Jamba Juice's guy in a banana suit battles rising unemployment

Uncle Sam might not be able to get you a job, but Bananaman can! The Jamba Juice mascot hit the road earlier this week to raise awareness of the 4,000 summer jobs the company currently has available. (He's even doling out job applications, too.) The effort is part of the brand's 2009 School Bananananza (whew, that's one too many na-na's for us!). Participating Jamba Juices will donate 20 percent of all sales to one school each week for the next six weeks, as part of an overall mission to raise over $1 million for schools nationwide. Bananaman, meanwhile, is cruising the country in his banana-smoothie mobile to raise awareness. Yes, he is changing the world, one smoothie at a time.

—Posted by Elaine Wong