On Tuesday, July 21st, Vitamin Angels held an exclusive networking event at the Nutrition Business Journal Summit in Dana Point, California. The NBJ Summit is a 3 day invitation-only networking conference for top-level executives from leading companies in the health and nutrition industry. Vitamin Angels kicked off the event with an evening of wine tasting and appetizers. The ballroom was buzzing with excitement, but soon fell silent as Howard delivered a powerful speech sharing Vitamin Angels’ accomplishments and recognizing the Natural Products industry for its part in helping us reach 10 million children with essential nutrients this year. Three companies, Ocean Nutrition, DSM, and Natural Factors were honored with a special award for the pivotal role they played in the early stages of our Operation 20/20 campaign. Their exemplary collaboration was noted as a critical component in the success of the campaign which continues to grow and is now active in 23 countries. Thank You to Robert Orr from Ocean Nutrition, Jim Hamilton from DSM and Roland Gahler from Natural Factors for your ongoing commitment to Operation 20/20.  The remainder of the evening was filled with great connections, as new and existing partners shared their enthusiasm.

We would also like to extend our deepest gratitude and appreciation to Dean Mosca from Proprietary Nutritionals for sponsoring our event, Johnny So from St. Regis for the generous donation of food, Amy Summers, Patrick Rea, Tom Aarts, Bill Sechrest, Loren Israelsen and all of our board members who were in attendance. A special thank you to our local Santa Barbara wineries for their wine donations: Firestone Vineyard, Zaca Mesa Winery, the Winehound, Beckmen Vineyards, Santa Barbara Winery and Giessinger Winery.  

See you next year!