Another for a mother

I know, I know, long time no blog, don't worry, everything is under control here, just a little more hectic than usual. Nothing that I can't handle :-).

Any way, I'm sure by now you know about all of the awesome things that The body shop does for women world wide. We help women in developing countries to make a fair honest living through our community trade programs, we help victems of domestic violence in the US through our stop the violence in the home campaign, and in the UK we help survivors of sex trafficking through our trafficking is tourture program.
Well, now it's time to help some local women! We are running a promotion for the month of April called "Another for a mother". We have reduced the price of 6 of our bars of soap to $2 each (normally $3.50) provided that you buy them to donate to a womens shelter. I'm taking this one step further and am offering 20% off of anything else that you want to buy to donate. I will be collecting orders all month for products to be donated and in the beginning of May will be taking the products to the Milagro house in Lancaster just in time for Mother's day. www.milagrohouse.org .
If you aren't familiar with The Milagro House, check out the web site. It's a shelter for homeless women and their children, but it's much more than just a shelter. Milagro house is not a "hand out" or just a place to sleep. These women have to work to make a better life for themselves and their children while living there. They work towards getting a GED or job skills, they take parenting classes, and their children learn what it's like to have a stable, "normal" home environment. That's why I chose to donate the products that I collect to the milagro house.

Think about a time when you had very little money. Think about a time when you bought something for your child instead of buying for yourself because you only had money to pay for something they need and not something that you want. Think about how nice it would feel to give another mother experiencing that exact situation a little something nice just for her. For only $2 you can do just that.

So, don't be suprized this month when I ask you to add a bar of soap for a stranger to your order.

-Emily