Geaux Freaux Yeaux: July 2012

Sunday, July 29, 2012

Call me, DEFINITELY!

By now, most everyone has heard the Carly Rae Jepson song, Call me maybe, right? Well, if you haven't, then WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN? When you search "Call me maybe" on GOOGLE, literally hundreds of videos are posted with different people and groups covering (lip-synching) to the catchy tune!

Harvard Baseball Team

It all started with the HARVARD BASEBALL team (except for one player who sleeps through the entire video), doing a COVER to Carly's #1 tune. Billboard.com even put together a TOP 10 List of the BEST Call me maybe Covers!

Watch NOW! Billboard.com 10 BEST CALL ME MAYBE COVERS

Insight Creative Group

So, what does ORANGE LEAF do when they see something FUN? They do it, too! First, it was ICG (our advertising agency) that jumped on the COVER bandwagon! Very professionally made, and VERY FUNNY, too!

Watch NOW! Call me maybe : Insight Creative Group

Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt CORPORATE

Then, ORANGE LEAF CORPORATE took their turn! In their new offices in OKC, they let us behind the Wizards curtain to see where the OLY magic is born!Then, ORANGE LEAF CORPORATE took their turn! In their new offices in OKC, they let us behind the Wizards curtain to see where the OLY magic is born!

Watch NOW! Call me maybe : Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt Corporate

OLY Louisiana Style

We here at ORANGE LEAF LOUISIANA couldn't let it end there! We decided to make our own cover! Getting all our employees from the 8 LA stores to send in their versions of Call me maybe, with a little Orange Leaf Mix Magic thrown in! So, debuting this week, the newest VIDEO in the Call me maybe COVER list! "Call me maybe:Orange Leaf Louisiana Style". Think we would have made the BILLBOARD.com top 10 list? ENJOY!

Watch NOW! Call me maybe: Orange Leaf LOUISIANA!

Sunday, July 22, 2012

Marked Orange

The word TATTOO is said to have two major derivations - from the polynesian word 'ta' which means striking something and the tahitian word 'tatau' which means 'to mark something'.
In case you don't know, Tattoos are created by inserting colored materials beneath the skins surface. The first tattoos probably were created by accident. Someone had a small wound, and rubbed it with a hand that was dirty with soot and ashes from the fire. Once the wound had healed, they saw that a mark stayed permanently. In North America, the first permanent tattoo shop in New York City was settled up in 1846 and began a tradition by tattooing military servicemen from both sides of the civil war. Samuel O'Reilly invented the electric tattooing machine in 1891.

A LOT has changed since then. You can find a Tattoo Parlor/Shop in just about ANY town in the US. Not only that, but most have a specialty. From portraits of children or loved ones to chinese dragons, tattoos are as diverse as this nation is!

So, we thought we would search ORANGE TATTOOS. Who knew so many people loved ORANGE, and so much as to put it on their body for the rest of their life! From the sliced orange to one that says HOMEGROWN, they are all unique in their own way.

Celtic Knots

This writer is especially interested in Tattoo's rich history, because as of today, I am a NEW owner of my first tattoo! No, I didn't get an Orange (although I did think about it heavily!), I opted for a symbol of commitment, love, and forever. Today, 23 years ago, I married my forever and I chose a celtic knot on my ring finger, and bonus, my hubby Tom got a matching one. Maybe for the next one we will get MARKED ORANGE! Shannon Poole Hagan

Tom & Shannon Hagan celebrate 23 years! 7/22/12

Sunday, July 15, 2012

Day of...."WHATEVER!"

Have you ever heard of Different Colored Eyes Day (June 12th) or maybe run across National Ugly Truck Day (July 20th)? It seems like now adays there is a National Day for ANYTHING! There is actually a website called National Whatever Day that lists some of these days in detail, the how, who, and why the day is celebrated.

http://www.nationalwhateverday.com

At Orange Leaf, we love to celebrate the fun and unusual and try to pick some of these days to share with our customers. On Friday, we celebrated Cow Appreciation Day, because as everyone knows, without Cows there would be no Freaux Yeaux! And that brings us to today, Sunday, July 15th. This is Tapioca Pudding Day, and Pet Fire Safety Day, but we have chosen to celebrate something a little closer to the Orange Leaf Family! GUMMY WORMS! Yes, you see them just about everywhere and can find them pretty easily on most of our Louisiana Orange Leaf toppings bars, but don't take these squiggly wiggly's for granted! You can get them sour or sweet, big or small, muli-colored or plain, but whatever your choice, they are always yummy! So, today, on National Gummy Worm Day, if you come in to any of our Orange Leaf Louisiana Stores (Monroe, New Iberia, Sulphur, Natchitoches, West Monroe, Houma, or Lake Charles) and top your Freaux Yeaux with them, you will receive a 20% off card good for your next visit! Happy National Gummy Worm Day from Orange Leaf Louisiana.

Saturday, July 7, 2012

Love Orange Leaf? Prove it!

So, just how much do you love Orange Leaf? Enough to use a Hashtag? The next logical question is how many of you out there know what a HASHTAG is? Ok, so if you are thinking it is some type of breakfast food, you aren't even in the right ball park! The # symbol is what is called a HASHTAG in the social media world we call Twitter! It is used in front of keywords or phrases (such as #iloveorangeleaf) to categorize those tweets and help them show more easily in searches. Hashtagged words can become VERY popular which puts them in the trending topics category.

It's easy to play! All you have to do is email your Orange Leaf photos or videos to ilove@myorangeleaf.com and use the HASHTAG #iloveorangeleaf to show us some love! You could win lots of different prizes including a birthday party at any of our stores, t-shirts, bracelets, gift cards, or Free Freaux Yeaux! You could also get featured online!

Sunday, July 1, 2012

OLYLAPALOOZA

Shannon, Kristi, Kayla, Cade, Tom, Natalie, Shane, Kathryn
Amy, Brad, and Julia at Satterfields

The FIRST ANNUAL Olylapalooza was held this weekend in New Roads, LA on False River. OLYLA Managers Amy & Brad Lawrence from Monroe/West Monroe, Kayla Baker from New Iberia (and her husband Matt), Kristi Mericle from Sulphur/Lake Charles (and her boyfriend Chris), Natalie Hains from Houma joined with the OLYLA corporate staff, Julia Fuselier, Kathryn Landry(and her husband Matt), Cade Eskridge, Tom and Shannon Hagan, and Shane Poole to make quite the "Palooza" group! All that was missing was Natchitoches manager, Lacy Christophe and her husband Sam! (MISSED YOU GUYS!)

Tom & Kristi PING PONG
Champions

Brad & Kristi
BOCCE CHAMPS

Tom Hagan and Kristi Mericle took the PING PONG trophy home! Kristi was a fast learner.....this was her first time to play! Then, in the BOCCE tournament, Kristi came up a winner again taking the trophy this time with Brad Lawrence! Whether Jet Skiing, River Floating, or Boat riding, a smile was on every face. Capping the night off with a boat ride to SATTERFIELD'S for some good eats, the day ended as it began, visiting with old friends, making some new ones, all sharing a ton of laughs! Plans for the 2nd Annual are already underway.......