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SoyLights® in the News.....
May 2006:
Toronto’s
2006 ReelWorld Film Festival (RWFF) may have come and gone,
but not without leaving guests with the much-coveted bags of swag
for both men and women. The Festival, which wrapped up this past
Sunday, April 23, had invited guests and media walk away with the
goodie-filled bags that left no room for disappointment.
Swag was provided by Sasha Guy from Have Faith Productions who bestowed guests with lavish gifts from a number of sponsoring companies that included SoyLights® – Hand poured soy candles everything from glam beauty products, accessories and perfumes to funky belts, handbags and t-shirts. To polish things off, guests were given a copy of Canada’s hottest new entertainment magazine, Weekly Scoop, to ensure that no piece of celebrity gossip would go overlooked.
Sponsors, VIP’s and guests of ReelWorld who received the swag bags included academy award nominee Graham Greene, director of opening night film Kamataki, Claude Gagnon, star of CTV’s drama Doomstown, K.C. Collins, and Flip the Script star Mel Jackson.
Swag
was provided to ReelWorld Film Festival to help support racial and
cultural diversity in Canadian film and video entertainment. Actress,
director and producer Tonya Lee Williams founded ReelWorld in 2001
to provide a platform for emerging individuals of color in the
entertainment industry to build their dreams and hone their skills.
The Festival recently wrapped its sixth year this past April 19-23,
2006.
September
2005:
NBC PARTY
To celebrate NBC’s Emmy Nominations and New Fall Shows at the Spago
Beverly Hills.
August
2005:
E! SHOWS POOLSIDE PARTY
To celebrate E! and the NEW SHOWS & talent (Kill Reality, Girls
Next Door, Filthy Rich: Cattle Drive, Party at the Palms, Wild On)
at The Hollywood Roosevelt – Tropicana Poolside with E! talent,
E! Producers and the hot, young Hollywood celebrities.
June 2005:
LINDSAY LOHAN’S 19th BIRTHDAY - THE GIFT BAG!
Lindsay Lohan had a private birthday celebration in Hollywood the weekend of June 17th, 2005. SoyLights® candles were placed in the gift bags for her VIP guests.
June 2005:
SoyLights® featured on a new VH1 reality show with George Hamilton, Alana Stewart, and families touring the Hawaiian Islands -
Meet the Family... The Hamilton's
Hollywood’s most outrageous family… Alone on a boat Touring the
Hawaiian Islands.
No Television or Tanning Bed…. Elana Stewart, Sean Stewart, Ashley
Hamilton and George Hamilton… VH1
WHO: Alana Stewart (Socialite, Rod Stewart’s ex wife), George Hamilton (actor), Sean Stewart (son) and Ashley Hamilton (son) and George’s ex girlfriend.
WHAT: The Stewart and Hamilton Family embark on a two-week
vacation to the Hawaiian Islands. The family will be living on a
boat while VH1 films the whole trip from start to finish.
February 2005:
SoyLights® featured on the new MTV reality show "Meet the Barkers"
WHAT: “Meet the Barkers” MTV’s hottest new reality show airing
February 2005.
WHO: Travis Barker (Blink 182) and Shanna Moakler (model/designer)
will be tying knot and MTV will be there documenting it all!
Iowa Candle Company finds success at home and in Hollywood
SoyLights®
Candle Company has been producing soy candles for over three years.
Originally, owners Mike and Melanie Throne sold their candles to
friends and relatives and then began selling to retailers in the
area and state. SoyLights® popularity quickly grew to reach retailers
across the country, and now even celebrities are fine SoyLights® finding out about candles.
In the spring of 2004, SoyLights® candles were one of only a small
number of companies invited to mingle with the stars as they attended
the Silver Spoon Pre-Golden Globe party in Hollywood, California.
Melanie met and gave samples of her candles to such celebrities
as Tony Danza, Tara Lipinski, Hilary Duff, Melissa George, Andy
Dick, Shannon Elizabeth, Rachel Hunter, Susan Lucci, Deidre Hall
and others.
The event was a wonderful success; Melanie explained, "So many of the celebrities came over to me and said how much they loved the candles. In fact, a number of them came back to me a second time and asked if they could take another candle for friends."
The Thrones' SoyLights® candles are becoming well known throughout Hollywood. Ryan Seacrest, host of the popular television show American Idol, regularly gives SoyLights® to celebrity guests on his On Air with Ryan Seacrest TV program. July 3, 2004, at Tori Spelling's wedding, the actress gave out SoyLights® candles as gifts to her wedding party and out-of-town guests.
"It feels good when people give SoyLights® as gifts, they recognize the quality of our candles and are proud to give them to people," Melanie states.
SoyLights® are made from American grown soybeans, unlike most candles
which are made from petroleum. They are clean burning and environmentally
friendly. Our unique soy candles are fragrant and have a simple, elegant look
which customers are proud to display in their homes or give as a
gift.
How
did a candle company from a small town in Iowa become so popular?
"We have been blessed," Melanie explained, "and when we started
this business we decided we wanted to make the best candle possible.
We have a strong desire to put care and quality into each candle
we make."
Article
from the North Iowa Star
By Rachel Ringham
Star reporter
Rural Iowa might lack the thrill and excitement of
Hollywood, but a fast paced life could not hold a candle to quiet
country roads and brilliant sunsets found in the Midwest.
Melanie
Throne, of rural Scarville, along with her dad, Leo Skogen, of Lake
Mills, and sister, Beth Skogen, of Ankeny, left the snowy fields
of Iowa for awhile in January, destination – Hollywood. Once they
arrived, they would meet several television and movie stars, famous
singers, super models, comedians, and even an Olympic Gold Medalist
ice skater...
Press
Release From Silver Spoon Hollywood Buffet
(Pre-Golden Globe party)
Los Angeles, CA
January 26, 2004
In celebration of the Golden Globe Awards, The Silver Spoon Hollywood
Buffet presented an event catering to the senses on Friday January
23rd and Saturday January 24th from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., to help stars
vamp and prepare for the awards and parties. The Buffet served as
a complimentary spa destination as well as a showcase for fashion,
cosmetics and luxury brands. An enticing array of products were
displayed buffet style at The Ivar Project in Hollywood. Each celebrity
attendee left the event with over $5000 of products of their choosing.
Celebrity attendees included Hilary Duff (Cheaper By the Dozen); Kelly Osbourne; Nicole Ritchie ("The Simple Life"); Benjamin McKenzie ("The OC"); Dominic Monaghan (The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King); Michelle Rodriguez (The Fast & The Furious); Alias’s Melissa George, Ron Rifkin, Greg Grunberg and David Anders; Evan Handler ("Sex in the City"); Rhona Mitra ("The Practice"); Constance Zimmer ("Good Morning Miami"); NYPD Blue’s Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon and Jacqueline Obradors; Ginny Goodwin (Mona Lisa Smile, Win A Date With Tad Hamilton); Charlie’s Angels Full Throttle’s Crispin Glover and Jennifer Gimenez; Andy Dick ("Less Then Perfect"); Michael Rosenbaum ("Smallville"); Vanessa Lengies ("American Dreams"); Amber Valetta; Tom Green (MTV); Jesse Bradford (Swimfan); Shannon Elizabeth (American Pie) and husband Joseph Reitman (The Failures); Maggie Lawson ("It’s All Relative"); Dax Shepard ("Punk’d"); Alexa Vega (Spy Kids I & II); Rachel Blanchard ("Seventh Heaven"); Tony Danza; Rachel Hunter; Aaron Paul (Whatever It Takes); Christa Campbell (Malibu’s Most Wanted)"); Ever Carradine ("Once & Again"); singer Paulina Rubio; Maggie Grace ("Oliver Beene"); Rachel Hunter; Eddie Furlough (The Terminator); Lacey Chabert (Not Another Teen Movie); Haylie Duff (Napoleon Dynamite); Olympic Gold Medalist Tara Lipinski; Brande Roderick (Starsky & Hutch); Summer Altice (Chroniumblue.com); Kylie Bax; Traci Bingham ("The Surreal Life 2"); Natalie Raitano ("VIP"); Danica McKellar ("The Wonder Years"); Susan Lucci ("All My Children") DOOL’s Deidre Hall, Drake Hogestyn, Alison Sweeney and Eric Winter; Raven Simon ("That’s So Raven"); TV personalities Mary Hart, Steven Cojocaru, Maria Menudos and Mindy Burbano as well as socialites Nancy Davis, Jason Davis, Brandon Davis, Kathy Hilton, Nicky Hilton and Anna Getty.
For
the first time, The Buffet worked to raise funds for the non-profit
Race to Erase MS. High-end products such as peace & love diamond
jewelry by Nancy Davis, along with celebrity-autographed shirts,
handbags and photos are being auctioned on Ebay Charity Works (http//givingworks.ebay.com),
with all proceeds benefiting the cause.Invited celebrities, media
and special guests indulged in complimentary beauty services provided
by L’Oréal including facials, hair styling, manicures, pedicures
and L’Oréal make up application by acclaimed expert Collier Strong.
Other on-sites treatments included expert eyebrow shaping by Valerie
of Beverly Hills, and rejuvenating micro-dermabrasion by Youthful
Essence. Mystic Tan ensured everyone left the Buffet with a perfect
"tan." These are some of the more sinful extravagances on The Silver
Spoon Hollywood Buffet plate but guests were also gifted with complimentary
products from several companies such as Jennifer Kaufman jewelry,
SoyLights® candles, and Surly Girl handbags, along with
Sirius Radios and Kyocera cell phones.
Guests sampled delectable treats from Maggiano’s and The Dragon House. Beverages were provided by Guaro, Anheuser Busch World Select beer and Ecco Domani wine.
