OUR STORY 

Amidst the 2020 pandemic, owner and dog advocate, Natalie Vazquez, volunteered to be a foster mom to a street dog from Kolkata, India who resided at a local rescue in Pittsburgh, PA. Kiran, Hindi for, Ray of Light, arrived from the rescue shelter skittish with fear.  

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As fostering came with its own challenges, seeing progress in Kira's comfortability, confidence and playful personality made it all worth while. In less than two weeks, you guessed right, foster fail!

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Adopting Kira redirected Natalie's focus and enlightened her to the world of rescue dogs locally and globally. After a year of researching, branding and candle experimenting, the underlining meaning of the word Kira led to the creation of Halo Luminary Candle Co.

 

Each collection of candles honors dogs in a rescue shelter program by naming the candle scent directly after them. The word “halo” embodies in metaphorical ways what we want for all dogs -  to be nurtured, in safe grounds and in the hands of people who love and respect them to their fullest. 

 

Thank you for all your support! 

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