It was back in summer of 2014 that we held a celebration to
unveil our revamped ML by Maria Luisa, a construction project
that turned out
to give us exactly the boost we had hoped it would.
Sure, the physical changes to our shop were pleasing. They
allowed us to expand our offerings and give you what we hope is a more
comfortable, maneuverable environment.
A big part of that unveiling, though, was also a very
special debut – our introduction of the Maria Luisa/Global Local initiative.
We think – hope – that many of you are well acquainted with
the ML/GL initiative, but in short, it is a way for us to further support and
formalize our commitment to the community of which we are a part.
Every time you make a purchase on marialuisaboutique.com,
you are invited to designate a local charitable effort to benefit from the
sale.
For each sale, we have pledged to donate 10% of the purchase
price to the organization you designate.
Currently, we are working with three organizations that have
missions we have long supported – The Nyack Center, People to People, VCS Pride
– and our namesake educational effort, the ML by Maria Luisa Scholarship
Fund.
We have honored that pledge, having made our donations to
these organizations and notably were also able to see the fruition of a
long-held dream when we presented a young lady from Rockland County with the
inaugural ML by Maria Luisa Scholarship at the end of the 2014-15 academic year.
It was a proud moment for us – and the start of what we hope will be a long
tradition. (Stay tuned to our blog and website for the 2015-16 program
details).
We continue to source Fair Trade, eco-minded and
artisan-made products that we feature both in our stores and online, where you
may easily shop and also quite easily support the ML/GL initiative.
