Social Enterprise of Wheeler Mission Offers Handmade Candles made from donated wax
INDIANAPOLIS (February 4,2025) – Flowers and chocolates may be the traditional Valentine’s gifts, but they lack the sentimentality and social impact you can get with a candle from Restored Creations, the social enterprise of Wheeler Mission’s Center for Women and Children.
Restored Creations offers candles and car oil diffusers. Each gift is hand-poured by women who have survived homelessness, addictions, domestic violence and brokenness. Each candle comes with personal quotes from the women in the program, who run the business from top to bottom.
“This business provides a therapeutic outlet for these women while empowering them to learn and develop skills needed to obtain and maintain gainful employment after leaving Wheeler Mission,” said Melissa Jones, Program Manager. “These candles come in a variety of scents and are perfect gifts for your sweetheart this Valentine’s Day.”
Indianapolis-based company Calumet has provided TitanWax candle blend to Restored Creations at no cost for several years, allowing the women to create the business’s soy-blend candles scented with premium fragrance oils.
“We are proud of our partnership with Restored Creations,” said Calumet Director of Corporate Marketing Lindsey LaBerge. “We believe in supporting our community and being able to help these women heal and get on their feet while seeing them turn our wax into these beautiful gifts is amazing.”
To learn more about Restored Creations or to make a purchase, go to restoredcreations.net.
Wheeler Mission helps the homeless in Indiana. Wheeler is a non-denominational, Christian, social
services organization that provides critically-needed goods and services to the homeless, poor and
needy of central Indiana without regard to race, color, sexual orientation, creed, national origin or
religion. Visit wheelermission.org.
To learn more about Calumet, visit calumet.com.
About Calumet
Calumet, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLMT) manufactures, formulates, and markets a diversified slate of specialty
branded products and renewable fuels to customers across a broad range of consumer-facing and
industrial markets. Calumet is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana and operates twelve facilities
throughout North America.
