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Stein Mart, a national retailer also based in Jacksonville, and Dignity U Wear established a very unique partnership in 2003. It allows Dignity U Wear to extend support across the country to all the communities Stein Mart serves.
Each Stein Mart store raises money for Dignity U Wear and identifies a local nonprofit in their market to receive the new clothing. Since the partnership began, Stein Mart associates at the company’s 263 stores have raised over $2.3 million dollars for Dignity U Wear! Their communities, in turn, have received brand new clothing totaling over 1.2 million pieces, valued at over $20.6 million, to provide to over 135,000 men, women and children in need. Thanks to their support, Dignity U Wear has been able to distribute more than 5.7 million pieces of clothing, valued at more than $101 million, to over 390,000 people nationwide since 2000.
Beginning in November, 2008 Stein Mart began holding national fundraising promotions to benefit Dignity U Wear. Planned for the spring and fall of each year, the promotions offer a nice discount on a shopper's entire purchase when they make a donation of $5 or more to Dignity U Wear at the register. So far, more than $240,000 has been generated through these promotions! (If you would like to be alerted about the next promotion, join our mailing list at the top of this page at the end of the orange navigation bar--it's that simple!)
This remarkable relationship is largely responsible for allowing Dignity U Wear to avoid dependence on local, state or federal funding. Along with the support we receive from Stein Mart, our funding comes from private individual and corporate donors as well as private foundations.
Please help us thank Stein Mart for all they do for Dignity U Wear by shopping at the Stein Mart store nearest you!
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