Stories

The Melaleuca Foundation is continually seeking out opportunities to do good where good is needed. From providing a loving home life to orphans in Quito, Ecuador, to organizing community food drives for hurricane victims, Melaleuca never stops working to enhance lives of those in need.

Because you generously contribute to the many causes the Melaleuca Foundation supports, we want to keep you up to date on how your money is being spent. Here you will find the latest stories about Melaleuca’s humanitarian aid, philanthropy and community outreach, none of which would be possible without the giving spirit of Melaleuca Marketing Executives like you.

As you read updates regarding the work performed by the Melaleuca Foundation, we hope you feel a sense of pride knowing you are part of something noble, inspiring and bigger than yourself. Your kindness and desire to do good truly enhances lives.

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Melaleuca Responds to Maui Wildfires with Cash, Food, Generators, Relief Supplies

As our first wave of response to the Maui wildfires, Melaleuca has donated over $135,000 to help families who lost everything.

Melaleuca Employee team volunteering at local river walk

Hundreds of Melaleuca Employees Volunteer for River Walk Cleanup

In the spirit of community service, and after a few hours of tireless work, roughly 300 Melaleuca Team Members accomplished the largest service project in the city’s history.

Veteran kneeling at Vietnam war memorial

Local veterans get ‘trip-of-a-lifetime’ thanks to Melaleuca

It was the “journey of a lifetime” for eight military veterans who traveled to the nation’s capital last week on an all-expenses paid trip courtesy of Melaleuca.

homes destroyed by the California tornado and cars around the debris.

Melaleuca Provides Disaster Relief in California, Mississippi, Arkansas

Melaleuca helped thousands of Americans impacted by widespread tornados and floods in Mississippi, Arkansas and California.

Melaleuca Helps Collect 62 Tons of Food, Buys Baby Supplies and Feeds the Hungry

Melaleuca and its Team Members have been busy giving back to the community by partnering with several nonprofits to help families in need.

Two IFPD officers and a K-9 at Melaleuca

Melaleuca Makes Another $50K Donation to Buy Rifle-Grade Bulletproof Vests

Sheriff deputies from the Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office celebrate thanks to a $50,000 donation that will buy the best body armor and ballistic helmets available on the market.

Members of Melaleuca of Germany’s management team gathered thousands of Melaleuca products to donate in support of Ukrainians refugees.

Melaleuca Donates $236,700 in Health and Wellness Products to Strengthen Ukrainian Refugees

Melaleuca of Germany recently made two large donations of health and wellness products worth a total of $236,705.

Melaleuca Donation Supports The Idaho Foodbank to Care for Idahoans in Need

Melaleuca Team Members rallied raising funds to help families struggling with food insecurity.

A Beacon of Hope: The Santa Lucia Children's Home

An oasis of love and tenderness, the Santa Lucia Children’s Home opens its doors and hearts to children in need.

Melaleuca Donates to Ukraine, Rallies Hospitals for Supplies

To support Ukraine in the fight for freedom, Melaleuca donated a variety of first aid products and led a campaign that secured lifesaving hospital supplies.

Melaleuca Donates $250,000 for Typhoon Relief in the Philippines

Following Typhoon Rai, thousands of displaced families in the Philippines will benefit from a $250,000 donation by Melaleuca of the Philippines.

forklift driver in new food storage warehouse

Melaleuca donation helps nonprofit buy food storage warehouse to help hungry families

Melaleuca donated $51,500 to help a food bank pay off the mortgage of its warehouse. Free from that expense, it now has an additional $3,000 per month to buy food!

Melaleuca Donations Raise Spirits, Brighten Holidays for Families in Need

This holiday season, Melaleuca helped less-fortunate families by providing food, toys, money and volunteers. In total, over $110,000 was donated to worthy charitable causes.

Melaleuca Donation Provides Relief After Tornadoes Ravage Midwest

In response to the American Red Cross’ request for help after tornadoes tore through the Midwest, Melaleuca shipped 3,000 Simply Fit™ Bars to provide comfort to those staying in temporary shelters.

$30,000 Donation of Melaleuca Products Brings Holiday Cheer to Flood-Ravaged Canadians

The Melaleuca Foundation supplied thousands of products to residents of British Columbia, Canada, who are still reeling from November’s catastrophic floods.

Melaleuca Foundation Pays for Thanksgiving Community Dinner for Hundreds of Families in Need

More than 800 people in need were treated to a delicious Thanksgiving meal thanks to a significant donation made by the Melaleuca Foundation.

Melaleuca sponsors two emergency vehicles for American Red Cross

The American Red Cross added two new mission-critical vehicles to its fleet thanks to recent donations made by the Melaleuca Foundation.

Melaleuca-sponsored awareness campaigns bring in 78 tons of food for the hungry

The Wellness Company helped mobilize the community, resulting in a food drive that far-exceeded expectations.

Melaleuca helps Iowans after ferocious windstorm disaster

Melaleuca is helping victims in Iowa after a ferocious derecho windstorm tore through the state last week

Melaleuca Constructs Climate-controlled Storage Unit for Food Bank

The newly-constructed unit, made with material and labor provided by Melaleuca, replaces an old utility shed that had been used for years.

Melaleuca Donates Specialized Equipment to Help Victims of Abuse

Equipped with the newly-installed, high-tech EVA camera systems, nurse practitioners can now administer examinations at any of the Center’s four locations.

Melaleuca donation helps flood victims in Michigan

In an effort to restore many flood-damaged homes in central Michigan, the Melaleuca Foundation recently donated thousands of EcoSense products to help families recover from devastating flooding.

Police officers standing beside rowing machine donated by Melaleuca

Melaleuca Helps Idaho State Police Improve Fitness Testing

Melaleuca is transforming the way our heroes in blue test for physical fitness by gifting rowing machines to the Idaho State Police.

Melaleuca delivers funds, supplies, and hope in wake of devastating Australian bushfires

The hearts and hands of Melaleuca Australia are bringing hope and healing in the wake of the country’s worst bushfire season on record.

Melaleuca Donates $275,000 for New Youth Event Center

Thanks to a financial donation from Melaleuca, a versatile new events center recently opened to benefit thousands of children in southeast Idaho.

Frank VanderSloot recieves Community Partner Award from IFPD

Police Department Honors Melaleuca with Community Partner Award

Chief Bryce Johnson presented the inaugural Idaho Falls Police Community Partner Award to Melaleuca CEO Frank VanderSloot.

Team Members Come Together to Feed the Hungry

This year, Melaleuca Team Members proved that kindness and competition go a long way toward fulfilling our mission statement: “To enhance the lives of those we touch by helping people reach their goals.”

Lifting Up a Little Angel

At two months old, this abandoned baby’s future could have been tragic. But thanks to Melaleuca Foundation donors, her story doesn’t end there.

Melaleuca Helps Purchase Freezers to Fight Hunger

Continuing its commitment to provide meals for families in need, the Melaleuca Foundation joined an interfaith effort to buy seven new industrial freezers for Idaho Falls charities.

Melaleuca Delivers Support to Hurricane Michael’s Heroic Emergency Responders

Melaleuca delivered much-needed supplies in the form of chainsaws, generators and other critical items to help emergency responders save lives in Panama City, Florida.

Melaleuca Responds to Devastation from Hurricane Florence

Melaleuca delivered a semi-trailer truck stocked full of its snack bars to Hurricane Florence victims in North Carolina.

Melaleuca Donates Wellness Products to Non-Profit in Germany

Melaleuca has donated $33,000 worth of its products to a non-profit in Germany that supports socially and economically disadvantaged people.

Melaleuca Sends Cleaning Products to Flood Victims in Michigan

Following catastrophic rain and flash flooding in Michigan’s upper peninsula, Melaleuca delivered several boxes of its cleaning products to help victims in the area.

Melaleuca Sends Wellness Products to Crews Battling Durango Wildfire

Always willing to assist first responders, Melaleuca has sent a variety of supplies to help firefighters battle the 416 Fire burning outside the town of Durango, Colorado.

Melaleuca donation provides power wheelchairs to veterans

Melaleuca is donating to the Veterans Mobility Program, a non-profit organization that refurbishes used electric wheelchairs for veterans and their families.

Melaleuca headquarters building flooded with blue lights to honor police

Melaleuca Lights Headquarters Blue in Support of Police Officers

Melaleuca bathed the entire exterior of its Global Headquarters in blue light as a statement of solidarity with police officers.

Melaleuca Walks with a Purpose

Honoring cancer survivors and victims, Melaleuca showed its colors as one of the top sponsors at the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life in Idaho Falls.

Melaleuca Receives Prestigious Military-Friendly Award

For its outstanding support, commitment and patriotism to the U.S. military, Melaleuca received the prestigious Seven Seals Award from the The Department of Defense.

Melaleuca Freedom Celebration Honors American Heroes

Creating the largest fireworks show west of the Mississippi is a way for Melaleuca to pay special tribute to our country’s soldiers, veterans and their families.

Frank and Belinda VanderSloot Recognized for Restoring Schoolhouse

Frank and Belinda VanderSloot were honored by the Bonneville County Heritage Association for their efforts in completely restoring the historic New Sweden School.

Hope Restored: Brothers Luis and Josue Angel

Every child in the Santa Lucia Children’s Home has a heartbreaking past; for these brothers, the orphanage is the loving gateway to a promising future.

The Girl Without a Name: The Story of Camila Valentina

It’s heartbreaking to imagine what could’ve happened to this precious child if there weren’t a place like the Santa Lucia Children’s Home.

Finding Jonathan a Family

How the Melaleuca Foundation and the Santa Lucia Children’s Home worked together to help one little boy get adopted into a loving family.

A Visit to Santa Lucia Children's Home

For one Melaleuca couple, the experience of meeting and spending time with the kids at this special orphanage in Quito, Ecuador, has been a journey of smiles.

When disasters strike, Melaleuca delivers supplies, hope

The American Red Cross recognizes Melaleuca for its life-saving donations and “run-to-the-rescue” philosophy during times of natural disaster and crisis.

"A Big Hug from All of Us"

The rescued children at Santa Lucia Children’s Home in Quito, Ecuador, surprised Melaleuca with a precious gift: a beautifully framed work of art and a heartfelt letter of thanks.

Melaleuca CEO Rescues 800 Farmers from Losing Jobs

When a local cheese factory was about to shut down, Melaleuca CEO Frank VanderSloot stepped in with $5 million to ensure 800 farmers wouldn’t lose their jobs.

Frank VanderSloot and BSA leaders, Scouting for Food

Melaleuca Sponsors Food Drive to Help Families in Need

For 25 years, Melaleuca’s sponsorship of the Scouting for Food drive has helped hundreds of thousands of families in need by raising 2,350 tons of food.

Melaleuca Works with Non-Profits to Feed Hungry Families

Melaleuca and its employees donated tons of food, money and hundreds of gifts to families in need throughout Idaho and Tennessee.

Melaleuca Recognized by Department of Defense

The Department of Defense recognized Melaleuca with a Patriotic Employer Award for providing extraordinary support to those serving in the military.