Monday, December 23, 2013
Moxie Jean Gives Back
We are a community of moms helping moms and parents helping parents. Rather than give some small percentage of our profits to charity, we believe in incorporating social responsibility and good works into the very fabric of our business. We believe that the best businesses are good for the customers, good for the employees and good for the environment.
1) Experts estimate that it takes 2,700 liters (713 gallons) of water to grow the cotton in just one t-shirt. Every time you purchase from Moxie Jean, you are saving precious resources--a LOT of them.
2) Moxie Jean has helped 8 area schools raise more than $5,000 through "Clean Out Your Closets" fundraisers. Instead of asking parents to buy one more thing so the school can get a few pennies of the sale price, schools can instead ask parents to donate the clothes their children have outgrown and Moxie Jean pays the school for every item accepted.
3) The families of 12 young patients undergoing treatment at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago have received gift certificates to shop at Moxie Jean – gift certificates which are the result of Moxie Money being donated by our sellers. These families use the gift certificates to purchase clothes, coats, holiday outfits and whatever their little ones need. Thanks to your generosity, the team of social workers at Lurie’s gets a fresh supply of gift certificates every few months.
4) Wonder what happens to the clothes we don't purchase that you send in? We donate them to our wonderful charity partner The Kid’s Pantry, who distributes them to families in need. This year, some of those clothes went to the families in IL affected by the devastating tornadoes last month, and some of them went to a homeless woman in Chicago as part of her baby shower. Others went to a woman in Wisconsin who took in her 4 nieces and nephews during a family crisis. ALL of those clothes and shoes and coats went to good use, instead of being sent for recycling.
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Holiday Outfit Charity Drive, November 17th
Moxie Jean is partnering with Building Blocks Toy Store to hold a Holiday Outfit Charity Drive to benefit patients of the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago on Saturday, November 17th, from 10am to 2pm.
Simply bring your gently used holiday outfits in sizes Newborn through kids' size 8 to either Building Blocks location in Lakeview or Wicker Park.
Holiday Outfit Charity Drive
Saturday, November 17th
10am to 2pm
Building Blocks Toy Stores
Holiday Outfit Charity Drive
Saturday, November 17th
10am to 2pm
Building Blocks Toy Stores
The proceeds from your donations will be turned into gift certificates that are given directly to the families of young patients at Lurie to shop for a special holiday outfit or whatever clothing they may need. These gift certificates are handed out by the social workers on the hospital staff.
As a thank you for your donation, you will receive a 15% off coupon to both Building Blocks Toy Store and Moxie Jean.
Of course, you can also bring in any other great clothing your kids have outgrown, either to earn credit for yourself or to donate your credit to the patients of the Lurie Children's Hospital. See all our purchase policies or request a Moxie Jean Mailer Bag here.
Questions? Email us at [email protected]
