Updates and Stories of Enhancing Lives and Restoring Hope

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.

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.

Employee Recognized for Living Melaleuca’s Mission

An exceptional Melaleuca employee was honored for exemplifying the company’s mission of enhancing lives by fostering and adopting several children.

Saving a Life: Andrea's Story

Thanks to the Melaleuca Foundation, a beautiful baby girl was miraculously rescued, nursed back to health and given a bright future with a loving family.

Melaleuca CEO Speaks to Business Students

Sharing four keys to having a great life, Melaleuca CEO Frank VanderSloot addressed a packed house of students and faculty at Idaho State University.

Melaleuca Sends Cleaning Products to Louisiana Flood Victims

More than 2,500 total care packages containing over $600,000 in Melaleuca products arrived in Louisiana to help the victims of catastrophic flooding.

Melaleuca Donation Helps Tennessee Wildfire Victims

Melaleuca has donated thousands of its products to aid hundreds of families who have been forced into temporary shelters devastating wildfires around Gatlinburg, Tennessee.

High School Students Build Apps at Technology Camp

Following the enormous success of last year’s event, Melaleuca concluded its second annual Computer Programming Boot Camp at its global headquarters in Idaho Falls, Idaho.

Melaleuca Sends Food, Supplies to Hurricane Harvey Victims

To help the families displaced by Hurricane Harvey, Melaleuca sent truckloads of wellness and personal care products, food and supplies to Houston, Texas.

Melaleuca Responds to Devastation from Hurricane Irma

After this Category 5 hurricane left cities underwater in the Sunshine State, Melaleuca quickly shipped a variety of its health and wellness products to Orlando, Florida.

Relieving Suffering: Mexican Earthquakes

After two massive quakes struck Mexico, Melaleuca opened up its warehouse and donated thousands of its personal care and cleaning products to the Mexican Red Cross.

Melaleuca Jet Delivers Relief Aid, Generators, Supplies to Puerto Rico

In the wake of Hurricane Maria’s devastation in Puerto Rico, Melaleuca organized several humanitarian efforts to help those whose lives had been turned upside down.

Melaleuca Delivers Food, Donations to Families in Need

In the spirit of doing good where good is needed, Melaleuca has recently made several donations of food and other items that will enhance thousands of lives.

Melaleuca Hosts Free IT Boot Camp for High School Students

Melaleuca hosted 28 tech-minded high school students from the region as part of a weeklong computer programming boot camp.