Contributions Made Through Toast First Response, the Corporate Social Responsibility Division of Toast Distillers, Inc. and Subsidiary Miami Distilling Company

What/Who: In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, National Football League and University of Miami football alumni and CEO of No Excuses, Ray Lewis, and Toast Distillers, Inc., the Miami-based spirits conglomerate best-known for its ultra-premium vodka Toast™, will be donating 384 gallons and 500, 8-oz. bottles of No Excuses Hand Sanitizer and EZ Hand Sanitizer®, 1,200 No Excuses face masks 100 face shields to University of Miami’s Athletics.

Lewis will join Dieuveny “DJ” Jean Louis, founder and CEO of Toast Distillers, Inc., and Blake James, UM’s Director of Athletics, at the university on June 22 for delivery of the supplies, which are intended to help UM student-athletes continue to train and work out while following Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines. The face shields will be used for medical personnel, trainers and staff.

The 65 football players who currently live in South Florida returned to campus on June 15 for voluntary workouts.

Lewis is widely considered to be one of the best NFL players of all time. He has now taken that passion he had for the game and is creating a new team to help achieve the mission of changing a billion lives. The genesis of the no excuses brand is Lewis’s experience pushing past all obstacles to become a legendary football player, mentor, speaker and business man. No Excuses is built upon ray’s own eight pillars of personal development: physical, emotional, social, financial, nutritional, spiritual, mental and environment.

The donations of EZ Hand Sanitizer® and face shields ? and all donations from Toast Distillers, Inc., and its subsidiary, Miami Distilling Company ? are made possible through Toast First Response. Louis, who lived through the catastrophic 2010 Haiti earthquake, launched this corporate social responsibility division of his companies to fundraise for natural disaster relief.

Louis’ story and the mission of this arm of his companies can be found on the red circle logo that graces special-edition Toast First Response white vodka bottles.

In keeping with this philosophy of giving, Toast Distillers, Inc., partnered with the Cosmetic Corporation of America in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic to meet the demand for hand sanitizer. The companies produced and shipped their newly created EZ Hand Sanitizer® for diverse sectors throughout South Florida and nationwide including military, government and traditional retail.

EZ Hand Sanitizer® will be available via a new e-commerce Shopify site at ezsanitizers.com and on Instagram at @EZsanitizers. The gel hand sanitizer will be available in the following sizes: 2 oz., 4 oz., 8 oz., 16 oz. and 1 gallon.

Media are invited to attend and cover the donation/delivery, and may do so by contacting Toast@DureeandCompany.com.

When: Monday, June 22, 2020, 1 p.m.

Where:

University of Miami Athletics
5821 San Amaro Drive
Coral Gables, FL 33146

About Toast Distillers, Inc.

Toast Distillers, Inc. ("Toast") is a Miami-based spirits conglomerate. The company was founded by Dieuveny "DJ" Jean Louis, aka "Mr. Toast.” It is best-known for its ultra-premium vodka, Toast™. The company includes The Miami Distilling Company, where it produces all of its products. Toast Distillers specializes in developing brands internally, as well as in facilitating the branding and distribution needs of other specialty spirits companies. The company's products include a full range of ultra-premium to midline and well-line spirits products for vodka, rum, gin, tequila and whiskey. For more information, email info@toastdistillers.com or visit www.toastdistillers.com or www.toastvodka.com.

About The Miami Distilling Company

The Miami Distilling Company is the regional leader in the production of distilled spirits. The portfolio includes brands such as Toast Vodka™, Voka Vodka™, Amazing Brands and TMDC™ Spirits.

About Cosmetic Corporation of America, Inc.

Cosmetic Corporation of America, Inc., located in Miami, Fla., since 1996, is a manufacturer of skin-care, hair-care and bath and body products. With over 800 in house formulations and over 30 years of experience in manufacturing and formulating, the company’s goal is to create exceptional products, using the highest quality ingredients in its FDA-registered facility, while adhering to GMP guidelines. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the company quickly developed the EZ Hand Sanitizer® formulations, with the flexibility to dedicate its production lines and work force in order to meet high demand.

About Team No Excuses:

The genesis of the No Excuses brand is Ray Lewis’s experience pushing past all obstacles to become a legendary football player, mentor, speaker and business man. No Excuses is built upon Ray’s own eight pillars of personal development: physical, emotional, social, financial, nutritional, spiritual, mental and environment. Team no excuses distills, systemizes and delivers Ray Lewis’s electric ability to motivate and inspire people from all walks of life as a scalable business model. No excuses programming is designed to build confidence, conditioning and community, both digitally and in-person through certified coaches.

University of Miami Athletics

The University of Miami’s Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), supports more than 400 student-athletes across 18 sports. Miami has won 21 team national championships and 83 individual national championships in its storied history. UM Athletics is dedicated to developing and supporting its student-athletes in their efforts to achieve personal, academic and athletic excellence, resulting in the highest standards of achievement. For more information visit www.hurricanesports.com.