our Name
WHY Healthyums?
When we were deciding on a name for our new venture (back in 2017), there were a few criteria we had in mind. First, a domain name had to be available. Second, we wanted to convey what type of food we intended to offer at our restaurant. Healthy, yes. But more than that: great-tasting AND healthy. Third, we didn't want a name that was boring. "Healthyums" checked all the appropriate boxes.
WHY impossibly yummy?
Before we had even opened for business, we received a negative review online. The reviewer said we should be sued for libel because we intended to call our business "Healthyums." Apparently they thought it impossible for "healthy" and "yum" to have anything in common. We took it all in good humor and came up with a tagline to go with our libelous operation: "impossibly yummy!" Is it impossible to make healthy food that tastes delicious? We think not!
When we were deciding on a name for our new venture (back in 2017), there were a few criteria we had in mind. First, a domain name had to be available. Second, we wanted to convey what type of food we intended to offer at our restaurant. Healthy, yes. But more than that: great-tasting AND healthy. Third, we didn't want a name that was boring. "Healthyums" checked all the appropriate boxes.
WHY impossibly yummy?
Before we had even opened for business, we received a negative review online. The reviewer said we should be sued for libel because we intended to call our business "Healthyums." Apparently they thought it impossible for "healthy" and "yum" to have anything in common. We took it all in good humor and came up with a tagline to go with our libelous operation: "impossibly yummy!" Is it impossible to make healthy food that tastes delicious? We think not!
our mission
WHY nonprofit?
1. Volunteers. We started out being completely family-run, but several family members moved on to other things and left us short-handed. We were faced with two options: raise our prices considerably so we could afford to hire additional team members or become a nonprofit so we could legally accept volunteers. Option one wasn't even really an option. We didn't want to raise our prices any more than necessary. Eating healthy is already expensive; why make it more so? Which leads us to reason #2... 2. Being able to provide healthy food to those who want to eat healthy but can't usually afford to. Our location is a little... odd? We're not exactly in an ideal spot. Or are we? We've been asked countless times to move (or add another location) to multiple neighborhoods that are quite a bit more affluent than the one we're in. But... 3. We've never been about making money. If we had been, we would have run more according to industry standards - using more premade items and lower-cost ingredients (i.e.: not quite as healthy or as high quality). So... If we weren't in it for the money, and were more or less operating as a not-for-profit business already, didn't it make sense to become a full-fledged nonprofit?
HOW do we operate?
1. Our Board. Decisions for the Healthyums nonprofit organization are made by a Board of Directors. Members of the board propose changes, ideas, etc. which are discussed by the board members. A resolution regarding the proposed subject is then put up for a vote. If the majority of board members vote in the affirmative, the resolution passes.
2. Our Executive Director(s). Executive Directors are elected by the board and manage all the behind-the-scenes stuff for our organization.
3. Our Volunteers. Without our volunteers we couldn't do what we do. The Healthyums restaurant is completely volunteer-run, as is the Healthyums gift shop. Our volunteers are the ones who actually make our mission a reality. Want to join our mission? We have plenty of volunteering opportunities and can work with any (even limited) availability. See more volunteering info here.
1. Volunteers. We started out being completely family-run, but several family members moved on to other things and left us short-handed. We were faced with two options: raise our prices considerably so we could afford to hire additional team members or become a nonprofit so we could legally accept volunteers. Option one wasn't even really an option. We didn't want to raise our prices any more than necessary. Eating healthy is already expensive; why make it more so? Which leads us to reason #2... 2. Being able to provide healthy food to those who want to eat healthy but can't usually afford to. Our location is a little... odd? We're not exactly in an ideal spot. Or are we? We've been asked countless times to move (or add another location) to multiple neighborhoods that are quite a bit more affluent than the one we're in. But... 3. We've never been about making money. If we had been, we would have run more according to industry standards - using more premade items and lower-cost ingredients (i.e.: not quite as healthy or as high quality). So... If we weren't in it for the money, and were more or less operating as a not-for-profit business already, didn't it make sense to become a full-fledged nonprofit?
HOW do we operate?
1. Our Board. Decisions for the Healthyums nonprofit organization are made by a Board of Directors. Members of the board propose changes, ideas, etc. which are discussed by the board members. A resolution regarding the proposed subject is then put up for a vote. If the majority of board members vote in the affirmative, the resolution passes.
2. Our Executive Director(s). Executive Directors are elected by the board and manage all the behind-the-scenes stuff for our organization.
3. Our Volunteers. Without our volunteers we couldn't do what we do. The Healthyums restaurant is completely volunteer-run, as is the Healthyums gift shop. Our volunteers are the ones who actually make our mission a reality. Want to join our mission? We have plenty of volunteering opportunities and can work with any (even limited) availability. See more volunteering info here.