Like many of you, I have already begun personally donating to aid the people of Japan. There are few words available that can describe how I feel when I see and read about such catastrophic events and the long lasting impact on the people who live there, who have been affected and will continue to be affected for months and years to come. Like everyone, I cannot even begin to imagine the devastation. There are over half a million people who have lost everything. When I look all around the world – I see so many people who are in desperate need of help – but nothing compares to first an earthquake, then tsunami and finally a nuclear situation/potential disaster.
These people are in desperate need of food, water, and the basic necessities we take for granted every day. Food, water, shelter, clothing, medical needs, and the list goes on and on. I worry most about the children, whose tiny lives changed in 1 hours time – forever.
I’ve spent quite a bit of time trying to decide on a worthy charity to support. After much research, I have narrowed it down to 2 charities – SAVE THE CHILDREN and SAMARITAN’S PURSE - both very reputable charities and already visible in Japan. For more information on these 2 charities – read further below – I’ve also included links to their Japan Relief pages. Both of these charities are already on the ground in Japan and in the process of providing for the most basic needs expressed above.
For the remainder of 2011 – rather than splitting proceeds from ONE fundraiser, I have decided to create TWO fundraisers via online links at www.lisalu.scentsy.us . This way you, my client can pick between which charity YOU wish to support. ALL proceeds from Scentsy orders placed through these links will be donated directly to the respective charities every 30 days. Please click on the Buy From Party Link next to each charity to benefit that charity. The donation rate will be 25% of the subtotal of your order before shipping and tax. I will regularly post to my blog a PDF document that reflects the donation amount so that you KNOW the donations are being made! I’ve kicked off the Scentsy Fundraising with a $100.00 donation to each charity. Proof PDF’s are attached below.
In advance, thanks very much for helping me to assist the people of Japan this year. If you have any questions or concerns please contact me right away at ludvicekcollc@gmail.com. God Bless.
SAVE THE CHILDREN
Save the Children has been on the frontlines helping Japanese children face extraordinary challenges to their well-being and recovery from these disasters. Save the Children estimates that at least 100,000 children have been affected by the disasters; many of whom have suffered profound losses.
Relief efforts for the Japan Earthquake and Tsunami continue to be hampered by the ongoing nuclear crisis, supply shortages and frigid temperatures. Save the Children carried out an exploratory mission north of hard-hit Sendai and found children living in desperate conditions.
Save the Children has opened the first child-friendly space in Japan, protective environments where children can gather to play and share their experiences under the supervision of trained, caring adults.
Japan Disaster Facts
• An estimated 100,000 children have been displaced from their homes
• Japan facing three disasters: earthquake, tsunami and nuclear radiation
• Japan is on high nuclear alert for two nuclear reactors in Fukushima
• Many tsunami-affected areas are still cut off from relief
• More than 465 roads, 43 bridges and seven railways washed away
• More than 380,000 people evacuated across the country
For more information on Save the Children – Japan Relief go here: Save the Children Japan Website
SAMARITAN'S PURSE
Samaritan’s Purse is airlifting 93 tons emergency aid to Japan to be distributed by our disaster relief team working in the devastated coastal area around Sendai, the closest major city to the epicenter of the deadly earthquake and tsunami.
The 14-member team, comprised of Samaritan’s Purse staff and Japanese church partners, arrived in Sendai late Wednesday night after a long drive from Tokyo through a heavy snowstorm. The convoy of trucks carried four tons of relief supplies. Through a strategic local church partnership, we were able to secure government permission to travel on a restricted access expressway that was otherwise closed to civilian traffic.
On Thursday, (March 17, 2011), our team distributed water, blankets, hygiene items, and first aid kits at a junior high school where 700 people are living in the gym. We also unloaded supplies at a church whose members will hand out the items in their community.
The team has encountered heart-wrenching scenes in the affected area, where the tsunami did much more damage than the earthquake. Coastal towns look like war zones. Collapsed houses spill out into streets that are littered with crushed cars, overturned boats, and debris. People are lined up for hours in the bitter cold for rations of food or water.
"Every time we turn a corner, we seem to come across another line of people—sometimes hundreds, sometimes thousands—waiting for basic necessities,” said team member Ivan Giesbrecht.
Much of northern Japan is experiencing shortages of food, water, fuel, and other necessities. Samaritan's Purse has another team in Tokyo setting up a logistical hub to facilitate and expedite the purchase and transport of more relief supplies.
More help is on the way. On Friday, (March 18, 2011), a 747 jumbo jet departed the U.S. for Japan, loaded with 93 tons of emergency aid, including blankets, hygiene supplies, and heavy-duty plastic shelter materials.
For more information on Samaritan’s Purse - Samaritan's Purse Japan Site
Donate To Samaritans Purse
Donate to the Japan Earthquake Tsunami Children in Emergency Fund
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Scent & Warmer of the Month - April 2011 - Yum!
Hi Everybody -
Introducing the April 2011 Scent & Warmer of the Month!
Our Warmer of the Month is called Baby's Breath - very springlike and pretty!
Our Scent of the Month - Flutter - Yum!!
Drift to sleep as the subtle perfume of a moonlit spring garden flutters through an open window. Delicate orange
blossoms and whipped almond cream float above a bed of bright lemon verbena, creating a dreamy fragrance,
like a sweetheart’s whisper in the night.
As always, the Warmer and Scent of the Month - 10% Off!
I'll have samples available beginning March 27!
Scentsy Scent of the Month April 2011
Introducing the April 2011 Scent & Warmer of the Month!
Our Warmer of the Month is called Baby's Breath - very springlike and pretty!
Our Scent of the Month - Flutter - Yum!!
Drift to sleep as the subtle perfume of a moonlit spring garden flutters through an open window. Delicate orange
blossoms and whipped almond cream float above a bed of bright lemon verbena, creating a dreamy fragrance,
like a sweetheart’s whisper in the night.
As always, the Warmer and Scent of the Month - 10% Off!
I'll have samples available beginning March 27!
Scentsy Scent of the Month April 2011
Saturday, March 5, 2011
Exactly what is a basket party anyway?!
Basket Parties are a relatively hassle free way to earn free and half priced Scentsy without hosting a home party! Life keeps everyone on the go these days and even though many of us would love to have the time to invite friends and family over for a get together – sometimes you just can’t find a day where everyone is available. Basket parties solve this problem!
How many times has someone handed you an invitation and your response was – I’m not able to make it that day, but I’d love to see a catalog? Basket parties are simply book parties with more pizzazz!
What comes with a basket party? Inside each basket you will find a warmer, sample cubes for warming, enough catalogs/brochures/order forms for 15 orders and a mini sampler bag of ALL the current scents!
This way, you can demonstrate exactly how Scentsy works – because there are A LOT of people who still don’t know about Scentsy! Seeing is believing! All basket parties always have at least these items – and sometimes, depending on what I have in stock, I stick other goodies in there! Each basket also comes with an information sheet to cover any questions you might have and of course, I am always available by phone or email – or even in person! If you run out of supplies – I’m on the way with more of what you need!
What do you get? In order to qualify as a basket party, you must have a combined total of $150.00 before tax. Once you hit $150, you begin earning free and half priced items. Just for hosting a basket party, every host/hostess receives a FREE gift! BONUS – at $150, (and up of course) the order qualifies for FREE SHIPPING to one location! Host/Hostess rewards start at 10% of the party total in FREE stuff and 1 half priced item and then graduates up to 15% and 2-3-4 half priced items – depending upon where your party subtotal is at! Please note that no host/hostess is ever under any obligation to use all of their half priced items!
Even better – I am adding to the rewards pile with my own special offer for the Spring/Summer season! Give me a call or email me to find out about that!! I am “sweetening the pot” or shall we say “sweetening your warmer”!!
$150 in sales is very, very easy to obtain! Just look to page 6 of the new Spring/Summer 2011 catalogs for the combine and save value packages! Just to name a few - Full Size Systems (1 Full Size Warmer and 3 Bars of Scent - $40.00), Mid Size Systems (1 Mid Size Warmer + 3 Bars of Scent - $35.00) Scentsy Companion Systems (1 Full Size Warmer, 1 Plug-In Warmer + 3 Bars of Scent - $55.00) Scent Bars – 3 for $14 and 6 for $25 (The scent bars can be mixed!). Want to split with a friend and save even more OR get 2 warmers for yourself (or maybe perhaps a gift for someone else too)? Perfect Scentsy (2 Full Size warmers and 6 Bars of Scent - $75.00).
Basket parties work very well in your work environment! Simply take your basket to work with you – plug in the warmer and you’re off! You have everything you need to take orders right in the basket!
I normally let host/hostesses keep the basket for 10 days. This way you can get in touch with friends and family, as well as the people you work with!
You’ll have a link on my Scentsy site also! http://www.lisalu.scentsy.us/ This way if you have friends/family/work associates who do not live nearby or maybe they already know what they want – they can simply visit my site – find your open party – click on the “Buy Now” link, confirm by choosing your party, and shop away! Everything they purchase applies towards your party subtotal! The only difference is that they will pay shipping and their orders ship directly to them! No worries! Scentsy shipping costs are really affordable - $5 for everything $50 and under and 10% of the subtotal at $51.00+.
When your party is complete – I get together with you to close out the orders and you choose all the goodies you want! It’s really that simple and hassle free!
All of the new products for Spring/Summer 2011 are here! We have 25 new scents to choose from – new warmers – and Scent Paks now come in over 30 scents! Our newest most exciting item? GRAB TABS! Now you can easily change the scent in your plug-in warmers! Check out my Spring Summer blog posts to see exactly what a grab tab is!!
Just call or email me to reserve YOUR basket today!
How many times has someone handed you an invitation and your response was – I’m not able to make it that day, but I’d love to see a catalog? Basket parties are simply book parties with more pizzazz!
What comes with a basket party? Inside each basket you will find a warmer, sample cubes for warming, enough catalogs/brochures/order forms for 15 orders and a mini sampler bag of ALL the current scents!
This way, you can demonstrate exactly how Scentsy works – because there are A LOT of people who still don’t know about Scentsy! Seeing is believing! All basket parties always have at least these items – and sometimes, depending on what I have in stock, I stick other goodies in there! Each basket also comes with an information sheet to cover any questions you might have and of course, I am always available by phone or email – or even in person! If you run out of supplies – I’m on the way with more of what you need!
What do you get? In order to qualify as a basket party, you must have a combined total of $150.00 before tax. Once you hit $150, you begin earning free and half priced items. Just for hosting a basket party, every host/hostess receives a FREE gift! BONUS – at $150, (and up of course) the order qualifies for FREE SHIPPING to one location! Host/Hostess rewards start at 10% of the party total in FREE stuff and 1 half priced item and then graduates up to 15% and 2-3-4 half priced items – depending upon where your party subtotal is at! Please note that no host/hostess is ever under any obligation to use all of their half priced items!
Even better – I am adding to the rewards pile with my own special offer for the Spring/Summer season! Give me a call or email me to find out about that!! I am “sweetening the pot” or shall we say “sweetening your warmer”!!
$150 in sales is very, very easy to obtain! Just look to page 6 of the new Spring/Summer 2011 catalogs for the combine and save value packages! Just to name a few - Full Size Systems (1 Full Size Warmer and 3 Bars of Scent - $40.00), Mid Size Systems (1 Mid Size Warmer + 3 Bars of Scent - $35.00) Scentsy Companion Systems (1 Full Size Warmer, 1 Plug-In Warmer + 3 Bars of Scent - $55.00) Scent Bars – 3 for $14 and 6 for $25 (The scent bars can be mixed!). Want to split with a friend and save even more OR get 2 warmers for yourself (or maybe perhaps a gift for someone else too)? Perfect Scentsy (2 Full Size warmers and 6 Bars of Scent - $75.00).
Basket parties work very well in your work environment! Simply take your basket to work with you – plug in the warmer and you’re off! You have everything you need to take orders right in the basket!
I normally let host/hostesses keep the basket for 10 days. This way you can get in touch with friends and family, as well as the people you work with!
You’ll have a link on my Scentsy site also! http://www.lisalu.scentsy.us/ This way if you have friends/family/work associates who do not live nearby or maybe they already know what they want – they can simply visit my site – find your open party – click on the “Buy Now” link, confirm by choosing your party, and shop away! Everything they purchase applies towards your party subtotal! The only difference is that they will pay shipping and their orders ship directly to them! No worries! Scentsy shipping costs are really affordable - $5 for everything $50 and under and 10% of the subtotal at $51.00+.
When your party is complete – I get together with you to close out the orders and you choose all the goodies you want! It’s really that simple and hassle free!
All of the new products for Spring/Summer 2011 are here! We have 25 new scents to choose from – new warmers – and Scent Paks now come in over 30 scents! Our newest most exciting item? GRAB TABS! Now you can easily change the scent in your plug-in warmers! Check out my Spring Summer blog posts to see exactly what a grab tab is!!
Just call or email me to reserve YOUR basket today!
Friday, March 4, 2011
Scentsy = A Scentsible Alternative for Fire Safety!
Let me begin by saying that in no way is should this blog entry be construed as being insensitive to the horrible tragedies suffered by families who have lost their homes due to fire. As always, my thoughts and prayers are with them.
It’s a 2-way tie when it comes to the main reasons on why I decided to become an Independent Scentsy Consultant. One of the largest benefits is the fact that I no longer have to worry about forgetting to blow out a candle. Sadly, unattended candles are one of the leading causes of fires in the home or office. With Scentsy, it’s no different than leaving a lamp on! All warmers use low watt bulbs (25W-20W-15W) and the low-residue wax slowly warms to release a giant amount of scent! I don’t have to worry about my dog’s tail swiping a flame on the table, as I did with candles – and while I do not encourage children to touch warmers, a warmer is much, much safer than a flame where children are concerned also. The unique lighting that Scentsy warmers project still give me the low light ambiance that I enjoyed with candles! I personally never turn my warmers off and they have now been running since June 2010 – (with 1 bulb replacement)! DO NOT EVER place a bulb outside of the watt requirements in your warmers. Not only will it warm the wax faster, the warmer itself could be as hot as any stove – and will BURN you! I ALWAYS have light bulbs in stock – just call or email me! They are only $1 each!
I was ALWAYS burning a candle – had reed diffusers and most expensive of all – effusion lamps – which now looking back were even more dangerous than candles – due to the alcohol based scent AND the large flame that had to burn for 3 or more minutes to get the stone warmed to a temp to emit the scent! With Scentsy there is NO wax residue on my walls and I no longer have to deal with any soot either on the glass candle holder OR my walls!
The other major reason – was the cost effectiveness of Scentsy itself. I love that for $25 I have 3-6 months worth of scent by purchasing a 6 Pack of Scentsy bars. I can purchase 6 different scents and I can switch the scent out any time I like and BONUS – if the scent is not depleted, I just pour the warmed wax back into the bar mold and I can warm it again later! There is no candle on market that you can use around the clock that will last this long. Now my home smells great all the time – not just for when I’m expecting company!
With the links below, I ask that you offer up a moment of prayer for these families. As you can see, I have tracked ONE FIRE PER MONTH for the last 90 days – LOCALLY. This is THREE FIRES TOO MANY. Thank goodness for the fire safe alternative Scentsy offers.
http://www.kmbc.com/news/26773251/detail.html
Feb 11
http://www.kmbc.com/news/26411074/detail.html
Jan 11
http://www.kmbc.com/news/26320756/detail.html
Dec 10
It’s a 2-way tie when it comes to the main reasons on why I decided to become an Independent Scentsy Consultant. One of the largest benefits is the fact that I no longer have to worry about forgetting to blow out a candle. Sadly, unattended candles are one of the leading causes of fires in the home or office. With Scentsy, it’s no different than leaving a lamp on! All warmers use low watt bulbs (25W-20W-15W) and the low-residue wax slowly warms to release a giant amount of scent! I don’t have to worry about my dog’s tail swiping a flame on the table, as I did with candles – and while I do not encourage children to touch warmers, a warmer is much, much safer than a flame where children are concerned also. The unique lighting that Scentsy warmers project still give me the low light ambiance that I enjoyed with candles! I personally never turn my warmers off and they have now been running since June 2010 – (with 1 bulb replacement)! DO NOT EVER place a bulb outside of the watt requirements in your warmers. Not only will it warm the wax faster, the warmer itself could be as hot as any stove – and will BURN you! I ALWAYS have light bulbs in stock – just call or email me! They are only $1 each!
I was ALWAYS burning a candle – had reed diffusers and most expensive of all – effusion lamps – which now looking back were even more dangerous than candles – due to the alcohol based scent AND the large flame that had to burn for 3 or more minutes to get the stone warmed to a temp to emit the scent! With Scentsy there is NO wax residue on my walls and I no longer have to deal with any soot either on the glass candle holder OR my walls!
The other major reason – was the cost effectiveness of Scentsy itself. I love that for $25 I have 3-6 months worth of scent by purchasing a 6 Pack of Scentsy bars. I can purchase 6 different scents and I can switch the scent out any time I like and BONUS – if the scent is not depleted, I just pour the warmed wax back into the bar mold and I can warm it again later! There is no candle on market that you can use around the clock that will last this long. Now my home smells great all the time – not just for when I’m expecting company!
With the links below, I ask that you offer up a moment of prayer for these families. As you can see, I have tracked ONE FIRE PER MONTH for the last 90 days – LOCALLY. This is THREE FIRES TOO MANY. Thank goodness for the fire safe alternative Scentsy offers.
http://www.kmbc.com/news/26773251/detail.html
Feb 11
http://www.kmbc.com/news/26411074/detail.html
Jan 11
http://www.kmbc.com/news/26320756/detail.html
Dec 10
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