Things 4 Good Candle Fundraiser!
Please join us for the 3rd Annual Things 4 Good Candle Fundraiser!
The 2022 Fundraiser raised $5,217 and 2021 raised $4,757 for charitable organizations. We have the melter going, pour pots pouring, and candles curing and hope you will join us in raising more funds for great organizations!
These 12 oz candles are all hand-made by our family, using the highest quality soy wax and the signature wooden wicks that give that delightful crackle while they burn. They make great gifts!
We will have small eats, delightful company, and Jamie will make his Wassail Tea (perfect for a late fall day).
The Things 4 Good Candle Fundraiser will be on:
Saturday, Nov 4th
10 am to 4 pm
Sunday, Nov 5th
12 pm to 4 pm
Thingelstad Home
5115 Knox Ave South
Minneapolis, MN 55419
If you have any more questions about the sale hopefully they are answered in the section below. If not, please reply and ask away. 👍
What is this candle sale you speak of?
4 or 5 years ago, Jamie bought a wooden wick candle at a local Christmas market. He fell in love with the crackle sound and candles in general and decided to start making his own. He made a few, then a few more, then a few more. He gave some for gifts and several people asked if they could buy the candles to give to others. Being that Jamie is gainfully employed and isn't exactly lacking with things to do in his life, it was decided that Jamie should not start making candles on demand. Instead, we came up with the idea of a once a year sale, where all proceeds are donated to charity.
What happens to the money you raise?
During the sale we keep a careful tally of all purchases. Last year we allowed shoppers to allocate the dollar amount of their purchase between four non-profits and at the end of the sale we added up how much money was raised for each non-profit and donated that amount to that non-profit. There is still some debate on how we will run the sale this year, but rest assured that all money raised will be donated to a non-profit that is doing good work in the Twin Cities area.
How much do candles cost?
One of these 12 oz soy wax wood wick candles is just a $25 donation!
Payment can be made in Cash, Apple Pay, Venmo, Zelle, check, or Bitcoin Lightning.
So you make the candles?
Yes, we make the candles. It’s not rocket science, but we like to pretend that it is. 😄 We hand pour each beauty. Jamie is generally in charge of the procurement of all supplies and the scenting of the wax. Mazie is in charge of weighing and cutting wax and getting it into the melter. Tammy pours the scented and melted wax into the vessels and Tyler makes sure that each vessel is ready with a properly placed wick. We wait for them to harden and next get to work on the labels. Here Mazie is the artistic voice and the rest of us are the worker bees. She handwrites each label with care and Jamie, Tammy and Tyler get those labels on each candle.
Will there be a POAP token?
There was a 2021 POAP and a 2022 POAP! There will for sure be another one to collect this year!