Upcoming Viva Events
Past V! Events
Viva Chocolato!'s 1st
Year Anniversary, Offering Memorable Pictures with Santa Claus, Free Gifts & Special Discounts! - Mon. & Sat., Dec. 15 & 20, 2008 The ultimate Santa Claus will be present on Monday, Dec. 15, from 7-8:30pm
and on Saturday, Dec. 20, from 4-7pm for the perfect, memorable picture with any member of your family. Receive your Free
Picture with Santa with the purchase of a $25 Gift Card, and receive a Free $5 Gift Card for yourself! Also, a Free Gift of an Exclusive Venchi Italian truffle will be offered to each guest in appreciation of
your visit. Viva Chocolato! offers 10% off any menu item and 50% off
any chocolate bar during our 1st Year Anniversary Celebration!
The Domain's FREE 40-Foot Tree Lighting
& Spectacular Fireworks Show, Featuring Jordan Spark, Next to Viva Chocolato! - Nov. 22, 2008 Girlstart Fundraiser at Viva Chocolato! - Nov 11, 2008 Girlstart fundraiser held at Viva Chocolato! on Nov 11, 2008 from 7-9pm. Viva Chocolato! & Susan G. Komen Yogathon for the Cure - Oct. 11, 2008 October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Join us for an afternoon of Yoga and Chocolate with Maila Scott benefiting Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Sign up at your local yoga studio or directly at the cafe, bring your yoga mat and join us at Viva
Chocolato, outside on the patio. $15 suggested yoga class donation - 100% of proceeds donated. $5 raffle for free chocolate
party for 4 valued at $100. Then, enjoy some Viva La Cure pink ribbon chocolate bark and Viva La Cure pink gelato
inside Viva Chocolato. 20% of all proceeds are donated to the local Susan G. Komen for the Cure year round.
The American Cancer Society Meets at Viva Chocolato! - Sept. 16, 2008 The American Cancer Society meets at Viva Chocolato! on Sept. 16, 2008 at 6:30pm. We're a proud sponsor of this Central Texas Region Charity. Viva Chocolato!
Holds Girlstart Event - Sept. 9, 2008 Girlstart event held at Viva Chocolato! to introduce opportunities to become a founding member of the Girlfriends Power Circle, Powerful
Women Empowering Girls, on September 9, 2008 at 7:00pm. Free Viva "Eat (more) Chocolate & Lose Weight (anyway)" Seminar! - Aug. 19, 2008
at 7pm
Anne Isham, an independent chocolatier, writer & dynamic motivational speaker at www.chocomonkie.com, will be presenting the health benefits of chocolate and how natural chocolate allows you to lose weight again on Tuesday, Aug, 19, 2008, from 7-8pm at Viva Chocolato!. Her popular book
"Eat (More) Chocolate - Lose (More) Weight: The Chocoholic's Survival Guide & Practical Handbook" can
be purchased at the event and signed by Anne. Seats are limited. So please sign up at loseweight@vivachocolato.com today! Viva Chocolato! Sole Success Charity Fundraiser, June 10, 2008 Sole Success Charity kick-off
fundraiser was held at Viva Chocolato on June 10 from 7-9. The event was a great success. Sole Success is a charity dedicated
to help parents who are suddenly single, due to death or divorce, and is a resource for free clinical and financial help to
take them from "on their own" to "on their way to becoming a sole success. (Website coming soon!)
Viva Chocolato! Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony
with Mayor Wynn & 10 Local, Woman-Owned Businesses - May 27, 2008 Mayor Wynn attended Viva Chocolato!'s ribbon-cutting event at 7pm and 10 local, woman-owned businesses (Austin’s Viva Divas) were recognized with photo op, to include: Kathy
Womack of Kathy Womack Galleries (12 yrs. in business); Gay Gaddis of T3 (The Think tank) (19 yrs. in business); Monica Davis
of The Davis Group, Inc. (30 yrs. in business); Melinda Maine Garvey and Samantha Stevens of AustinWoman Magazine (5
½ yrs. in business); Jane Ellison of Balcones Frame (26 yrs. in business); Lyndie Clements of Lyndie C. Events (15
yrs. in business); Surrenden Angly of Hill Country Pools (36 yrs. in business); Liz Wilhelm and Sheri Clauss of The Plant
Affair, Inc. (22 yrs. in business); Rebecca Castellanos of MadCakes (3 yrs. in business) and Niki Hayes of N Salon and Spa
(3 ½ yrs. in business). Viva Chocolato! Exhibits at the Texas Hill Country
Wine & Food Festival - April 10-13, 2008 Viva
Chocolate exhibited at the 23rd annual Texas Country Wine & Food Festival, one of the oldest and largest wine and food festival in the country, in Austin, TX. Free
Viva "Eat Chocolate & Lose Weight" Seminar! - Feb. 27, 2008
Mayor Wynn attended Viva Chocolato!'s ribbon-cutting event at 7pm and 10 local, woman-owned businesses (Austin’s Viva Divas) were recognized with photo op, to include: Kathy
Womack of Kathy Womack Galleries (12 yrs. in business); Gay Gaddis of T3 (The Think tank) (19 yrs. in business); Monica Davis
of The Davis Group, Inc. (30 yrs. in business); Melinda Maine Garvey and Samantha Stevens of AustinWoman Magazine (5
½ yrs. in business); Jane Ellison of Balcones Frame (26 yrs. in business); Lyndie Clements of Lyndie C. Events (15
yrs. in business); Surrenden Angly of Hill Country Pools (36 yrs. in business); Liz Wilhelm and Sheri Clauss of The Plant
Affair, Inc. (22 yrs. in business); Rebecca Castellanos of MadCakes (3 yrs. in business) and Niki Hayes of N Salon and Spa
(3 ½ yrs. in business).
Viva Fashion Plates! - Feb. 21, 2008 Viva Chocolato! will be part of the Fashion Plates event organized by the Texas Hill Country Food & Wine Festival and Neiman Marcus at the Domain Mall. Viva Chocolato! Featured By Austin360.com
- Dec. 19, 2007 Chocoholic's heaven at the Domain! Viva Chocolato!
Grand Opening - Dec. 15, 2007 It's
Grand Opening for the Public! Come to Viva Chocolato! and enter to win a Chocolate Party for 10 and support the local
Susan G. Komen for the Cure and the Center for Child Protection. Come see and hear Heather White of 102.3 The River and partake in free chocolate and gelato samples! 20% of the proceeds from our incredible sipping chocolate and amazing
chocolate cakes will be donated to our local charity partners as well as 20% of the proceeds from the magnificent photo art
that is showcased by Gray Hawn, Becky Kittleman and Louis Cantillo as well as a Kathy Womack, "Women and Wine" series portrait. Viva Chocolato!
VIP Preview Event - Dec. 1, 2007 The VIP
Party Pics are available at Austin360.com. Check out the media report from the Austin American-Statesment too. The “Truffles
on Ice” event included 300 lbs. of chocolate truffles, wine, champagne and a chance to win free diamonds
from Ben Bridge Jewelers, the phenomenal Omar Lopez (local electric violinist) and his band, a luxury car show featuring Ferraris, Porsche and Maserati, door prizes that included
California Pizza Kitchen dinners for 4 and a $750.00 Chocolate Party. Macy’s 40 ft. Christmas tree light up the night as well as the spectacular fireworks show. There were carriage rides throughout
the mall and the local Susan G. Komen for the Cure board members were present to receive donations. Austin’s first Viva Divas were introduced,
which included 12 local, woman-owned businesses who contributed their talents to the Viva Chocolato! project and who make
a positive impact on Austin. They include Sherry Zare, founder of Mizma Design Associates; Beth Selbe Lasita, President of Pinnacle Construction; Kathleen Ash, founder of Studio K Glass; Gray Hawn, founder of Gray Hawn Photography; Becky Kittleman, founder of Kittleman Photography; Kathy Womack founder of Kathy Womack Galleries; Krystal Craig, our local Viva Chocolatier; Susan Musta, our local Viva Cake Artisan; Christy Craven and Julie Della Croce,
co-founders of Vella Event Décor Studio; Dorothy Duhon, co-owner of Churchhill’s Fireside and Patio; Pricilla Laffey, co-founder of Stockton Hicks Laffey; and Leigh Watson, founder of Watson Designs. Several local celebrities were present among the 500+ guests who came and enjoyed the festivities.
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