Biz News: Candle shop uses technology to feed those in need

Scent Avenue, a candle shop new to the Irvine Spectrum, is sponsoring a fundraiser called Help Us End Hunger in Orange County, a virtual food drive running through New Year’s Eve.

Help Us End Hunger in Orange County benefits Second Harvest Food Bank and is an Internet-based tool that can be found on Scent’s website. The tool allows people to enter a virtual grocery store, select items to donate and check-out without leaving home.

Scent Avenue will also be accepting cash donations at its retail store with all proceeds benefiting Second Harvest Food Bank.

For more information, visit scent-avenue.com/blogs/scentavenueblog.

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OC Mobile Notary opens new office in Irvine

OC Mobile Notary and Document Translation Services, a provider of notary solutions, announced that it has expanded and opened an office at 2081 Business Center Drive in Irvine.

The company already operates out of a location in Newport Beach. Heideh Vakhsh, a certified, insured, and bonded mobile notary public, is the principal of OC Mobile Notary.

The new office is near John Wayne Airport. The company serves the Orange County area as well as Riverside County, Buena Park, Yorba Linda, San Juan Capistrano, Garden Grove and Mission Viejo, according to a news release.

“We are mobile, so we can go anywhere, but sometimes it’s good to be close to where your clients are,” Vakhsh said in the release. “We were driving to Irvine six times a day. Finally, we just decided to open a location there.”

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Mother’s Market ‘adopts’ a family

As part of Share Our Selves’ 46th annual Adopt-A-Family Program, Mother’s Market & Kitchen’s corporate office in Costa Mesa will “adopt” a family of five for the holidays by providing them with gifts and food.

The program will connect donors with more than 1,300 families recommended this year by organizations and schools in Costa Mesa and Santa Ana.