Yoga Pants Memo

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To: Montana Representative David Moore From: Thomas Cullen, CEO of YOUGO Pants Subject: Reasons To Not Politicize Yoga Pants Date: March 9, 2015 I was shocked to learn of your attempt to ban yoga pants from being worn in public. Your accusations that the sale of our company’s YOUGO Pants are unethical, or even dangerous to the people who wear them, is insulting to the hundreds of good people who work at YOUGO. Our employees are great people who work diligently to fill a retail niche that you may not even know existed. These are some of the reasons why you should reconsider your position: • Yoga’s popularity with women and children is increasing steadily • The sale of yoga pants has significantly impacted denim retailers • The existing …show more content…

The United States Government’s National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health reported that 9.5% of adults in the United States practice yoga, which equates to 21 million people. The same government website reported that 3.1% of children in the United States, which is about 1.7 million children, currently practice yoga. Those numbers are not static; they show a steady increase in people who practice yoga. A Google search of “yoga classes Montana” yielded 47 different classes throughout the State of Montana. The University of Montana and Montana State University both show that the routinely offer several different yoga classes. There can be little doubt that just about 10% of the people in Montana practice …show more content…

YOUGO is an ethical company, and our employees strive to make a difference in our communities. Our employees donate one workday per month of their time, at YOUGO’s expense, to a charity that means something to them. Our employees have a long record of participating in women’s charities and they are responsible for raising significant amounts of donations. But, more important than the donations, our employees have been directly responsible for helping thousands of people who need assistance. While YOUGO does make a profit, and it continues to pay the salaries that allow hundreds of families to thrive, we continue to give back to our

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