Kate Quigley is Home and Living's guest today and she is an advocate for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Kate is also with PartyLite, who has a special feature to tell us about, so let's find out what that is.
Q.: Kate, thank you for visiting Home and Living. What is your affiliation with PartyLite?
K.: I’ve run my own independent PartyLite business for 17 years, and have reached the top leadership level, Senior Regional Vice President. PartyLite is the world’s largest direct seller of candles, candle accessories and other home fragrance products. Famous for its platinum quality candles, PartyLite products are primarily sold through home parties, and also online. PartyLite also has luxurious spa products, and a fabulous gourmet food line called Two Sisters® Gourmet.
Approximately 60,000 people sell PartyLite in 18 countries, so we have great candle parties going on all over the world! I head up a region of approximately 200 other independent PartyLite consultants in the U.S. One of the most exciting parts of my job is to helping them grow their businesses.
Q.: You’re here today to talk about the special PartyLite Pinks Scents of Illumination™ product, what is that?
K.: Exclusively in October for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we are selling a special item – the PartyLite Pink Scents of Illumination™. Beautifully boxed with a pink ribbon and card for a personalized message, this is a lovely gift for that special woman who has been touched by the disease. The glass was designed and made to benefit a fantastic cause: the American Cancer Society MAKING STRIDES Against Breast Cancer™.
Q.: How much of the proceeds go to the American Cancer Society MAKING STRIDES Against Breast Cancer™ Campaign?
K.: PartyLite will donate 5% of the sales receipts of the Pink Scents of Illumination to the American Cancer Society, with a minimum donation of $25,000. The glass sells for $32.95. Since 1998, PartyLite independent consultants have raised more than $12 million for the American Cancer Society in the fight against cancer.
Q.: Does this product and campaign have personal importance for you?
K.: Yes! In January 2009, I too was diagnosed with breast cancer. After a period of disbelief and endless bouts of crying, I was determined to face the fear and become my own advocate. With much prayer, the support of my family and friends and the superb care of my health care team, I got through an incredibly difficult journey. Three surgeries, several rounds of chemotherapy and radiation later, I am living cancer free.
Throughout my ordeal, PartyLite was there for me. I continued holding parties, work with my wonderful PartyLite team and help others start in the business. PartyLite has given me so much over the years – wonderful friends and the financial freedom to send two sons to college, put a new addition on our house and great vacations.
This past July, I helped introduce the PartyLite Pink Scents of Illumination at the PartyLite National Conference in St. Louis.
Q.: Home and Living received a sample PartyLite Pink Scent illumination glass and the smell is delicious, can you speak to that?
K.: PartyLite has 42 fragrances and Strawberry Rhubarb is one of our most popular. It’s the perfect blend of sweet strawberry and tart rhubarb, spiked with a hint of black currant. The clear stemmed glass is filled with translucent solid fragrance that lasts a minimum of three months. While it smells wonderful without a candle, the fragrance fills the room with a lit tealight.
Q.: Where are customers going to find the product and do you have a website for more information?
K.: Your readers can get the Pink Scents of Illumination glass in only in October through their PartyLite Consultant, by calling 1-888-999-5706 or by visiting www.partylite.com.
Q.: What other products are you currently excited about?
K.: This fall season is filled with beautiful home décor items! Best yet, 80 percent of the items we carry are under $40. I love our new Symmetry Pillar Holders for their all year ‘round versatility. Made of European blown glass, you can use the base as a vase or fill it with seasonal delights – like nuts and berries for fall, Christmas ornaments for the holidays – beneath the candle holder. We have stunning mercury glass candle holders that are so right for the season, and a huge new 5-wick candle that can transform a room for the holidays. Halloween is huge at PartyLite with black cat tealight holders, witches and pumpkins. And, of course there are all the delightful whimsical Christmas items PartyLite is famous for: Snowmen? Prancing reindeers? Santas? Angels? A candle present filled with the scent of Gingerbread? (See more products and descriptions in the slideshow.)
Q.: What else is on the horizon for PartyLite?
K.: Throughout October and November, PartyLite will run a special online sweepstakes where people can enter to for a chance to win daily prizes. You can enter every day! There will also be one lucky grand prize winner of a $10,000 room makeover. Your readers can log onto www.partylite.com/sweeptakes and enter code # DN4FJC. Or, if you already have a PartyLite Consultant, ask for their code. You can enter every day!
Q.: Is there anything else you would like to tell Home and Living Readers?
K.: I hope people will be as delighted with our Pink Scent Illumination Glass as I am, and I encourage everyone to think about buying lots of them for many of the people on your holiday list. Your friends and loved ones will definitely appreciate the great cause behind your gift. It’s festive and charming but it also says we’re going to keep on fighting the battle against breast cancer until we’ve won it forever. Think pink! We’ll conquer this together one candle at a time. For more information about MAKING STRIDES Against Breast Cancer™, visit www.cancer.org.
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