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Candle Company Supports Breast Cancer Research
By Shannon Young, Thu Dec 8th
For Immediate Release Contact: Shannon Young; Office:801-377-2494, Cell: 801-362-5362 shannon.young@foreverybody.com October 5, 2005 Lindon, Utah- For the fourth consecutive year, a Utah-basedcandle company has focused its efforts on raising awareness ofbreast cancer to help women learn more about the disease and howthey can prevent it.
This year For Every Body donated 1,500 candles tohospitals in Utah at the beginning of October for Breast CancerAwareness Month. Each woman who receives a mammogram throughoutthe month will receive a free candle. Each of the pink, nineounce candles is accompanied by a postcard with facts aboutbreast cancer. The plumeria scented candle is called "Hope for a Cure." It wascreated in 1999 to support the crusade against breast cancer. Itis sold in several different retail locations throughout theUnited States. A portion of all proceeds go toward breast cancerresearch. According to Becky Lunceford, owner and founder of For EveryBody, awareness is something all women should bemore informed about. "I have been touched by the stories I've heard from some of ouremployees
who had someone in their families who have sufferedfrom breast cancer," Lunceford said. "I feel very strongly aboutcreating better awareness in our community and nationwide on howto detect early." According to the National Alliance of Breast CancerOrganization, is the most common form of canceramong women in the United States and every woman is at risk. Ifthe cancer is detected early, it can be treated. Mammographyscreening cannot prevent or cure breast cancer, but it maydiscover before the symptoms occur. "Hope for a Cure" candles can also be purchased at any of ForEvery Body's Utah locations or at www.foreverybody.com. For Every Body is a bath and body and candle manufacturerestablished in 1995 by Becky Lunceford. It began in her kitchenand has grown into one of the largest privately held candlemanufacturers in the country. They are in twelve nationwide showrooms and have more than 120 national sales representatives. ForEvery Body also employs about 200 people and still runs threeretail stores in Lindon, Orem and Draper, Utah. ### About the author:For Every Body is a candle manufacturer based in Lindon. Theyhave created a candle to create awareness of breast canceracross the nation and Canada.
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