Making candles gives women dealing with addiction, domestic violence hope

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – Local shaper Calumet has donated 600 pounds of candle wax to Restored Creations astatine Wheeler Mission’s Women and Children’s Shelter.

It’s a year’s proviso of wax that tin marque anyplace betwixt 1,500 and 3,000 candles. Restored Creations is the societal endeavor for Wheeler Mission. The wax is hand-poured by women who are struggling with addictions, home unit and brokenness. 

Restored Creations provides a therapeutic outlet for women portion empowering them to larn and make skills needed to get and support gainful employment aft leaving Wheeler Mission.

The ladies marque 4 and eight-ounce candles, wax melts, mini melts and matchbox holders. Thea Lawson told News 8 she appreciates the accidental to bash thing affirmative and structured.

“I really bash it successful my escaped clip arsenic good due to the fact that it conscionable benignant of gives maine a caller hobby and thing to do,” she said.

Candles are sold to the public.

Program manager Lisa Hoffman added, “Each candle comes with a grounds that 1 of the ladies person written astir their beingness and the mode that they’ve been restored done alteration successful their betterment done Jesus Christ. It’s a large acquisition to springiness to others and a large grounds arsenic well.”

Calumet plans to enactment Restored Creation’s ministry by showcasing its candles astatine the National Candle Association’s Annual Conference and Expo this Fall successful Birmingham, Alabama.