Scentsy helps community

Idaho Press Tribune

By Gracy Howard | Idaho Press Tribune

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NAMPA — When Scentsy began selling wickless candles in the Treasure Valley six years ago, the company was dependent upon the support of their community.

Now, the company has nearly 70,000 independent consultants running home-based businesses across the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam and Canada. To celebrate the growth and give back to the community that helped them create a successful business, the company created a summer-long charitable giving program called “Six Pack Give Back,” designed to benefit the community in a variety of ways.

Staff worked with the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, Paint the Town, the Red Cross, Dress for Success, the Women’s and Children Alliance, and Wednesday’s Child.

On Saturday, the company held the last of its six charitable events, Contribute 2010. Scentsy employees received $50,000 to spend in 20 local, family-owned businesses.

Lloyd Lumber in Nampa was among those.

“This is our way to give back and contribute,” public relations associate Tara Andrus said. “We wanted the money to stay in the community.”

Andrus stood in front of Lloyd Lumber, handing out bright purple T-shirts to Scentsy shoppers. The store was filled with families and couples wearing their “Six Pack Give Back” shirts.

Kathy and Kaitlin Brant, a mother-daughter team who sell Scentsy in Nampa, have been excited to participate in the summer giving program.

“Everyone at Scentsy has been very supportive and excited about the events,” Kaitlin said. “The company has done so well, they want to support other companies that need the help.”

Yvonne Juarez has been selling Scentsy for a year and a half in Eagle. Her children helped with the Paint the Town project.

“Scentsy is all about giving people the opportunity to help themselves,” Juarez said. “They always give more than they take.”

Scentsy employees nominated all of the stores that participated in Contribute 2010. The stores had to be local and family-owned.

“The Scentsy owners live here, their children grew up here, they have family here, and they wanted to give back to the community where they live,” Scentsy employee Melody Feierabend said. “They’re from a great community, good people, and the company couldn’t be any better.”

Businesses involved The Record Exchange, Small Town Video, All Shirley Blooms, Lloyd Lumber, Kidz Again, Pulse, Stadium Sports, the Boardroom, Meats Royal, European Delicious, Salon Safari, Madril Hair Design, J-Nails and Spa, East Side Bikes, City Peanut Shop, Curriculum Cottage, Scrappers, Game Block, Urban Exchange and Sakana were all participants in the Contribute 2010 event.

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