The Moi-Même
2009 Charity Challenge
We donated 5% of all our customers' orders through April 13 to Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières. Thank you, Moi-Même customers!
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Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international independent medical humanitarian organization that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural and man-made disasters, and exclusion from health care.
About the 2009 Charity Challenge
We receive numerous requests each year to make donations to the charities our customers and community believe in most. We help whenever we are able and, to that end, we supported many organizations in 2008 - but we have also had to say no to some requests.
So, for 2009 we elected to let our mailing list subscribers decide which charities we should support and give everyone an opportunity to help raise funds for the charity.
At the end of the Challenge period, Moi-Meme presented Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières with a gift certificate equal to the value of donations made in its name. The charity may auction off the gift certificate or use it in any way it wishes.
About Moi-Meme Charitable Giving
Non-profit organizations Moi-Meme supported in 2008 include: Reach the World (international education for urban schoolchildren), The Black Business Students Association, Princeton Annual Giving and the South Asian Women’s Leadership Foundation (scholarships), Columbia Women in Business and Stern Women in Business (women’s business education).
Through the clothing donations of Moi-Meme and our customers, we continue to support Dress for Success and its mission “to promote the economic independence of disadvantaged women by providing professional attire, a network of support and the career development tools to help women thrive in work and in life.” |
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We at Moi-Même are committed to operating in a manner that is sensitive to our community - to social, economic and environmental issues.
The Community
Moi-Même is pleased to help support the mission of the not-for-profit organization, Dress for Success, as it seeks “to promote the economic independence of disadvantaged women by providing professional attire, a network of support and the career development tools to help women thrive in work and in life.” With every suit delivered, we encourage our customers to “recycle” their gently used, dry cleaned suits by donating them to their local Dress for Success affiliate or by dropping them off at our showroom.
How to Donate to Dress for Success through Moi-Même
1.) When you come to our showroom for your next personal tailoring appointment, bring your Dress for Success donation with you. To ensure that an article of clothing or suit is appropriate for Dress for Success clients, ask yourself if you would feel comfortable wearing it on an interview. If the answer is yes, then it is right for Dress for Success clients. Needed items include:
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Interview-appropriate suits and related separates
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Solid color blouses
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Shoes that are suitable for the workplace. Dress for Success clients receive brown, black or navy shoes most frequently. Please no heels higher than 3 inches and no open-toed shoes.
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Unopened hosiery
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Unused undergarments
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Black tote bags, attaché bags or briefcases
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Basic professional accessories (including jewelry, scarves, belts and handbags)
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Unopened cosmetics
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Coats and outerwear
2.) To receive a tax receipt for your donation, provide a list of the items you are donating, as well as your mailing address. We will mail a Dress for Success receipt to you.
The Natural Environment
We practice lean manufacturing - a management philosophy emphasizing the reduction of resource wastes to improve overall customer value and reduce environmental impact. We jettison “fast fashion” in favor of “slow style” – producing only what has been ordered by our customers and designing classic styles that can be worn for multiple seasons.
Recognizing that the energy required to launder garments exceeds the energy required to produce them, we also provide expanded laundering instructions to discourage over-washing.
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