{"id":346,"date":"2010-12-24T11:51:17","date_gmt":"2010-12-24T11:51:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/inspirationreport\/2010\/12\/martha-stewart-and-vera-wang-celebrate-at-white-castle.html"},"modified":"2010-12-24T11:51:17","modified_gmt":"2010-12-24T11:51:17","slug":"martha-stewart-and-vera-wang-celebrate-at-white-castle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/inspirationreport\/2010\/12\/martha-stewart-and-vera-wang-celebrate-at-white-castle.html","title":{"rendered":"Martha Stewart and Vera Wang Celebrate at White Castle"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/inspirationreport\/slide%20sideways.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"slide sideways.png\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/89\/import\/assets_c\/2010\/12\/slide%20sideways-thumb-200x197-20535.png\" class=\"mt-image-left\" style=\"margin: 0pt 20px 20px 0pt;float: left\" width=\"200\" height=\"197\" \/><\/a><\/span>It is all in the name of Autism.<\/p>\n<p>America&#8217;s first fast-food hamburger chain, White Castle,&nbsp;and <a title=\"Click this link.\" href=\"http:\/\/nestfragrances.com\/\">NEST Fragrances<\/a>, a specialized home<br \/>\nfragrance company, have once again joined forces to serve up another round of<br \/>\nThe Original Slider\u00ae-Scented Candle to benefit autism fund-raising and satisfy the holiday gift-giving needs of White Castle lovers<br \/>\neverywhere.<br \/>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>A slider scented candle, you say? What an odd idea. <\/p>\n<p>Well, Martha Stewart,<br \/>\nVera Wang, and other notables seemed to love it enough to show up at a White<br \/>\nCastle in Manhattan a couple of weeks ago to celebrate.<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/inspirationreport\/15_stewartwang_250x375.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"15_stewartwang_250x375.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/89\/import\/assets_c\/2010\/12\/15_stewartwang_250x375-thumb-200x300-20537.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-right\" style=\"margin: 0pt 0pt 20px 20px;float: right\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Packaged in a ceramic holder that reproduces the signature cardboard sleeve<br \/>\nof the White Castle hamburger packaging, the<br \/>\nsteam-grilled-burger-on-a-bed-of-onions-scented candles made their debut in May<br \/>\nduring White Castle&#8217;s 18th annual celebration of National Hamburger Month. All<br \/>\n10,000 candles sold out in less than 48 hours and the net proceeds were donated<br \/>\nto <a title=\"Click this link.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.autismspeaks.org\/\">Autism Speaks<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When we first introduced The Original Slider\u00ae-Scented Candle in our stores<br \/>\nand online last May, we had no idea it would become the national phenomenon it<br \/>\ndid,&#8221; said Jamie Richardson, White Castle vice president of corporate relations. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our original goal was to do something special for our loyal Cravers during<br \/>\nNational Hamburger Month while exploring a fun, new way to support a great<br \/>\ncause. We&#8217;re looking forward to keeping the momentum going and doing more of the<br \/>\nsame with this fresh batch of Slider\u00ae-Scented Candles.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is all in the name of Autism. 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