XanGo Establishes Charitable Foundation With Inaugural Event to Benefit Operation Smile

XanGo Establishes Charitable Foundation With Inaugural Event to Benefit
Operation Smile
501(c)(3) Foundation, Known as XanGo Goodness, to Carry on Company's Legacy of
Helping Children, Families and Communities Worldwide

LEHI, Utah, Oct. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- XanGo, LLC, a leading global health and
wellness company, officially launched the XanGo Goodness Foundation last night
with a fundraising gala to benefit Operation Smile. The XanGo Goodness
Foundation was established to extend the reach of its ongoing work to actively
support philanthropic causes worldwide. Of particular interest is improving
the lives of children at home and around the world and mobilizing to address
disasters and crises. The event raised nearly $35,000 toward a week-long goal
of supporting an Operation Smile mission to Thailand to provide children's
cleft lip and palate repair. The money raised translates into approximately
145 surgeries.

Gordon Morton, XanGo founder and board member comments, "The XanGo Goodness
Foundation transcends mere 'check-writing' - we encourage involvement and
volunteerism." Morton adds, "XanGo Goodness evolved into a Foundation that is
registered as a 501(c)(3) charity, in a move to strengthen both XanGo's
fundraising abilities and transparency. Perhaps most importantly, this will
expand our ability to help more people in need."

As part of the event, Operation Smile founders Dr. Bill Magee and Kathy Magee
were honored. Since founding the organization in 1982, the Magees have
organized Operation Smile missions and volunteers resulting in more than
135,000 cleft lip, cleft palate and other facial deformity surgeries in 51
partner countries around the world.

"XanGo's title sponsorship of three Operation Smile Missions since 2008 has
helped more than 300 children receive life-altering cleft lip or cleft palate
surgery, changing their lives forever," said Operation Smile Founder, Dr. Bill
Magee. "You may never have the chance to meet these children in person, but
rest assured they will thank XanGo and its founders forever for their
generosity in making this happen."

Morton explained the choice of traveling to Thailand, noting, "Our previous
Operation Smile missions have been hugely rewarding. With this next trip, I
personally look forward to returning to the villages of Thailand where XanGo
sources the mangosteen fruit for many of our products." XanGo's flagship
XanGo® Juice and Glimpse® Topical Skin Nutrition products utilize the whole
mangosteen fruit, discovered by co-founder Joe Morton while living in Malaysia
in 1997.

XanGo's Operation Smile 2010 mission to Thailand seeks to meet the needs of
the very children of the farm workers who harvest mangosteens for XanGo, the
national fruit of Thailand. In August, XanGo continued its positive
relationship with Thailand, welcoming delegates from the Royal Thai Government
to its headquarters in Lehi, Utah. The royal delegation, in a pledge for
continued cooperation, recognized XanGo's "creative use of mangosteen" and
presented the company with a certificate of appreciation for being one of the
pioneers in bringing mangosteen to a global market.

Even before becoming a 501(c)(3), XanGo Goodness already distinguished itself
as a worldwide cause-related movement, participating in humanitarian efforts,
medical expeditions, volunteer programs, community health education and
advisory board service. XanGo will continue to donate a significant portion of
its profits to humanitarian work through XanGo Goodness; the Foundation now
enables XanGo to extend its reach to better the lives of more people and does
not replace corporate giving.

Morton explains, "Championing a cause is in XanGo's very DNA. We began
supporting worthy charities before turning our first profit in 2002, and
that's never stopped." He elaborates, "It's incredibly gratifying to be on the
ground and experience first-hand what can be accomplished through caring and
coordinated volunteer service."

The XanGo Goodness Foundation will partner with respected and effective
charities from North America to Australia to Asia to South America and
everywhere in-between. Some examples of XanGo Goodness include:

-- Mexico - Operation Smile: XanGo partners to provide cleft lip and
cleft
palate corrective surgery; so far, 300 kids have received
life-changing
procedures, changing lives one smile at a time.
-- Canada - Children's Wish Foundation: XanGo has been title sponsor of
the
Wishmaker Parade, the organization's premier national fundraising
event,
and continues to work with Children's Wish to support children who
live
with high-risk life threatening diseases in realizing their most
heart-felt wish.
-- U.S. - Best Buddies: XanGo's charitable partner creates opportunities
for young students with intellectual and developmental disabilities;
National McGruff House Network: XanGo supports McGruff's mission to
keep
children safe from crime.
-- India - Vitamin Angels: XanGo supports the organization's efforts to
eliminate childhood blindness by the year 2020 through systematic
distribution of Vitamin A supplements to at-risk children, as well as
its work delivering multivitamins to children and vital supplements to
expecting mothers.

-- Ghana - Global Alliance Project: XanGo champions the University of
Utah's program to provide sustainable medical care and education in
rural Ghana in close collaboration with the local community, an
innovative model that will extend to developing regions around the
world.

In terms of addressing disasters, crises and broader community concerns, XanGo
Goodness encompasses bringing medical equipment and supplies to impoverished
areas in Peru, helping those affected by the tsunami in Thailand and
rebuilding dreams in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.

To learn more about the XanGo Goodness Foundation, or make a donation, please
visit http://www.xangogoodness.org.

About XanGo, LLC
A leading global nutrition company, XanGo, LLC is a recognized leader in
health and wellness products. Currently expanding into a wider range of
botanicals, XanGo was the first company to market a premium mangosteen
beverage, XanGo® Juice, to consumers worldwide. Its roster of premium,
functional products now includes XANGO 3SIXTY5(TM), a whole food nutrition
multi-vitamin, Glimpse® Topical Skin Nutrition and eleviv(TM) for natural,
youthful vigor. XanGo is privately-owned and powered by a global network of
more than 1 million independent distributors in the U.S. and more than 30
international markets such as Canada, Mexico, Japan, Germany and Malaysia. For
details, visit http://www.xango.com.

About XanGo Goodness Foundation
The XanGo Goodness Foundation is an extension of XanGo, LLC's ongoing
commitment to better the lives of others through philanthropic action.
Established as a registered 501(c)(3) charity in October 2009, the XanGo
Goodness Foundation strives to raise social consciousness and mobilize XanGo's
global resources to serve, support and improve communities in need. XanGo
encourages corporate partners, distributors, employees and consumers to
participate by giving their time and money to sustainable efforts that serve
and support children, families and communities, both at home and around the
world. For details, visit http://www.xangogoodness.org.

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