Customer Rewards at Umbra Essence!

Come on in to the gift gallery today and sign up for our new Customer Reward Card!

The more you shop the more you earn and the better it gets for you!

Think about it: you have so many gifts to give all year long. Plus you never know when your long lost brother might show up with his new wife and voila! You need a gift! How about all those "Oh, You Shouldn't Have" moments where you might need to return the favor? Except, when you show up with a gift from Umbra Essence Candles and Gifts they never say "You Shouldn't Have." They say "Oh! I am SO glad you did!"

Indeed.

So, the point is you're buying gifts anyway, why not shop at Umbra where we make gift-giving easy and your thoughtfulness is rewarded.

Here's how:

- Sign up for a free Customer Rewards Card in our store in St. Elmo.

- We'll immediately start keeping track of your purchases and give you points for every dollar you spend.

- When you earn 300 points you receive a $10 Gift Certificate to spend any way you like. You could give it as a gift, spend it right away, or use it toward your next purchase.

- Receive a free gift from us on your birthday! When you sign up for Customer Rewards at Umbra Essence you also receive a handcrafted birthday candle each year for your birthday. (You can even have your favorite scent; afterall it is your b'day.) Whether or not you put it on the cake is totally up to you....

Spring Community Service Projects

HELP WOMEN BUILD!

http://www.habitat.org/cd/frame/frameset.aspx?url=www.habichatt.org
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Chattanooga is inviting women of Chattanooga to help build another home for a very deserving family this Spring. This is all part of their Women Build 2008 program, where the house is completely funded and built by women! For the first time in Chattanooga's Women Build history, they are constructing an EarthCraft House. EarthCraft homes reduce utility bills for the homeowner while protecting the environment. These homes can also increase the energy efficiency of a home by 30%, which can result in a reduction of over 1100 pounds of greenhouse gases released into the atmosphere each year.

The house being built this spring will become the home for 24 year old Latrice Kirk and her two year old son. "A house to me means alot of things," says Latrice. "It is a warm shelter, a place to call home, and something of sentimental value that comes from hardwork or respect. It is a place to raise a family, a place of peace and honor."

Umbra Essence employees Sember LaRose, Jamie Mosey, and Amy Murray will be volunteering to help build this home, and so should you! Please call Habitat for Humanity of Greater Chattanooga today and sign up with some of the women you know. Call 423-756-0507 x 22.

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TRAIL MAINTENANCE AT REFLECTION RIDING
What a wonderful fertile area we live in! Ah the bountiful varieties of wild invasive plants and weeds. Joy! Controlling theses native invasive species is a top priority, especially in Spring, for the folks who manage the trails and woods right around us where we all love to hike and escape. Places like Reflection Riding, John C. Wilson Park, Pot Point Loop, The Nature Center, Edwards Point, Lula Lake, and so many other magnificent spots.

This is why Umbra Essence employees, Mary Barnett and Jamie Mosey are volunteering in a workshop about the Fundamentals of Trail Maintenance, taking place at Reflection Riding on Saturday, April 5. Topics will include trail tools and safety, clearing trail corridors, controlling erosion, installing grade dips and building rock and wooden steps to repair eroded trails. After the workshop, in the coming months, we will be able to also help with ongoing trail maintenance efforts at various sites in the area helping monitor trails, remove invasive plant species and other necessary tasks.

Does this interest you too? Find out how you can help. Call Volunteer Coordinator Sarah Quattrochi at 423-653-0091.
http://www.reflectionriding.org/riding_description.html

Welcome New Neighbors!

Please come join us in welcoming our newest neighbor, Wendy Demas, and Body Wisdom Therapeutic Massage Studio, located right next store to our gift gallery, between us and the Incline . Wendy, who not only is the owner but also a licensed massage therapist, is hosting an Open House Grand Opening Celebration tonight (Friday 3/14) from 5 until 8pm, and tomorrow (Saturday 3/15) from 1 until 6pm. The renovation of the former Christmas Corner location where the massage studio is located is absolutely beautiful inside and out. What a wonderful addition the St. Elmo business community and greater neighborhood. Come check it out this weekend, and if you make an appointment for a massage during the Open House you will receive a 10% discount! Body Wisdom’s direct number is 423-821-5700.

Meet Jamie

Jamie Mosey is the founder and creator of Umbra Essence Candles and Gifts. She is also a musician, composer and singer and so much more. We're all inspired by Jamie as she genuinely and deeply shares her light every single day. But right now, it is she who is quite inspired. Please read on...

Spring Is coming!

by Jamie Mosey

I love Spring. I cherish the warm sunlight on my face, the gentle cool breeze, the sound of birds singing, the excitement of the tiny buds and sprouts emerging that will quickly explode in full color. It's like the world is waking.

I see it outside, but feel it more intensely inside myself. I've always been sensitive to how nature and the seasons effect my moods, but this year the feelings are so much more pronounced.

I want to create, explore! I feel things that have been dormant within me for a long time emerging with a steady force. There is almost a fervency to get it out, write it down, document it and create more.

I believe the only constant is change. I always strive to be better, whether that is a better person, friend, wife or better at my craft and what I do.

Sometimes I have to really push myself to grow. Thankfully not this Spring.

Do you feel it too?