Glancing Girl here …
Yesterday, I opened my e-mail and found a message from The Ultimate Glancing Girl {Nancy K.} to all her friends and customers.
I wanted to share it in this space {just in case you missed it in your inbox} because it’s really a note of gratitude to you…
Dear Friends of Second Glance & The Annex,
Some of you may have heard that I recently had the extraordinary honor of accepting the 2009 Robert C. Ingalls Business Person of the Year Award at Celebrate Corvallis.
I was humbled simply to share the distinction of being nominated alongside so many phenomenal individuals from the Corvallis community. I’m proud to call many of the nominated individuals and businesses friends and customers, and I know well their commitments to volunteerism, sustainability, economic development, and integrity. They are truly “hometown heroes” and I consider it a genuine blessing to live and work among them.
I consider you, my customers and friends, the greatest blessing of all. Without your engagement and support, my vision would be little more than a dream, but over the last 25 years you have embraced the idea of sustainable fashion as my dream became a reality. You have accepted the “revolving closet” concept, and recycling your clothing has become as second nature as recycling your plastic containers! You have helped me create a dynamic environment, where women truly enjoy each others company. You have enabled me to support and nurture many young women who have been my joy to employ and learn from over the past two decades. Your support allowed me to open a second location, The Annex, which offers a new generation of women their own space to enjoy fashion and embrace sustainability.
I had high expectations for myself when I opened Second Glance in 1984, but I never imagined that many years later I would be asked to deliver the keynote address at a national conference focused on sustainable industry, or that I would be involved in programs like the Austin Family Business Program encouraging and educating young entrepreneurs, or that I would receive an award for contributions to my community.
Whatever I have achieved, it has been because of you, and I am forever in your debt.
Here’s to the next 25 years!
Fondly,
Nancy Kneisel
Second Glance & The Annex
