Yesterday we announced the first three winners of the Share Your Epiphany contest. To help share their inspiring tales, here are the final two winning epiphanies in their entirety. Glen Weinzimer (Hollywood, Florida) donated $5,000 to The SMART Ride and Alissa Magrum (Austin, Texas), who donated $5,000 to Colin’s Hope.

CLIF Bar was born on a bike in 1990 during a 175-mile ride in Northern California on which Clif Bar & Company Founder and Co-CEO Gary Erickson had “the epiphany” that he could make a better tasting energy bar. Two years later the first CLIF Bars hit the market and the company was off and running. This past spring, we celebrated our 20th anniversary by asking people to submit their own epiphanies for the Share Your Epiphany contest. We selected five winners who each awarded $5,000 from us to the nonprofit of their choice in their name.

Name: Alissa Magrum

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CLIF Bar was born on a bike in 1990 during a 175-mile ride in Northern California on which Clif Bar & Company Founder and Co-CEO Gary Erickson had “the epiphany” that he could make a better tasting energy bar. Two years later the first CLIF Bars hit the market and the company was off and running. This past spring, we celebrated our 20th anniversary by asking people to submit their own epiphanies for the Share Your Epiphany contest. We selected five winners who each awarded $5,000 from us to the nonprofit of their choice in their name.

To help share their inspiring tales, here are three of the five winning epiphanies in their entirety. Tomorrow we’ll share the final two winners. The first three winners include Jennifer Anderson (Wyoming, Rhode Island) donated $2,500 to Rhode Island Disaster Animal Response Team. Katie Hensel (Verona, Wisconsin) donated $5,000 to Tri 4 Schools, and Tim Dixon (Huntsville, Texas) donated $5,000 to Texas High School Mountain Bike League.

Name: Jennifer Anderson

Tell Us About Your Epiphany

I was volunteering in Rhode Island at the Navy housing to temporarily house Katrina victims that had been flown up from Louisiana and Missouri. I took stock of what I could do to offer more in such times of need and realized that, if well-crafted, I could weave together my veterinary tech experience and Emergency Responder NAD first-aid certificates together with my horse and dog training skills to become a K-9 search and rescue professional. I’d brought one of my dogs over to serve as a therapy pup and calm the transplanted victims’ nerves.

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We’re thrilled to announce the launch of this year’s Meet the Moment. Whether it’s Moments of pushed limits or dumbstruck awe - at CLIF, we live for those Moments of adventure. It’s what feeds our passion for nutrition.

Get out, way out, where Moments happen. Then come share your photos, stories, and spread the stoke. The cool thing is, you’ll be doing something more:

For every Moment you upload, CLIF Bar will donate $5 to your selected environmental non-profit partner. And every time a Moment is shared through your social networks another $1 is donated to the non-profit that Moment creator selected.

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Today we’re officially kicking off the 2nd Annual 12 Days of Clifmas! What does that mean? Well, put simply, you get a chance to win some awesome Clif Bar products.

We’ll pick one daily winner on both Facebook and Twitter each day (starting today) through December 23. We’ll also pick a grand prize winner on both Facebook and Twitter (picked at the end of the 12 days) to score a year’s supply of CLIF BARs!

So how do you enter? Simply head on over to the Clif Bar Facebook page and/or Twitter feed and look for each day’s updates. Follow the rules to enter, and we’ll contact you if you get lucky!

Good luck! (For complete rules, see here)

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To all our loyal Tweeps. We’re offering 500 college students Energy Packs that include CLIF BARs, other outdoor fun goodies and energy/fitness tips! All you have to do is mention @ClifBar in a Tweet and tell us what kind of active study break you take to keep physically and mentally fit.

So Tweet away and see all the full details in the press release below!

Thu, September 15 2011 - CLIF® BAR Rewarding College Students Who Energize Study Breaks with Outdoor Activity

EMERYVILLE, Calif., September 15, 2011 – Between classes, work, study and social obligations, college students often fall into a food trap of pizza, candy bars and sugary drinks, with their only exercise coming from frantic sprints between classes. In addition to unwanted long-term health effects, this cycle can lead to serious energy shortages and brain fatigue.

CLIF® BAR, the original energy bar made with organic ingredients, is on a mission to educate college students about the benefits of outdoor activity. Beginning Sept. 15 and continuing while supplies last, CLIF BAR is rewarding college students who post their active study breaks on Twitter with a CLIF BAR Energy Pack to energize their pursuits. Collegians who follow @ClifBar on Twitter and post their active #StudyBreak will be eligible to receive an Energy Pack that includes great tasting CLIF BARs, fitness tips, water bottles and other items intended to make outdoor recreation fun.

“CLIF BAR wants college students to know that getting outdoors for an active study break isn’t just a good idea for physical health, but can help you stay mentally sharp in the classroom,” said Carly Lutz, brand director, CLIF brands. “Getting out of the dorm and going for a run or a bike ride around campus is an essential part of keeping your mind in shape, as well as your body.”

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