bandages could fix everything and an apple a day kept me healthy.

As I got older, I realized that not every cut could be fixed with a Bandaid and I still got sick no matter how much fruit I ate. This idea fuels Apples & Bandaids to reach out to a hurting and starved world. I might not be able to eliminate hunger or cure every disease, but I can provide the tools to help make a difference. As I look at an increasingly corrupted world, I cannot help but reach out. With every pandemic and catastrophe, there is an opportunity for good.
In 2004, my love for fashion and for building relationships with people was materialized in Adoni Clothing Company. Adoni was birthed out of my desire to provide a positive and upbeat spin on clothing and, as I say, “to spread the love.” Although Adoni fulfilled my passion for clothing, I desired my clothes to say something more.

While attending a weekly community group, I discovered a recurring theme in my conversations. Friends were continually seeking ways to give back, to change the word, and to make the world a better place. I realized then how to connect what people wore with how they lived their lives. Clothing driven by compassion and action; this was the jumping point for Apples & Bandaids.

A&B is a clothing company that puts aside the bottom line in order to put people first. By partnering with Empowering Lives, a nonprofit agency that provides food, medical supplies, and education for third-world villages, A&B helps make a tangible difference by directly donating 50% of every sale to this organization.

By wearing a shirt from Apples & Bandaids, you are not only supporting a great clothing company, you are supporting a person’s life. The idea is to meld fashion with our values and although we cannot avoid the consumer-driven culture we live in, we can change the focus and make it more meaningful.

So let’s step up and change this crazy world together!

Matt Clevenger

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