This Election Season, Join The Organic Tea Party And Cast Your Vote For People, Planet And Pure Tea

OAKLAND, Calif., Sept. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Numi Organic Tea, the leading purveyor of 100% real, organic tea, is inviting consumers to join their campaign to celebrate freedom from pesticides and genetically modified organisms (GMO's)  by joining the ORGANIC tea party movement at VoteOrganicTeaParty.com.

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The Organic Tea Party (OTP) is a non-partisan celebration of People, Planet and Pure Tea.  All Americans who want a healthier, happier pesticide-free nation and planet are invited to embrace its platform.  In a contentious election season, it's one place where Americans from all parties can come together and agree:  pure, unadulterated food and tea are the smart choice for all consumers and the planet.

"Numi is dedicated to people, the planet and pure tea.  Our products offer tea enthusiasts the opportunity to imbibe free of GMOs, pesticides, chemicals, perfumes "flavorings" and artificial ingredients," says Ahmed Rahim, Numi Co-Founder, CEO and Alchemist.  "Now, we've formed our own movement and we're inviting tea lovers everywhere to cast their votes for people, planet, and pure ORGANIC tea."

Consumers can sign up to endorse the Organic Tea Party Platform and share enthusiasm to grow the "movement" via Twitter, Facebook and e-mail.  A portion of proceeds from sales at NumiTea.com during September 19 – November 7 will be donated to support The Organic Center in the U.S. in honor of the OTP (up to $10,000).  The Organic Center is a non-profit that conducts credible, evidence-based science on the health and environmental benefits of organic food and farming and communicates it to the public.

To truly show their support, consumers can join the Organic Tea Party through an online medium and submit, downloading their own "mug shots", photos of themselves and their friends holding signs or write on their mug why they support the organic tea party or, alternatively, what they want the organic tea party platform to adopt. The submitted images will be displayed on www.VoteOrganicTeaParty.com and Facebook.com/Numi.  For each mug shot submitted, Numi will donate $1 to benefit organic causes abroad from September 19 through November 6 (up to $6,500). Truly offering power to the people, Numi will dedicate a section of the website where folks can vote for their favorite Numi products (box tea only).  The winning flavor will be offered on NumiTea.com at a deep discount (25% off) after the election.

For more information on the OTP, consumers can visit www.VoteOrganicTeaParty.com to sign up, download their mug shot and sign up for free OTP swag from Organic Tea Party posters, to stickers, campaign buttons and the party platform.  All party members are encouraged to Declare InTEApendence by sending an automatically generated tweet to their choice of Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Stephen Colbert, Jon Stewart and/or Bill Maher.

NUMI ORGANIC TEA
Founded in 1999 by brother and sister team Ahmed Rahim (the alchemist) and Reem Rahim (the artist), Numi Organic Tea is a purveyor of premium quality organic, non-GMO and fair trade certified teas and teasans. Numi blends its organic leave teas in a solar-powered facility with only real herbs, fruits, flowers and spices—not unnecessary "natural" flavorings or perfumes. All Numi products are packaged in recycled-content containers and non-GMO verified biodegradable bags and are available in retail outlets in more than 30 countries worldwide, including the U.S., Canada, the UK, Denmark, the Netherlands and online at www.NumiTea.com. An award-winning social enterprise and founding B-Corporation member, Numi supports community development projects worldwide. To learn more, visit NumiTea.com and follow Numi at Facebook.com/NumiTea and Twitter.com/NumiTea.

THE ORGANIC CENTER
The Organic Center's unique mission is to conduct credible, evidence-based science on the health and environmental benefits of organic food and farming and communicate them to the public. As an independent nonprofit 501(c)(3) research and education organization, we envision improved health for the earth and its inhabitants through organic food, farming and products. All of The Organic Center's research reports, publications, consumer guides and videos are available free of charge: www.organic-center.org or www.generationsoforganic.org.

SOURCE Numi Organic Tea