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Did you know that money from every jar you purchase goes to the organization Safe Passage?

When you purchase from The Elderberry Co., you are helping a shelter embrace and love children who have been through some of the darkest and unimaginable events in their life.

Safe Passage is Kentucky’s first shelter for sexually trafficked and exploited children. Their website states these statistics. “Today, Kentucky is annually investigating over 250 cases of alleged child trafficking. 94% of these victims already have a history with child welfare, telling us our most vulnerable children are at serious risk of becoming trafficked.”

There shouldn’t be numbers at all, but those numbers are insanely high. This is not just taking place in Kentucky, we just happened to have numbers on Kentucky, but the reality is this is happening all across the globe.

Cara Starns, the Founder and President has a remarkable story on how she founded this organization. I highly encourage you to jump on over to her website and check it out!

We know our customers and readers. We know some of you are pretty active. If you like to run or if you like to chase people we’ve got something awesome to tell you about. Right now you’re probably slightly concerned and wondering where I’m going with this. 

Nothing weird. Well, it’s kinda weird, but fun!

Safe Passage is putting on a Zombie Race called Out of the Grave 5K! This will be a thrilling run. Runners will listen along to a story about a trafficked child and her race for hope, while being chased by Zombies. 

Running isn’t really your isn’t your thing? They need Zombies too! Your job would be to “kill” runners by stealing lifelines from their flag belts. Clearly, this event is going to be epic. We are sponsors of it and would love to see you there. I will be the out of breath one running for my life. This is Megan by the way. Not Jenny, Jenny would totally crush this run. I’m more of an elliptical kinda gal.

Get out your pens, and mark your calendars. No, seriously. We want to see our Elderberry friends supporting this great cause that is near and dear to our hearts. Gather your coworkers or friends and sign up as a team! The race will be ran on Saturday, October 26th and starts at twilight, 5pm. Spooky.

Want more info, check out their website and register! Make sure to let us know in the comments if you’re coming!

Allergies can ruin your summer. The Elderberry Co is located in New Albany, Indiana. AKA the Ohio Valley. The Ohio Valley basically keeps Zyretc in business.

But we know a bit about something that would help your allergies that actually taste good AND your kids will like it! It’s also organic for all you organic lovin’ mommas out there!

( Wait what?! )

Yeah, we aren’t kidding. Keep reading to learn about how our Elderberry Syrup can help your allergies! There is also a 100% chance that there is a promo code at the end of this blog.

Our syrup contains Elderberries and Aronia Berries. Elderberries help reduce swelling and fight inflammation, and Aronia Berries are the HIGHEST-antioxidant fruit known to man, even higher than elderberries. Both berries contain flavonoids. Flavonoids are one of the largest nutrient families. They are a diverse group of plant chemicals found in most fruits and vegetables and they’re really good for you! Elderberry flavonoids fasten to foreign invaders and block them from entering. What does that mean for you?

It means that our syrup will help you breathe easier knowing that you are putting ingredients in your body that are good for you and literally fight for you to be healthy! 

Another very important ingredient we use to help keep allergies at bay is honey. We use raw, local honey in our syrup which has natural enzymes proven to improve seasonal allergies upon consistent use. Honey can contain traces of flower pollen in your community. So in a way, your immune system is being reprogrammed to stop thinking pollen is a bad thing. Using honey alone to help with allergies isn’t guaranteed for everyone, but when paired with elderberries and aronia berries you have a higher chance at fighting those seasonal allergies.

One of our amazing customers Susan had this to say about how our syrup helped her family fight allergies. 

“My husband and I started using the Elderberry Syrup 3 months ago. It was the best decision we ever made! He has discontinued his allergy meds altogether and just takes 1 tablespoon of Elderberry syrup daily. I haven’t experienced any head congestion or allergy symptoms since taking Elderberry Syrup.  #elderberryforlife.” -Susan

We want our syrup to help with your allergies this summer so that you can spend more time in the sun with the ones you love. Use the code BYEALLERGIES to get 15% off your ENTIRE order until Friday night! 

Team. Community. Laughter. Fun. Honest. Real.

These are all words that you don’t always get to associate with work. Luckily for us at The Elderberry Co, this explains our girls to a T. Every Wednesday morning that we get to the kitchen we turn our music on, get that water boiling and catch up on our weeks. These girls feel like the family you didn’t know you needed. All the ladies quickly figured out their niches and a few of them have a couple. We also learned the things we are not good at and then laugh it off. (Sorry Tracy, you will never be allowed to date jars. We still love you.)

I got a late start joining this kitchen team, I worked a few times in January and then officially became the Operations Manager in February. I got to know most of these ladies really quickly. I want to take this time to talk about these ladies and tell you a little bit about who has been making your Elderberry Syrup every week.

Tracy : Jars are her jam and she cleans them quicker than anyone. I also personally can’t heat seal the jars to save my life. Tracy can do 10 in the time I can do 3.  She always has a story about a dog or a documentary. She keeps things fun but gets it done.

Ruth : No one boils water like my girl Ruth. Seriously, how she measures and maneuvers pots while keeping a conversation is beyond me. She is the best listener and seriously always has great advice.

Ruthie : Straining pots has its own Ruthie Ross method. Enough said. Ruthie is someone you can truly tell cares about people. She is such an encourager.

Emily : Emily is totally a jack of all trades. This girl can label, boil, make tea, kits, she has almost everything down in that kitchen. Her and I have recently discovered we both have the same love for boy bands. She is someone that makes you feel like you’ve been friends forever.

Amanda : Amanda strains those berries and lifts giant honey buckets with ease. Her enthusiastic personality is contagious. She also has the best laugh.

Katy : Katy has killer handwriting. You can find her labeling and dating jars for hours. She has a servants heart and she is always ready to jump in and help whenever needed.

Kerry : Kerry is a master at pouring perfect jars. She is always the last one there making sure everything is tidy before she leaves. One thing I have learned about Kerry that I didn’t know before is that she is so much funnier than she knows. She brings a perfect balance of life sass to the group.

Tonya : Tonya is a pro at making tea quick and perfect. She is quiet and focused when she is working and has such a sweet heart. She is always ready to help!

There are a few others that have worked once or twice that I didn’t get the chance to know since they were not in the kitchen every week. From every conversation I have had with Jenny, I know that every person that has helped in the kitchen has meant so much to her as she has grown her business. These ladies are all so amazing if you can’t tell! It has been so fun getting to know each and every one of them.

As we wrap up our time in the kitchen at Mesa, I know we will miss our Wednesdays together but we have created some amazing friendships. We are all Team Jenny and can not wait to see everything she does!

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