A CULTURE OF CARING
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Above: Nadia Khan’s
Wäbry Syrups
supports orphans in
developing countries.
Top right: Matilda
Sandstrom and
her husband, Kelly
Belknap, are working
with Feeding America
to provide meals to
families in need.
Bottom right: Sisters
Tish (left) and Snooky
Bellomo (far right)
use their salon
business, Manic
Panic, to help dozens
of charities, including
Let’s Get Ready,
which helps young
women like (now)
Manic Panic
employee Liana
Castillo, center.
“Each and every year this food drive
grows,” says Dix. Last year they collected
more than 3,000 pounds of food. Adds
Igliane, “We were told that the food that
was donated lasted House of Refuge
families for an entire month.”
Milk of kindness
When Nadia Khan was inspired to
turn her homemade fruit syrup into a business, and founded Wäbry Organic Syrups
( wabrysyrup.com), she immediately set out
to establish Wäbry as a California Social
Purpose Corporation (SPC).
An SPC allows corporations to engage
in charitable activities while still pursuing
their business ventures. Not only can
companies make a profit this way, but they
are also free to use their resources, talent
and energy toward helping the world be a
better place.
“We are committed to supporting
orphans throughout the world,” says
Khan. Wäbry (whose name was inspired
by her son’s mispronunciation of “
strawberry”) partnered with the nonprofit
GiveLight Foundation ( givelight.org),
which supports more than 800 orphans
in 10 developing countries, providing
them with shelter, wholesome meals,
health care and an education.
Khan says, “My Islamic faith empha-
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