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Medical BXIIBIISBS: often 'tttrgotttya' tax breaks Smiles Made has) "Hers packages of paper Holes where the thought is started, and you finish llu- semi- mom "Weiis made it very clay for people to say what‘s on l fart of hand“ rim-n mum. kalin's company. Smiles Math. has); has grown from a thought in tht' bark of her mind In an muml-win- ning natitmwidy column): "l wanted to ttrake it “by for people to communicate," she said, "xplaining the cm ation of thy company. And all of her businvss sumo“ has mmv ai'ter twr full-time in!) and raising mu young boys. n u rxorld ol' u-II phnnm land windil. Llu'ln Kuhn With looking lo pcrstuuil ivv inn-nu tion It ith In-r friends and launih. Paper notecards meant to brighten up a loved one's day Serving up smiles m TIM Mum-m ror Ihul Inmm I. mg unnmnnJuw sunw wx spullu‘s) dvpctuiotts, Tou m.“ claim alluwalhlv mcdi, al (-xprnwx paid in am I3-Innnlh ponml end ing, in 2003 and nut pumi- ous" chime-d In You m Finding phone calls man- and more difficult In make, Kalin warned a way to show she still appreciated their friendship. "It wa?, a way to connect,' she said. "It keeps me on! of Imu- ble." slw joked. The idea developed when she was 1rying lo decide how to keep in touch with an old friend who had moved lo westernCanada. . (ht-in mind." Ute said during att imvniou with lhv Chron iclc. .. I lw wrilu-n “on! has walls dimmishml." A public health murilinn» ist “Ill! “nu-Hun Ilvgiott Public llcalth, kalin is nu muu'mu) Ivave right mm raising a "rtuouth-oldiry. "You can be sincere or romantic, or you can be silly or naughty." RUSS McEACHNlE .- Kan-m Kalln Smilm' A Incl" Easy and or BUSINESS In addition, tttere is a tvftmdaltle tax t‘rnlil (up to 5750) I'm working individu. al, “ill! In“ incumvs and high modicul mponws callvd lhr vaumlalhlr Mn! ital Irxpvtvus Supplcmvm. Lulu-I spuusv may claim mprlmw paid lst tttv otitvr and tttere may hr a tax adxantagc ttt Inning thc Imwu inn mm- spnuw claim all of the mmliml mucus“, lou nun at,0/ claim allowable "tvdical mgwnws paid " specificd rvlaliuw Your total vxpvnwx haw In be Innrv than vilhm thrve por rem of your not innunv. m $LtH4.whirhcv, Pri\ll'.\\ Kalitt said this is the soc- ond batch of the product tho company has made, so the quality has impmwd. anyone rise Mt it can pay In rhuuw thy I3-mnmh lwrimi during which your mcdical ('Xlll‘ll‘tW \wlr highcst. _. . Locally, the tins can he purchased at the Paper “or in uptown Waterloo, (II' at Athena in Conestoga Mall. They cost 57.99 plus tax, for a package with IS though! cards. _ "We tcave it quite open." she said. "You can be sitwov nr mnmmir. or you can be silly or naughty." VI he cards 'un' also used bvyond the realm of friends and family. Ctinirivhaxiorat "tera. pist Catltcrinv t annvmn of Waterloo also INN the cards, “She says it's easier for them to finish the tiett1etttVh then to tell her what they'rv feeling," Kalin explained. Hu- NIH" "tt' m icmml nimv towards mumx and girliriotds. lull llwy run Adm hr uwtl for “blingx [humus and rhildrrn. t hihlrvn could also gis v the t arm In tltcir pun-uh. thw mun-sun" Kahn had is tur parotts In slip thv card,, inlu " citild's school lunch. . available lurnlly and yum mus! 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