<p class="p1"><span class="s1">I have <a href="http://wp.me/p3NTn7-2c3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">blogged about</a> and covered in print <a href="http://www.bridgewatercandles.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bridgewater Candle Company&#8217;</a>s <a href="https://bridgewatercandles.com/pages/light-a-candle-feed-a-child-main" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Light a Candle Feed a Child program</a>, </span>created in partnership with <a href="http://ricebowls.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rice Bowls</a>, a non-profit with a mission to feed and nurture orphaned children worldwide.</p>
<p class="p1">Through it, each candle sold feeds one child for one day — and so far, Bridgewater has provided over 5 million meals to children in 50 orphanages throughout the world!<span class="s1"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-15636" src="http://thepaperchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/use_me2.jpg" alt="use_me2" width="800" height="533" />Of course, it is one thing to write about this and showcase the product from the comfort of one&#8217;s desk — an</span>d quite another to personally see the program&#8217;s impact.</p>
<p class="p1">So, I was thrilled when I was invited — along with several Bridgewater <span class="s1">employees, retailers and sales representatives — to take part in Bridgewater’s Brand Experience 2016 to Haiti to visit some of the orphanages supported by the company. </span></p><div class="inline-post clearfix"><div class="see-also byline">See also</div><div id="block-wrap-37385" class="block-wrap-native block-wrap block-wrap-23 block-css-37385 block-wrap-classic columns__m--1 elements-design-3 block-ani block-skin-0 tipi-box block-wrap-thumbnail ppl-m-1 clearfix" data-id="37385" data-base="0"><div class="tipi-row-inner-style clearfix"><div class="tipi-row-inner-box contents sticky--wrap"><div class="block block-23 clearfix"><article class="tipi-xs-12 clearfix with-fi ani-base tipi-xs-typo split-1 split-design-1 loop-0 preview-thumbnail preview-23 elements-design-3 post-7748 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-off-the-press category-sponsored-post tag-calling-cards tag-custom-stationery tag-felix-doolittle tag-felix-fu tag-greeting-cards tag-loren-sklar tag-mohawk tag-mohawk-superfine tag-moving-announcements tag-national-stationery-show tag-note-cards tag-strathmore tag-thank-you-stationery" style="--animation-order:0"><div class="preview-mini-wrap clearfix"><div class="mask"><a href="https://thepapernerd.com/the-paper-behind-the-product/" class="mask-img"><img width="100" height="100" src="https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/PCC_IMG_0114-e1417525074610.jpg?resize=100%2C100&;ssl=1" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/PCC_IMG_0114-e1417525074610.jpg?resize=150%2C150&;ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/PCC_IMG_0114-e1417525074610.jpg?resize=200%2C200&;ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/PCC_IMG_0114-e1417525074610.jpg?resize=293%2C293&;ssl=1 293w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/PCC_IMG_0114-e1417525074610.jpg?resize=75%2C75&;ssl=1 75w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/PCC_IMG_0114-e1417525074610.jpg?resize=390%2C390&;ssl=1 390w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/PCC_IMG_0114-e1417525074610.jpg?resize=24%2C24&;ssl=1 24w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/PCC_IMG_0114-e1417525074610.jpg?resize=48%2C48&;ssl=1 48w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/PCC_IMG_0114-e1417525074610.jpg?resize=96%2C96&;ssl=1 96w" sizes="(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px" /></a></div><div class="meta"><div class="byline byline-2 byline-cats-design-4"><div class="byline-part cats"><a href="https://thepapernerd.com/category/off-the-press/" style="color:#b79b0d" class="cat">Off The Press</a><a href="https://thepapernerd.com/category/sponsored-post/" style="color:#b79b0d" class="cat">Sponsored</a></div></div><div class="title-wrap"><h3 class="title"><a href="https://thepapernerd.com/the-paper-behind-the-product/">The Paper Behind the Product</a></h3></div><div class="byline byline-3"><span class="byline-part date"><i class="tipi-i-calendar" aria-hidden="true"></i> <time class="entry-date published dateCreated flipboard-date" datetime="2014-12-02T14:41:05+00:00">December 2, 2014</time></span><span class="byline-part likes-count"><a href="#" class="tipi-like-count " data-pid="7748"><span class="likes-heart"><i class="tipi-i-heart-o" aria-hidden="true"></i><i class="tipi-i-heart" aria-hidden="true"></i></span><span class="tipi-value">0</span></a></span></div></div></div></article></div></div></div></div></div></tipimidc>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Come September I&#8217;ll be heading first to Spartansburg, South Carolina, </span><span class="s1">to tour the manufacturing facility where all the candles are made. This won&#8217;t be my first factory tour by a long shot, but it will be my first candle factory tour — and I&#8217;m really excited to see these beautiful, fragrant candles come to life. <img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-15641" src="http://thepaperchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/useme_6.jpg" alt="useme_6" width="800" height="1200" /> <img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-15637" src="http://thepaperchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/use_me7.jpg" alt="use_me7" width="800" height="1200" /> <img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-15635" src="http://thepaperchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/use_me1.jpg" alt="use_me1" width="800" height="1200" /></span><span class="s1">Then we&#8217;ll head to Haiti to get to </span><span class="s1"> spend time meeting the precious kids and hearing their stories — and seeing first-hand impact the program is having on their lives.</span><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-15638" src="http://thepaperchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/useme_3.jpg" alt="useme_3" width="800" height="1200" /> <img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-15640" src="http://thepaperchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/useme_5.jpg" alt="useme_5" width="800" height="533" />To say I&#8217;m excited is quite the understatement. Thank you Bridgewater for this incredible opportunity! I&#8217;ll be sharing my experiences here as well as in the pages of <a href="http://giftshopmag.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Gift Shop</a> and <a href="http://stationerytrends.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Stationery Trends</a>.<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-15639" src="http://thepaperchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/useme_4.jpg" alt="useme_4" width="800" height="1200" /></p>