2019

Year in Review

As we are heading towards the end of 2019, it’s good to look ahead and think about what

2020 may unveil.

But first, let’s take a quick look back. 2019 was quite a year for all of us at Sharia’s Closet. I

have learnt tremendously and we have been through many developments.

I would like to start with a huge thank you to all my colleagues, Volunteers, and Interns –

Thank you for all your wonderful contributions towards the growth and success of Sharia’s

Closet. We strive to put our clients at the heart of everything we do.

I hope that our staff continues to embrace change. With digitalization changing our work, this

is so important. The road of transforming Sharia’s Closet has been rocky, but I am confident

that we will be ready to embrace all the upcoming challenges and to adapt quickly.

All our staff love what they are doing and our clients can feel that in every bag that we pack. I

hope that we continue to be challenged and fulfilled and striving for customer service at its

best.

I wish you and your families a joyous, peaceful and restful festive season and all the best for

the New Year 2020.

Shamine Linton President/CEO

Description of our organization:

haria’s Closet is a non-profit organization focused exclusively on

empowering disadvantaged individuals, by providing free, gently used emergency clothing to improve the quality of life.

Volunteers at Sharia’s Closet we customize our care bags for each

individual based on their preferences and needs, with hand-selected outfits and household essentials. We help children attend school with confidence and provide teens or adults with professional attire for interviews or the workplace. We

empower members of our community in need by promoting self-esteem and self-identity. Sharia’s Closet has served over 9,000 + local families since 2013, referred from over 52 social service agency partners.

Our Goals:

1-Grow Sharia’s Closet to reach more of our customers (Referring Organizations) clients. 2-Hire more employees to help with goal #1. 3-Move into a bigger building to help with goal #1, & 2. 4-Ask customers (Referring Org) add SC to line item for budget to help with goal #2, & 3. 5-Go after grants to help with goal #2, & 3. 6-The CEO to earn a salary to help with goal#1.

Our Philosophy:

Sharia’s Closet Philosophy is summed up by three principles:

Sharia’s Closet will always provide gently used or new clothing. Sharia’s Closet will not sell any clothes that are donated. Sharia’s Closet will not charge for the service it provides. Sharia’s Closet LOGO – Evolution 2013 - NOW…

Shamine, Sharia, and I stopped by the closet on the first Thursday of 2019 to check on Erika, Esteban, and Seham Interns from C2C. Thank you Guillermo for keeping the closet running smoothly. Josiah, and Mariela working on a 360 video of SC location. I dropped off snacks and water for volunteers and Interns.

Thank you Chris Bradly for your donations.

Saturday at the closet. Thank you Shamine, Sharia, Shanelle, Laura, and Ametheus.

E3 Civic High Service Day. Thank you Guillermo and Tina for hosting the students. Thanks to for helping the closet and its mission

Shamine Linton Founder/CEO of Sharia’s Closet, at the Diamond Mixer. Per Shamine “This was an amazing experience and opportunity to connect with so many change makers!” Shamine also stated “Thank you, Diamond Business Association Inc. & US bank.” Shamine is with Councilmember Monica Montgomery, and Makena Gargonnu and many others.

Shamine working with Taylor Prokes from California Closets to renovating the infant/toddlers, the women, and the professional room. These are the designs they worked on.

Clearing out the rooms for the renovation by California Closets …Thanks to Guillermo, Griselda, Luisa, Shamine, Sharia, and myself…we got it done in time for Mar 4th install.

Tayari Howard - CEO/President of Tayari Media Group, Inc. stopped by for a tour of the closet. Shamine Linton the CEO of Sharia’s Closet gave him a tour of the facility and explain SC mission and vision in detail.

Leo Gantt stop in for a tour of the closet. Shamine Linton the CEO of Sharia’s Closet gave him a tour of the facility and explain SC mission and vision in detail.

California Closets renovated three room at Sharia’s Closet, the infant/toddlers, the women, and the professional room. Thank you Taylor Prokes we really appreciate all of your assistance in getting this order completed. You've been right there, helping out wherever and whenever needed for these past few weeks. From ordering supplies, to supervising the set-up- we couldn't have done it without your expert consulting services. Everything has finally come together, and we're putting all the clothes back on the shelf – thanks you – the closet will be a memorable one that establishes our reputation as the hottest “go to” spot in the community! I am very appreciative of your assistance and am looking forward to continuing to work together.

Sharia’s Closet 2019 Website redesign – Thanks to Manuel Uribe. Manny we thank you for all your hard work, commitment, and invaluable contributions to this company.

Guillermo, Shamine, Griseda, Sharia, Alexandre, Bethany, Adriana, Choy, Luisa, and Randy. Thank you for making the closet GREAT AGAIN! Thank you Brett for your donations.

Motivsandiego - The Good Deeds Day volunteer team at Sharia’s Closet is showing how one outfit can change someone’s life! Thank you Jessica, Ellen, Nikkala, Elijah, Relia, Geoffrey, and Elsa form Motiv. Dianna thank you.

To all our VOLUNTEERS from Sharia’s Closet to you - WE LOVE YOU and THANK YOU!

On behalf of Sharia’s Closet, We would like to say thank you for your unwavering support and generosity. We continue to work daily to provide FREE clothing to our clients. We truly appreciate that you have joined us in this journey. There are not enough words to describe how amazed and grateful we are for the dedication, compassion and generosity of the many individuals who have given of themselves to Sharia’s Closet mission.

Thank you Guillermo for setting up the office for the Steering Committee meeting…looks great.

Steering Committee meeting - Thank you all for attending It was an inspiring and motivation meeting. I am humbly grateful for your willful hearts and your willingness to share your skills and experience with Sharia’s Closet in efforts to keeping our doors open! Gita, Eya, Guillermo, Steph, Stephen, Bernie, Manuel, Maria, Jennifer, Rodney, Cheryi, Edward and John.

Sharia’s Closet got its 2019 State and Federal Labor Law Poster for California keeps you in compliance with all posting mandates.

We have added a DONATION button to make it easy for everyone to Donate. Please make a monetary gift that will forever change a person’s future. Financial support from donors ensures we can continue to keep our doors open this way we can still offer clothing to individuals and families striving for economic empowerment.

May was also a sad month for the Sharia’s Closet family we lost a great mentor and a wonderful man John Bjeldanes.

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John meant so much to me, my family and to the individuals we work with through the closet each day. With John’s help we were able to help over 5000 + individual since John came on board as a mentor and more. We will never forget that. John will always have a place in our heart and we will continue to thank John in everything we do moving forward.

EB did a string of videos for Sharia’s Closet GoFundme Campaign EB (Video) - Thank you so much for the wonderful job you did on the videos. You made everyone so

comfortable on the day of the shoot which I thought was great :) The videos you took are just perfect.

Steph Johnson (Music) - Thank you so much for putting together the music track for the video.

Alexus from UCSD did a video shoot of the closet.

Also, Lizann Lightfoot military spouse of the Year doing an article in Military Families Magazine about military kids who started their own organizations.

Angelia L. Huff-Tunstall (Peaches), Chanitra Mitchell and the Kappa Epsilon PSI Military Sorority INC. San Diego chapter for your donation of $500, and the gift basket to Sharia’s Closet. A BIG thank you with a lot of love! And our highest gratitude and appreciation – we are so grateful for your support.

Thanks to Nicole Terrell for your donation of clothes to Sharia’s Closet, and to Tshombre Carter, Ricky Harris, Minor and Donielle Terrell for dropping off the 19 bags of donations. Its donors like you that keeps our mission moving forward.

Thank you Jennifer Gomez and the Alpha Pi Epsilon for volunteering at Sharia’s Closet they organize incoming donations and create customized care bags for individuals experiencing hardships in our community.

Representing my community and Sharia’s Closet on the 2019 San Diego County Fair banner.

Take an inside look at Sharia’s Closet!

Take an inside look at a child’s BAG at Sharia’s Closet.

Take an inside look at an adult BAG at Sharia’s Closet.

Sharia’s Closet provide clothes for Ebony Killebrew and Kelli Warde supporting our Homeless Veterans.

Our new and improved Sharia's Closet website went live. https://www.shariascloset.org

Saturday at the closet. Thank you Jennifer, Dimitrius, Valentina, Frankie, Jennyfer, Karen from Phi Theta Kappa. Isabella, and Matthew from C2C. Shamine, and Sharia Founders of SC. Jita Jones.

Heather and Zach from Fox5 News showcased Sharia's Closet. Heather Lake @heatherlaketv took a closer look at the charity and what they need to keep the operation running.

The entire SDPD Hot Team (Homeless Outreach Team) stopped by Sharia's Closet to get a tour.

Thank you Veverly Anderson and friend's for donation your organization collects for the Sharia’s Closet.

Officer Foley and Coston from SDPD - Hot Team (Homeless Outreach Team) stopped by the closet to get clothes for a Mother and son that had no clothes.

At Sharia's Closet: We provide free, emergency clothing to those experiencing financial hardship or crisis. We help children attend school with confidence and provide teens or adults with professional attire for interviews or the workplace. We empower members of our community in need by promoting self-esteem and self-identity.

Sharia one of the co-founder of Sharia's Closet is featured in the August issue of Military Families Magazine! Boss babies: Thank you Lizann Lightfoot - Military Families Magazine for the wonderful article.

A special THANK you to CSC Latoya Farrish, CS2 Reina from Naval Base Coronado - Food Service Department and Kappa Epsilon Psi Military Sorority, Inc. San Diego Chapter for hosting a clothes drive for Sharia's Closet! @KappaEpsilonPsi

Thank you Libby Knapp for your donation of clothes to Sharia’s Closet. You are helping Sharia’s Closet help others...Thank you!

Shane the co-founder of SC doing 22 pushups a day for 22 days to promote the closet.

Shrimad Rajchandra Mission, a global non- profit organization. We thank you for all your donation.

Dear Friends, If you love our work then tell the world! You have an opportunity to help us make even more of a difference in our community. GreatNonprofits a review site like TripAdvisor is honoring highly reviewed nonprofits with their 2019 Top-Rated Awards.

Sharia's Closet and The Blue Heart Foundation volunteer day. On behalf of Sharia's closet I'd like to take this opportunity to thank the young men from Blue heart foundation for their valuable assistance at Sharia's closet. I truly appreciate your gift of time, energy and your enthusiastic support. We would like to take this opportunity to say a heartfelt "thank you"! We look forward to working with you again soon.

Thanks to Callie, Javier and staff member at Casper -- Westfield UTC for your donation to Sharia’s Closet.

Thanks to Waldorf School for volunteering at Sharia's Closet helping us with our mission.

YOU’RE INVITED!

Sharia’s Closet 4th Annual Fundraiser Serving from the Heart: Fundraiser & Membership Drive

Celebrate our community’s diversity! Make a difference and become a valuedSharia’s Closet Member!

4th Annual 6th grade volunteer day. A special Thank you to The Bishop’s School 64 students and 7 chaperones for their generous gift of time to Sharia’s Closet. Thank you, Sharia and JP for being there today to help coordinate all the efforts of this day!

Javier Olvera the Store Manager of CASPER - Westfield UTC. Thank you for the donation of pillows to Sharia's Closet. Also, thank you to Jeff Sifuentes, and JP.

I would love to take a moment to thank every soul that participated in the Sharia's Closet fourth Annual Fundraiser & Membership Drive on November 16th2019. Special thanks to all our volunteers, donors, silent auction contributors, entertainers and testimonials. Thank you to vendors and restaurants for donating food supplies and energy for our event. Every one that came to gain a better understanding of our intentions, passion, and goals of serving our community promoting love dignity and respect, to help as many people as possible.

A special thanks to SC planning committee: Erika Guzman Medina, Manuel Uribe, Cristina Taylor, Billy

Johnson, Shane Linton, Vaniety Tenorio, Jean Sanchez, Guillermo Salcedo, Sharia Linton, Tammy T. Blevins, Maria and Duran Alabi, Debora Servin, June Price, Grizelda Cruz, Jennifer Gomez and her crew, Shanelle Watkins, Marquel Carr, Faith Schneider-Reuter, Lianna Gliksman, Derrick Torrence

Tammy T. Blevins our wonderful Master of Ceremony for the second year. Maria Jones and Adrian Chamberlain for your support and donations. Patricia Murray – Errrvery bodi Line Dancers

We sincerely appreciate every single donation and every moving part it took for this to come together for the purpose and encouragement of sustaining this movement to help people in need with love and kindness.

Special Thanks to: Mathew Arthur Gordon - Regional Director at California Democratic Party African American Caucus. Spshelle Faith - International Health Liaison- human rights forum at American Public Health Association. Dr. LaWana Firyali' Richardman for San Diego Unified School Board District E. 2020 San Diego Mayor Candidates Tasha Williamson, Gita Appelbaum For their

appearance and support!

Thank you to Morse High School Interact Club for volunteeringtheir time with Sharia’s Closet. Thanks to Shamine, Sharia, Myself,Guillermo, Manny, Racquel Cabotaje, Alko Sarcemo, Abgail Rapada, TrishaGuerrevo, Kayla Leal, Erika Rivera, Johnathan Ochoa, Clinton Dela Cruz,Janry Custadio, Stacey Ganngo, Gracie Winzer, Jedduyn Apilado, PatrickBuenaventura, Kayne Palis, Gabriel Salvanera, Jasmine Quillapio, HansleyDel Mundo, Mark Moyeya & Patrick Rantins.

A HUGE thank you to everyone who supported Sharia’s Closet on#GivingTuesday2019. You’re awesome! Together, we can ensure that we keep providing free, gently used emergency clothing one bag at a time to people that have an immediate need for clothing.

"We are the Change" Annually the Blue Heart Foundation selects and celebrates accomplishments of those that change lives in our communities.

Never doing it for the spotlight but to share their love and passion making the world a better place.

2019 Community Activists of the Year Shamine Linton - Jasmine Sadler - Hope Mitchell - Armand King.

As an award recipient for the 2019 Blue Heart Foundation 13th Annual Breakfast "We Are the Change" I had the pleasure of being interviewed by William Matkins. During the interview, he toured our facility, learned about

the mission and vision of Sharia's Closet.

“Thank you Tracy Morris and the Blue Heart foundation for acknowledging the WORK that's being done at Sharia's Closet.”

~Shamine Linton~

Shamine the Founder/CEO of Shari’s Closet is featured in the SDVoyager magazine.

Javier Olvera the Store Manager of CASPER - Westfield UTC. Thank you for the donations to Sharia's Closet. Also I would like to thank JP, Wilfred, and Damian for your help.

Sharia's Closet taking part in The Trinity Church Christmas giving event. Shamine, Shane and Damian thanks for your help.

Saturday at the closet we had an exceptional volunteer day. Shamine, Shane, Damian, Zsalyn, Dami, Danisha, Colton, Paige, Mona, Paloma, Hannah, Jill, Robsrt, Karlie, Fatima, Tiffany, Bianka, Kimberly, Mohamed, and Nelda thanks for your help.

Mote’s Folks – Motie Project purse drive. I would like to say aspecial thank you to Almena and Ollis Mozon for spearheading the Motie Project purse drive that collected 70 + purses for Sharia’s Closetalongside the North San Diego Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc.and the Mozon Life Group-New Song Community Church.

Thank you Alecia Vultaggio sent our way by Steph Johnson. Thank you for your donation of clothes.

Saturday at the closet Shamine, Shane, Zhane, Da'Geyona, Zsalyn, and Rosslyn thanks for your help.

A special thank you to the San Diego Police Department (Homeless Outreach Team) for volunteering with Sharia's Closet! We appreciate your help in making our community a happier, safer place. We are incredibly grateful and humbled by your support, and we want you to know that your work has not gone unnoticed.

A special thanks to Juliet Mohnkern, Director High Tech Middle Mesa for bringing 7 students out to volunteer with Sharia's Closet.

Thank you to the Lindsey and the Rock Church for Donation big bags of toy’s to Sharia’s Closet from the Toys for Joy event.

26th Annual Christmas Extravaganza –Sharia’s Closet fourth year working alongside Netreia Carroll Ministries, Shaback Inc., Shabach Intl., Steve Pierce Foundation this year Sharia’s Closet gave clothes to the function but could not be there this year to distribute.

Our Donors - Published: 8 April 2019

Our accomplishments are due, in part, to the generosity of our donors. We sincerely thank our donors for helping us making a difference in the community.

Person: Barbara C Foster, Mitchelle King, Grace Kubota, Maruann Jenkins, Tobie Dixson, Lupe Lucero, Angelina Anderson Andrea F. Bjeldanes, Ben Refera, Nephi Hancock, Barry Tunstall Sr, Tanya A Harris, Mike Green, Michael Vella, Richard Lawrence, Anna Hindley, Aushiree Boynes, Jermaine Wilkerson Sr., Odessie Peters, Gabriel Vigil, Mary Singh, and Menicka Brown. Business: Motiv, H&R Block, WalMart, Kappa Epsilon, Smart & Final, Amazon Smile, Target, Care Community Center.

Company Information

Sharia’s Closet 6244 El Cajon Blvd Suite#5 San Diego, CA 92115 Tel (619)808-4979 Fax (619)550-0688 https://www.shariascloset.org Facebook: facebook.com/shariascloset.org/ Twitter: twitter.com/shariascloset LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/sharias-closet Yelp: yelp.com/biz/sharias-closet-san-diego Instagram: instagram.com/shariascloset