"Address My Life" Program

Dear Sir/Madam,

I invite you to take a moment and read this important message:

We are Sabrina Ulrich and Rosemary Ulibarri, co-owners of My Daughter’s Closet Boutique. Together with your help and the assistance of other organizations, we are putting together a program to help our struggling single mothers with children, women who attend school/college and need a helping hand, women enrolled in rehabilitation programs or being released from jail, women referred from domestic violence shelters, disabled women or women suffering from illnesses or on social security, disability or AFDC.

“Address Your Life” program, we believe, will help restore some self esteem, sense of pride, accomplishment and dignity in the women above-mentioned.

What we propose is this: Through the generosity of schools, career institutions, churches, referral programs, hospitals, jails, and other organizations, these women will be given a “voucher” from their referring organization. The voucher would be “redeemed” at My Daughter’s Closet, and these women can shop to the limits set by the referring organization.

“Address my life”, program will allow these women the independence to choose their clothing, choose their shopping day, choose their color, style, size and design, arming them with a choice and freedom they wouldn’t have otherwise. Behind a dignified person, stands the shadow of success.

Although programs currently exist, such as clothing banks and donation organizations, they do not “address” the issue of allowing the individual to feel “real self-worth”. They simply provide items that no one else wants. While it is a wonderful concept and helps many people on a daily basis, clothing banks should be a stepping stone for progress. First they are given donations to help them through the toughest times, and then they are shown how to plan, choose, shop and budget. Through repetition and guidance, they will soon be ready to fly their own course. This is what we envisioned when the idea of “Address Your Life” was first born. It is the second step… towards dignity.

If given the opportunity, most would choose the freedom and appreciation one feels when shopping for themselves. Instead of the women receiving discarded clothing, they can come into My Daughter’s Closet boutique and shop like “regular people” do. Because we are a women’s consignment boutique, they can shop economically for not only new and gently used clothing articles, but also for, accessories and small nick knacks for the home. More importantly the can get out and converse with other women, share stories and experiences and come out and join the rest of the world in living the life that was intended for them, and not just exist in a category they have been placed in by others.

You may choose to sponsor as many recipients as you like or just one. The voucher amount is whatever limits you and your organization would like to set. Since we are a consignment store, our prices fit today’s economical challenges. We will accept the voucher or your organization can be back-billed. You can set up your own criteria as to who qualifies. You can institute an on-going program, or you can do a “one time” award. You can award the vouchers based on, progress, growth, responsibility, graduation, etc. We are open to any suggestions as My Daughter’s Closet is new to this arena as well.

We are a consignment boutique, which means we accept gently used and new clothing from individuals on a daily basis. We then pay a percentage (35%) of the final sales to our “consignors”, or offer 50% in-store credit. We are new owners and are anxious to serve our community, bring about change and help our struggling economy in any way we can. Our small boutique and prices reflect our mission, and that’s why we believe many organizations will jump on board in helping My Daughter’s Closet lift the, “Address Your Life” program to existence. We look forward to adding your name as one of our sponsors. “Address Your Life” has dual meaning; it’s about “dressing” your life with all the shapes, colors and styles tailored for you. It’s about taking charge of your life and making the right choices that “fit” your new existence.

Please feel free to call us if you have any questions or would like to visit us at My Daughter’s Closet. We can be reached at: (623) 872-9483 and we are open from Tuesday thru Saturday, 10 am to 6 pm. Drop by any time.

Respectfully,

Sabrina Ulrich & Rosemary Ulibarri,

Co-Owners of My Daughter’s Closet