Chatham Widower Shares Memories of Wife, Home In National Candle Ad

The smile on his face said it all.

When Simon Saltzman took a deep inhale of the Air Wick candle made especially for him, decades of special moments with his late wife came rushing back to his memory.

Saltzman, a Chatham resident of more than 50 years, lost his wife in April this year. Now he’s moving from their longtime home, and the candle company is making sure he never forgets it.

As part of a national advertising campaign for the holiday season, title “Give The Gift of Home,” Saltzman and two other families from around the world are featured in a nearly four-minute video directed by Oscar-nominated Zachary Heinzerling.

Each of the families is moving from homes they’ve occupied for many years, and share their personal stories of what the location meant to them.

Saltzman explained he and his wife had a special area of the home where they sat and had ginger tea on a daily basis.

At the end of the commercial, Saltzman is shown being gifted a specially crafted Air Wick candle made by the company that embodies the ginger tea, honeysuckle and lilac, and wood scents reminiscent of those special moments the couple spent together.

As part of the campaign Air Wick has partnered with Habitat for Humanity International by donating $250,000 to benefit families in need.

See the full commercial here.

Pictured: Simon Saltzman. Photo Courtesy Air Wick.