Women in Technology Have Big Hearts

I received this great email from Kim Kim Chiu, Assistant Director of Career & Technical Education at Utah Valley University! They asked for a donation of 30 bottles of our yummy smelling For Every Body lotion and candles for their gift bags for young mothers and we are only too happy to help because they are doing some great things for the community. You may read this, like I did, and want to help too!

The holidays can be tough for people at any time but if you are a struggling young mother with a baby to care for the world can sometimes be a pretty cold place. As a mom and grandmother and the owner of For Every Body and For Every Home, I applaude the efforts the Women in Technology Organization is making! Good for them! And, good for you if you can share a little Christmas Cheer to help their project!

Women in Technology Christmas Project

On Friday, December 11, 2009, UVU’s Women in Technology student organization and UVU staff members will be spreading some Christmas cheer at the Legacy High School in Springville. The Legacy program helps young mothers graduate from High School in a supportive environment and provides daycare services within the facility. We will be providing lunch for the students and will distribute presents for the mothers and their babies. In addition to these presents, we will help out with much needed formula and diapers for the high school to use in the nursery.

This is the second year that the UVU Women in Technology has helped with donations for the Legacy High School. Our goal is not only to help out with monetary necessities but expose the girls to opportunities to improve their situation. We emphasize the importance of post-secondary education and provide information on different programs that can help them should they decide to go to college.
Many of these girls think college is beyond their reach, so we start talking about the one and two-year programs which is easier for them to envision. It is our hope that we can inspire them to move forward and become self-sufficient with the right kind of training.

Call Kim Chiu if you want to help too!

Kim Chiu
Assistant Director
Career & Technical Education
Utah Valley University
801-863-8563

Home, Candles, & Health For Every Body!

Ogden Nash the US poet said, "A family is a unit composed not only of children but of men, women, an occasional animal, and the common cold."

This week at For Every Body we have had our run in with a little more than the common cold. It seems like everyone everywhere knows someone who has the flu, or an illness that requires a DR visit and some rest at home. It seems Home is not only where our heart is but home is the place we go to recover!

A fan of For Every Body candles mentioned that as soon as she started aching and knew she was in for a bout with the flu she wanted to go home, light her For Every Body sugar cookie candle, and crawl into bed until she felt better. "It's better for you than eating comfort food and when home smells good I feel better!"

As May Angelou said, "The ache for home lives in all of us, the safe place where we can go as we are and not be questioned."

It seems sometimes the best way to restore our health from whatever ails us is to go home and recover. For Every Body is so glad to have our candles with their home-enhancing scents as part of your homes. Because they are eco-friendly and soy-based we hope they enhance the healing aspect of your home too.

Let's hope for recovery and wellness this cold and flu season! From our home to yours . . .Warm Scented Wishes!

Welcome to December! Pass the Flame!

I love December because I love what I do! One of the months that my For Every Body candles capture well is December. Aside from the scents that make a house smell like Christmas in every room -- pine, pumpkin spice, apple cider, sugar cookies, pecan pie, and the list goes on -- candles have a significance that goes especially well with the designated month of charitable giving that is December.

A quote by James Keller, author of You Can Change the World, "A Candle loses nothing by lighting another candle" emulates the idea of giving, serving, helping others doesn't distinguish light but shares it. I have this friend who has been buying For Every Body candles for her neighbors and her own home for Christmas every year. It is her tradition. She says she has 20 foot ceilings and burns a candle on each end of the house to fill it with the scents of Christmas. On one day she puts on pumpkin cheesecake and on another pine, yet every day her family is welcomed home to the scent of Christmas.

Her family also gets all their shopping done in December so they are free to serve others during December. Aside from dropping off presents of our yummy candles she also finds time to visit and ask what she and her family can do to help. She says her family has learned to pass the flame of love for the holidays. I like the idea that my For Every Body family has a part in lighting the flame of love for others. Thank you to you our For Every Body family for passing the flame, for lighting other candles and for including us. I would love to each of your stories about what you do for the holidays that fill them with love. Please post here on this blog or email me! Happy December, Becky

Thanksgiving Wishes For Every Body

The Outlet Sale went well! Thanks to the hundreds and hundreds of customers who join us in the price slashing celebration every year. We also were happy to welcome many hundreds of new friends who found us through the newspaper, radio and online! We hope you found what you were looking for here at the outlet sale. We know your homes will smell joyous and fragrant through the holiday . . . yet we know it helps to save a little money too!

For Every Body is pleased to be featured on local KSL TV about our Bella, Edward and Jacob scented candles. See http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=8747427 for the story For Every Body candles are briefly mentioned in.

It's time to turn to family and food for a day or two . . . for those of you out shopping on Black Friday, we wish you lots of sales and deals!

Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!

For Every Body Outlet Sale This Week!

Bite-Free Budget Options with For Every Body New Moon Ticket Give away and 10 cent Candles At the For Every Body Bi-Annual Outlet Sale

For Every Body Outlet Sale Kicks Off Thursday the 19th with Free New Moon Opening Night Movie tickets to 32 Shoppers and their famous Home-Bake Candles Starting at Only 10 cents with Coupon! Bella, Edward, Jacob, twilight-scented candles are also available with Coupon.

Utah County, UTAH – November 13, 2009 – Today, Becky Anderson, For Every Body Founder, announces that next week begins the For Every Body Bi-annual outlet sale. Thursday, the 19th will kick off the event with a coupon price of 10 cents each for their famous home-bake specialty candles with toppers, with coupon and while supplies last. 32 New Moon Opening Night Movie Tickets will be raffled away to shoppers along with the offering of the new Bella, Edward, Jacob candle trio of scented candles, which are also available in-store with coupons while supplies last.

The outlet sale will offer candles and home décor at up to 99% off with coupon as well as heavily discounted prices on all holiday items. All coupons are available for download at For Every Body Candles – Coupons.

According to Becky Anderson, during the year their two outlet stores offer up to 75% off on retail prices, (405 Geneva Road in Lindon, and the new holiday store in the University Mall) yet the bi-annual sale is For Every Body’s way of thanking loyal Utah customers by offering further reductions and deep discounts on their favorite candles, home décor and holiday gifts.

“The big outlet sale starts Thursday! This year aside from offering the deep sale discounts our sale is famous for, we are also offering select home-baked candles for only 10 cents with coupons and we are adding in a little fun by giving away Twilight New Moon tickets to 32 lucky shoppers along with the introducing a new twilight scent series of candles named Bella, Edward and Jacob,” said Becky Anderson, For Every Body Founder. “We will have a pizza lunch, raffle prizes and offer twilight discounts with Mix 107.9 radio. People come from all over Utah for this sale and we like them to not only save money on their holiday gifts, we also like them to have a little fun too. “

Coupons and information for the For Every Body Outlet Sale is available online at For Every Body Candles – Coupons. The sale begins at 8 am on Thursday morning and runs through closing on Saturday November 21st.

Please visit either the new For Every Body holiday location in the University Mall in Orem or the For Every Body Geneva road outlet in Lindon. For more information about new store or about For Every Body products, please call (801)377-2494.


About For Every Body
For Every Body was founded in 1995, in Lindon, Utah as a retailer of bath and body products by Becky Anderson and her daughters. In 2000, the company began producing soy-based candles with industry-unique specialty toppers as an addition to the bath and body line. The one-of-a kind candles are produced at the Geneva Road facility in Lindon and then sold to major retailers across the country. The excess candle inventory is sold at the Lindon located outlet store on Geneva road and at the holiday University Mall location for up to 75% off retail price. Additionally, the company offers home décor items and scrapbook supplies as a way to fulfill the company’s mission to “offer something for every season, occasion and event.” For more information please visit, www.foreverybody.com or please contact: 801-377-2494.

For Every Home's New Catalog

Our home party division, For Every Home, released a new 2009 catalog on February 1. This is the second regular catalog in the company's history and it is amazing! There are some fabulous new products, great hostess rewards and even FREE SHIPPING! For more information about For Every Home, or to get a peek at the new catalog, visit http://www.foreveryhome.net/.

Women in Private Equity? In Utah?

Utah Pulse wrote a great article about Becky and her involvement in the women's private equity group, VAST. The article gives some great insights into For Every Body and the entrepreneurial spirit that has made the company so successful. You can read it here:
http://http//www.utahpulse.com/featured_article/women-private-equity-in-utah

For Every Home Featured in New National Publication

A Utah Valley start-up is the focus of the premiere issue of Celebrating Women, a new specialized national publication designed to motivate and inspire individuals interested in supplementing their income and improving their lives.

For Every Home, whose products include premium soy candles and home décor products, has been in operation since March 2008. The company’s explosive growth and dynamic leadership attracted the editorial board at Celebrating Women. The two companies teamed up for the first issue which appeared on shelves nationwide Nov. 1.

“It is an honor to be featured in the premiere issue of Celebrating Women,” said For Every Home founder Becky Anderson, who appears on the magazine cover. “For Every Home creates opportunities for individuals interested in the freedom, flexibility and financial independence of a home based business and we are thrilled to highlight the success our consultants are having so far.”

Like the premiere edition, each issue of Celebrating Women features a party plan or direct sales company. Included is in-depth coverage of the company, profiles of top leaders and details about how the company creates opportunities for women to achieve success. From engaging articles, readers can learn how to create success personally, professionally and financially.

Celebrating Women is produced by Bennett Communications, a Utah based publishing company who has written about the growth of For Every Home’s parent company, For Every Body, for many years. “We have observed this industry with amazement as the businesses grow so fast,” said Celebrating Women editor Jeanette Bennett. “We have always had great admiration for Becky [Anderson] and for the company and its products.”

Bennett Communications has plans to feature four more direct sales companies in 2009 through the quarterly release of Celebrating Women. The magazine will be available for purchase at B&N, Borders, Doubleday, Hastings, Joseph Beth, B Dalton, and Empire around the country.

“We envision the magazine inspiring women around the country as they pick up the magazine from a bookstore or receive the magazine from a consultant,” said Bennett. “The magazine showcases the success stories that have already happened within For Every Home and gives can't-fail tips on how to add this opportunity to an already busy life. We are very proud of this magazine and look forward to telling stories of more direct sales companies in 2009.”

2008 Summer Party

We're having our summer party on Monday, August 11. We're having a potluck dinner at the pavillion beside the SCERA pool in Orem at 7 pm. Then, at 8:30, the pool will open just for us! There is going to be some really great food and the pool will be a ton of fun too! I just hope the sun comes back out so we can enjoy some of this scortching hot Utah weather before the summer is over!

New Monthly Email Newsletter

Two months ago, we started sending out a monthly email newsletter to tell our customers about our sales and the latest news at For Every Body. It also gives information about employees and stories from our company. It is very colorful and fun.

If you would like to receive one of these newsletters, please sign up on our website at www.foreverybody.com or email me at shannon.young@foreverybody.com.

Toppings

The thing that makes us stand out from other companies is our toppings! Most people don't know what toppings are when I first mention them. A topping is something small that goes on top of our candles. For example, our apple candles will have a tiny apple on the top of them, our gardener candles have tiny shovels, sand, and rakes, etc. No one else (as far as I know) has these cute toppings on their candles.

Big Website Sale!

The sale on our website started on March 1. It has been awesome! We have all of our All About Candles, Orchard and Ice Cream lines on sale for 50% off. We have never sold this many candles in March before! It is going great. These lines are discontinued. Once they are gone, they won't be on the Internet again, at least for a while.
I love the Ice Cream line. My favorite is the peach fragrance. I have that one at my house and I can't burn it enough! It is great!
The sale will go until next Thursday, March 22. Don't miss it!