for more frozen yogurt news, discussion boards, and resources? Check out the International Frozen Yogurt Association website at http://internationalfrozenyogurt.com/. The IFYA is the independent voice of the frozen yogurt industry.

Froyo Discounts & Donations for Essential Workers

Fro-yo girl here. Times are tough right now, with most of us stuck at home. Many froyo shops have closed and most that are still open have cut back their hours. I’ve seen some of the temporarily closed ones reopen, so that’s a good sign.

It’s also heart-warming to see froyo shops giving back to those in need or those who are helping others during this public health crisis. I wanted to share a few examples of froyo shops giving back to show my appreciation for the generosity and kindness of those involved. I’ll try to add to this list as I see more examples.

Discounts

• Aloha Yogurt (Tempe, AZ) is offering free treats to first responders when they show their ID/badge.
• Blitzer’s! Premium Frozen Yogurt (Murrieta & Menifee, CA) is giving $5 in Blitzer Bucks to healthcare workers, grocery or retail workers, EMS professionals, military personnel, and anyone else working on the front lines during the crisis. Send Blitzer’s! a direct message on Instagram, @blitzers.yogurt
• Downtown Yogurt (NJ, NY) offered free froyo for first responders on April 17, extended to happen every Friday from 3 PM - 6 PM
• Menchie’s Gateway (Springfield, OR) is offering a BOGO free deal to medical personnel and first responders from April 6 – April 12, 2020.
• Pinkberry (nationwide): On Thursdays during the month of April, Pinkberry is offering First Responders and Medical Personnel a special Thankful Thursday discount of 50% off any swirl. One per person per visit with a valid badge or ID.
• Swirls & Twirls (Oceanside, NY) offers a 20% discount to all police, firefighters, nurses, doctors, & EMS starting May 2nd
• U-Swirl (Waco, TX) offered 50% off for first responders and medical providers every Thursday with badge or valid ID
• Urban Yogurt (Shingle Springs, CA) is offering free froyo to first responders come in uniform or show a valid ID
• Yo-Chi (Australia) is giving healthcare & emergency service workers 50% when in uniform
• Yogli Mogli (Douglasville, GA) is offering a 50% discount to healthcare workers on Thursday, April 9 & Friday, April 10 with a hospital or work ID

Donations

• 16 Handles (NY) donated froyo to Mount Sinai hospitals
• 20 Degrees Frozen Yogurt Lounge (Cookeville, TN) donated 350 froyo cups to local healthcare workers
• Aloha Yogurt (Tempe, AZ) launched a campaign, Treat A Hero, to collect donations of froyo to first responders like the ER nurses at Tempe St. Luke’s Hospital.
• Big Spoon Yogurt (Roseville, CA) donated 100% of its profits to help the local community
• Chiller Bee (Conroe, TX) donated froyo to the Conroe police department
• Eat'N'Go (Nigeria), the master franchisee of Domino's Pizza, Cold Stone Creamery, ad Pinkberry in Nigeria, has been donating food to essential workers during the coronavirus crisis.
• Menchie’s Antelope Valley Mall (Palmdale, CA) donated froyo to the medical staff at Palmdale Regional Medical Center
• Menchie's (Glendale & South Pasadena, CA) donated froyo to the nurses and doctors at Glendale Adventist Hospital.
• Menchie's Johnson Ave (The Bronx, NY) gave 200 cups of froyo to employees of the New York Presbyterian Columbia University Medical Center with the help of an anonymous donor
• Menchie's Arkansas has donated 1,500 cups to local medical personnel and launched a GoFundMe campaign to raise funds to donate more froyo. They also delivered complimentary froyo to the Little Rock Air Force Base with the money they raised.
• Menchie’s Northcrest (Charlotte, NC) donated a froyo cake to the North Mecklenburg Animal Rescue and is encouraging people to adopt pets. They also donated froyo to Second Harvest Food Bank.
• Menchie’s University (Encino, CA) donated froyo to ONEgeneration, a local non-profit that provides programs and services to seniors and their caregivers to promote physical and mental well-being.
• Menchie's Windsor (CT) brought froyo to Community Health Services of Hartford, Hartford Healthcare's Urgent Care and Hartford Hospital's COVID-19 unit, thanks to the donation from Kristen & Scott
• Monster Yogurt (TX) is asking for donations to send snack packs to the coronavirus front lines
• Pinkberry (London, UK) donated froyo to the staff at Royal London Hospital
• sweetFrog (Lawrenceville, GA) donated 218 froyo cups to essential workers.
• TCBY (Greeley, CO) donated froyo to Banner Health's North Colorado Medical Center, multiple times
• Yasso lent their refrigerated froyo truck to Metro Ministries to serve as a mobile food bank in Denver, Colorado
• Yobu (UK) brought froyo to the staff at Avon View Care & Nursing Home in Christchurch, thanks to the donation from Rob Smith 
• Yoga-urt (Glendale & Los Angeles, CA) has set up a Go Fund Me campaign to collect donations to send froyo pints & bowls to medical teams in Los Angeles. If you’d like to donate froyo, check out the campaign. And Yoga-urt joined Support + Feed, the initiative created by Billie Eilish's mom which partners with vegan restaurants in LA and NY to help feed first responders, hospitals, senior centers and others.
• Yogurt Mill (Modesto & Turlock, CA) donated froyo to the NCCU nurses, ER staff, and the Patient Access staff at Doctors Medical Center
• Yogurtland Uptown (New Orleans, LA) donated froyo to the University Medical Center New Orleans
• Yogurtland Genesee Plaza (San Diego, CA) donated froyo to local food pantry, Porchlight Community.
• Yogurtland partnered with the Los Angeles Angels and donated 160 cups of froyo to MemorialCare Medical Group in Fountain Valley, CA

You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.

Looking for more frozen yogurt news, discussion boards, and resources? Check out the International Frozen Yogurt Association website at http://internationalfrozenyogurt.com/. The IFYA is the independent voice of the frozen yogurt industry.