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Illuminate Candles are handcrafted using only the finest of materials, from our secret blend of premium waxes to our all cotton wicks, every element has been considered for both its beauty and enduring quality. Superbly fragranced & available in a variety of aromatic recipes.

Tucked away in the inner Sydney suburb of Rozelle, our master candlemakers still use traditional methods to create our candles. They are created with love, light and the highest intention.Illuminate your soul with the radiant glow of our handpoured candles. Our candles will give hours of burning pleasure and a generous golden flame…..http://www.illuminateonline.com.au/default.html

From melting glaciers to increasingly intense weather patterns, we know that climate change is already impacting life on our planet. On Saturday, March 28, 2009, at 8:30 pm, Queen Bee Maternity will take part in Earth Hour-the world’s largest global climate change event.
By simply turning out all non-essential lighting for one hour at our company building and in our own homes, we will join tens of millions of concerned citizens throughout the world in calling for action to save our planet for future generations. We’d like to invite you, our valued customers, to join us in the important effort.

Earth Hour is an event led by the World Wildlife Fund. In 2008, more than 50 million people in 370 cities around the world took part, as the lights dimmed at Sydney’s Opera House, Rome’s Coliseum, the Empire State Building and the Golden Gate Bridge. Even the Google homepage went dark for the day. This year, Earth Hour will be even bigger. In Australia cities large and small have said they’ll participate including Vodafone, Westpack, Woolworths Limited ….with more signing on daily. They will join international cities such as Auckland, Beijing, Bogota, Cape Town, Copenhagen, Edinburgh, Helsinki, Hong Kong, Istanbul, Kiev, Kuala Lumpur, Lisbon, London, Manila, Mexico City, Moscow, New York, Oslo, Paris, Rome, Singapore, Shanghai, Sydney, Toronto, Vancouver, and Warsaw.

To get a better sense of the magnitude and inspiring nature of the event, take a moment to watch WWF’s video on Earth Hour 2009 by visiting www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjWD8pbK5t8. Energy efficiency isn’t just good for business. Each one of us has a stake in the future of our planet and must do whatever we can to operate in ways that don’t deplete our world’s limited natural resources.In the weeks leading up to Earth Hour, we plan to take a close look at ways our company can operate more efficiently, waste less and reduce our environmental footprint-not only in our own operations, but throughout our supply chain. Joining Earth Hour is a great way to demonstrate that the employees of Queen Bee Maternity care about the planet and want to operate in a responsible way.

We hope you’ll join us in this important and inspiring effort and encourage your employees, customers and suppliers to take part.

Participating in Earth Hour is easy, fun and costs nothing. To get more information and to sign to have your business listed as among those participating, visit www.earthhour.org/australia and agree to turn out all nonessential lights from 8:30-9:30 pm on March 28, 2009.
Don’t forget-on March 28th at 8:30 pm, switch off. One simple hour that will help make the world a better place.

The 2009 Victorian Bushfire Fund to assist individuals and communities affected by devastating bushfires in Victoria has been launched by the Premier John Brumby in partnership with Red Cross and the Federal Government. Queen Bee Maternity Pty Ltd has generously donated $2,000 to help families affected by this crisis.

Facts to date:

More than 180 lives lost with the number expected to increase as authorities access more homes and discover vehicles in which people attempted to escape the fires. Our biggest role now is personal support, offering assistance to people returning home and coming to terms with the magnitude of the disaster.
Currently we are involved in the response phase providing temporary accommodation and food in 18 evacuation centres. We have registered more than 10,000 people in person, and provided thousands of first aid treatments. We have a team at Kinglake and Whittlesea helping with medical requirements, food and name registration so family and friends know they are safe and well. Our team is also offering personal support as this is going to be a very difficult time for people affected.
People from around Australia and around the world are phoning through to our Inquiry Centre to check on family and friends. Volunteers who are trained in personal support are relaying heartwarming as well as heartbreaking, stories as the calls come in.
Our Inquiry Centre has taken more than 17,000 enquiries with more than 11,000 people registered.
Over 400 volunteers and staff continue to work in rotating shifts. Red Cross call centres in WA, ACT and NSW have opened to help deal with the volume of calls from people checking on the welfare of evacuees.

So come on guys – despite the gloom of the economic crisis I’m sure that other Australian businesses out there can afford to donate too. Other parts of the world will be surprised to know how Australians come together in times like these with over $85 million raised to date….

To make your donation please visit the Australian Red Cross website here http://www.redcross.org.au/default.asp

our thoughts and love to all those affected…

the queen bee gals xx