Thank You Letter from Teacher

We received this letter from the teacher whose grant we helped to fund via donorschoose.org. Thanks to all the Soft Facebook fans who joined in. We'll share pictures as soon as we get them!

Dresses are here!

Soft Tee Launch

Dear Soft Supporters,

Many of you have been checking our blog for a long time! It has been a long road, but we are finally here--with Soft, seamless tees now available on our website! Thank you for your guidance along the way!

As you have been such loyal supporters,we wanted to let you know about our three limited time offers (below--click on coupon for more info). Short and long sleeve seamless, tagless sensory tees, developed by a mom and special educator, tested with kids with sensory sensitivity--here at long last!

--Jessica Ralli

Director, Soft

Soft Non Profit Support!

As many of you know, part of the Soft mission is supporting organizations we believe in--organizations which support Autism and SPD research, and inclusive education. We have outlined the following plan for when we are profitable:

Dis/Ability Organizations

Our non-profit partnership program will begin in March 2010. Soft will be donating percentage of profits to large national organizations that make a huge difference in the lives of children with sensory disorders, including Autism, Aspergers, Sensory Processing disorder and a range of developmental disabilities. In addition, once a year, we will award a one-time grant to a smaller community group or organization. Grant applications will be available in March 2010, and the first grant will be awarded in August 2010. To be the first to find out when our non-profit partnership program is in place and applications are available, please sign up for the Soft email list.

Give India

Soft is proud and excited about our manufacturing partnerships with India. We have a close, personal relationship with our factory representatives there, and they are so supportive and understanding of our mission. We wanted to give back in a way that compliments our beliefs about inclusive education. Through the organization Give India, Soft has started to support children with disabilities through a variety of local organizations. Our first donation funded art therapy for a non-verbal child for three months! Check our blog for regular updates on the specific programs, children and organizations we are helping to fund.

Monthly Giving
Today we started our SOFT MONTHLY GIVING PROGRAM, which will benefit the Autism Society of America. We are incredibly proud to support an organization dedicated to funding Autism research and support, and that is so effective in their ability to reach the millions of families in need of their resources through local chapter outreach. Here is the letter they sent to us to thank us! Yay!

Dear Jessica,

Thank you very much for your contribution to the Autism Society of America. ASA is the nation’s leading grassroots autism organization that offers vital programs to improve the lives of those affected by autism. We do this by increasing public awareness about the day-to-day issues faced by people on the spectrum, advocating for appropriate services for individuals across the lifespan, and providing programs which support treatment, education, and research of autism. As many as one out of every 150 children will be diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder. ASA estimates that 1.5 million Americans and their families are now affected, and autism is costing the U.S. at least $90 billion each year. We count on our community of supporters to ensure that we can continue providing these services.

Thank you for your support.

Sincerely,
Lee Grossman
President and CEO

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