06.30.06
Posted in Corporate, Philanthropy, All Press Releases at 11:39 am by press
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Contact:
Mary Richardson
1-800-658-1917
Timeless Candles
www.timelesscandles.com
Timeless Candles grand opening joins innovative funding initiatives to support breast cancer research.
Sherwood, OR, June 30, 2006 — Around the country innovative funding initiatives are popping up to support breast cancer research. In Waterloo IA, it’s the “Pink Ribbon Golf Classic.” In Jacksonville Fl, it’s the “26.2 with Donna.” In Knoxville Tn, it’s the “BMW Ultimate Drive.” And, for one week, across the internet, it’s the Timeless Candles Grand Opening.
The Pink Ribbon Golf Classic in Waterloo Ia, anticipates 144 participants will come out and turn the greens pink for their annual fundraiser. Gearing up for 2008 the Donna Hicken Foundation is teaming up with the Mayo Clinic to hold the first ever marathon specifically to support breast cancer research. And, when Jane Tomlinson, mother of three, who has advanced metastic breast cancer, cycles from the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco to New York she will have ridden 4,200 miles to raise funds and awareness about cancer.
Meanwhile, co-owner of Timeless Candles Mary Richardson says, “We think all the innovation is really fabulous, and we’re also aware that not everyone can run a marathon or participate in a golf classic, and not all BMW dealerships offer a BMW Ultimate Drive.” Richardson went on to say, “We want to be part of the solution, so we decided to make it easy and painless for one week for anyone across the country to contribute to breast cancer research. Buy candles during our grand opening and we will give 100% of the profit to breast cancer research. We’ll even give the first 100 people to buy our candles a complementary pink ribbon.”
Richardson pointed out that according to the American Cancer Society there are currently about 3 million women living with breast cancer in America and that one third of them don’t even know they have cancer. She also pointed out that unless things change nearly 205,000 women will die from breast cancer in the next five years.
“My dream would be that on the one week anniversary of our opening, Friday July 7th, people all across America would light a candle they bought from Timeless Candles in support of finding a cure for breast cancer,” Richardson said.
About Breast Cancer:
It’s the second leading cause of cancer death among women in US, and is responsible for nearly 40,970 deaths yearly. About 3 million women are estimated to have breast cancer, but nearly one-third do not know it. Risk factors include: not having children, or not having children until later in life, daily alcohol consumption, hormone replacement therapy, obesity after menopause, and family history of breast or ovarian cancer. Known protective factors include: breast-feeding and physical activity.
About Timeless Candles:
Timeless Candles Grand Opening is June 30, 2006. Individuals interested in helping Timeless Candles raise money for breast cancer research can spread the word to family and friends by e-mailing them this link: http://www.timelesscandles.com, and letting them know that 100% of the profits, from June 30th through July 7th, will be donated to help fight breast cancer.
Contact:
Mary Richardson
1-800-658-1917
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06.14.06
Posted in Corporate, All Press Releases at 2:45 am by press
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Contact:
Mary Richardson/Kelly McAwley
1-800-658-1917
Timeless Candles
www.timelesscandles.com
Timeless Candles shares the factors that it believes will allow it to gross ten million dollars in it’s first year of operation.
Sherwood OR, June 14, 2006 — What does it take to go from zero to 10 million in only one year on the Internet? The owners of Timeless Candles think they know the answers.
Co-owner Mary Richardson believes the store’s success will be in it’s philosophy, “At Timeless Candles the single most important question we ask is, How may we brighten your day today?” Richardson explains, “Trying to answer this question before we ever opened for business inspired us to donate the profits from our first week in business to help in the fight to prevent breast cancer. It lead us to create the first educational podcast on candles. And, it inspires us every day to find new and improved ways of serving the individuals who come in contact with Timeless Candles.
The company is leaving nothing to chance. Early on Timeless Candles decided that how product reaches customers is just as important as what reaches them. According to operations manager, Kevin Hodsdon, “Our company is striving to be an environmentally friendly candle store. When choosing packaging material we looked for solutions that were both environmentally friendly and affordable.”
The company’s webmaster, Kelly McCawley, offers his own reason for predicting the company’s future success. “Frankly, our site is leaving nothing to chance. I’ve personally spent hundreds of hours researching every detail of the site’s components from its shopping cart to its podcast and blog.”
Though it is not a publicly traded company, company officials have decided that at the end of their first year in business they will make a public announcement regarding their predicted success and the exact amount of their gross revenue.
About Timeless Candles
Selling candles, votives, pillars, tea lights and candle holders, the company will officially launch their candles web store on June 30, 2006. In the meantime, anyone interested in this hot new Internet start up can sign up at Timeless Candles, http://www.timelesscandles.com to receive pre-launch updates.
Contact:
Mary Richardson/Kelly McAwley
1-800-658-1917
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06.07.06
Posted in Philanthropy, All Press Releases at 11:48 am by press
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Contact:
Mary Richardson/Kelly McAwley
1-800-658-1917
Timeless Candles
www.timelesscandles.com
At Timeless Candles company owners have committed all profits from the first week of business to help in the effort to find a cure for breast cancer.
Sherwood, OR June 7, 2006 — There may be nothing new about companies giving money to good causes, but a new candle company is making it such a high priority that company owners plan to spend their first week in business just making money to give away to breast cancer research. From a profit-taking standpoint, the decision may not make much sense, but the individuals at Timeless Candles believe that there are more important things in life than squeezing every possible cent of profit from what they do.
When co-owner Mary Richardson was asked why the company is donating all first week profits to finding a cure for breast cancer she replied, “We’re about family and friends. If you’re not providing value to your customers and employees, if you’re not giving back to the community, what’s the point of being in business at all?”
American companies have a solid history of giving to charity. In fact, according to a report published earlier this year by The Conference Board, giving by US companies added up to $6.29 billion in 2004. While it is not yet known how much money was given to charities in 2005, the 2004 figure was up significantly from 2003. Typically, the giving of larger companies with foundations is more closely tracked than that of small companies, however, a study conducted by the Better Business Bureau Wise Giving Alliance found that 91% of small businesses in the US support charities to some extent
About where they came up with the idea of giving away 100% of their first week profits to breast cancer research Richardson has said, “Anita Roddick, the founder of the Body Shop, is a personal heroine of mine. We’ve also been inspired by the work of other great philanthropic companies like Newman’s Own and Give Something Back, both of which give 100% of their profits to charity.” Richardson stated, “We can’t do this every day of our business, but we hope this is just the beginning and we see it as the first step to a permanent program of giving back.” Asked if she would like to see more online companies working in similar ways Richardson responded, “You bet. We would love it if we started seeing more and more companies coming up with creative ways to do good works through their businesses.”
Individuals interested in helping Timeless Candles raise money for breast cancer research can spread the word to family and friends by e-mailing them this link: http://www.timelesscandles.com, and letting them know that all proceeds from the first week, from June 30th through July 7th, will be donated to help fight breast cancer.
Contact:
Mary Richardson
1-800-658-1917
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