So I wanted to bounce an idea off of you.
I read a blog post from Seattle City Council member Sally Bagshaw about women's shelters really needing new pairs of underwear right now.
My first thought was, "I make underwear! Of course I can help!"
But I feel a little sheepish about it, like I'm also trying to run a lucrative business, and this feels counter productive to my bottom line. But it's not always about the bottom line (but it is always about bottoms, with me :)).
This feels so important, and I've been wondering how I could help ever since I read about the GotGinch program where two men drove across Canada collecting undies for shelters.
So it's official, I've decided that through the end of the year I'm going to make this offer to my clients on Etsy: I'll send a new pair of Upitees to a women's shelter in your hometown/region for every pair you purchase.
What do you think? Have you ever bought something because it supported another cause? I'd love to hear your ideas/thoughts in the comments section below. xoxo
Yay! Thanks so much, Andrea!
[…] Both motifs are available in multiple sizes and colors in my Etsy shop. The Christmas shipping deadline for in-stock items is December 18, but the custom order deadline is coming up- December 9 (I’m also still looking for fit models for sizes 0, 2, 16, 18, and 20. Learn more here. And through the end of 2011, for every pair of Upitees purchased, I’m sending a pair to a women’s shelter in the purchaser’s region to help make more merry. Learn more here.) […]
[…] you too for supporting my efforts (and making them our effort, really ) to send a pair of super cute, sturdy, made-with-love Upitees […]
Andrea Lynne Nienstedt
September 22, 2015
Love. It. Plus it’s nice when you can take care of the people on your gift list and help a great cause too! Not that women in shelters don’t have bigger fish to fry, but how nice instead of getting the cheapest thing someone could find at the store, to get something pretty and handmade. :)