Hancock and the t-shirt that makes a difference
Hancock Lumber took a different approach when ordering its builder gear this spring.
After learning of a new t-shirt manufacturer, Hancock decided to purchase the Allmade apparel brand, a high-quality t-shirt line with a socially and environmentally responsible mission.
The Allmade team is committed to breaking the cycle of poverty and child abandonment in Haiti, while reducing the apparel industry’s impact on the environment.
Made from responsibly sourced materials including recycled water bottles and U.S. grown, organic cotton, the eco tri-blend shirts are made in Haiti at the Life Factory. Partnering with the Global Orphan Project, Allmade is committed to orphan prevention. Their workers are paid a living wage as opposed to a reduced, overseas, factory wage, according to Hancock Lumber.
The typical orphan in Haiti is not without parents, but rather without parents who can afford to care for their most basic needs including food, shelter, clothing, education, and basic healthcare.
Hancock Lumber says its order prevented 30,000 plastic water bottles from going to landfill, saved enough energy to power 2,500 full loads of laundry, and avoided the use of 400 pounds of pesticides and herbicides due to the use of organic cotton instead of GMO/chemical cotton.
On its blog, Hancock Lumber also noted that its product choice will fund two living wages in Haiti for an entire month.
“Our recent order with Hancock Lumber Company of Allmade t-shirts made a substantial impact on our economy, our environment, and our brothers and sisters struggling to keep their families together in Haiti,” said Drue Nickerson, founder and CEO of 320Ink – the Gorham, Maine-based company that produced the shirts.
A video about the Hancock’s participation and the project can be viewed on Facebook.
Based in Casco, Maine, Hancock Lumber operates 10 retail locations in the state along with 3 Home Again design showrooms.
After learning of a new t-shirt manufacturer, Hancock decided to purchase the Allmade apparel brand, a high-quality t-shirt line with a socially and environmentally responsible mission.
The Allmade team is committed to breaking the cycle of poverty and child abandonment in Haiti, while reducing the apparel industry’s impact on the environment.
Made from responsibly sourced materials including recycled water bottles and U.S. grown, organic cotton, the eco tri-blend shirts are made in Haiti at the Life Factory. Partnering with the Global Orphan Project, Allmade is committed to orphan prevention. Their workers are paid a living wage as opposed to a reduced, overseas, factory wage, according to Hancock Lumber.
The typical orphan in Haiti is not without parents, but rather without parents who can afford to care for their most basic needs including food, shelter, clothing, education, and basic healthcare.
Hancock Lumber says its order prevented 30,000 plastic water bottles from going to landfill, saved enough energy to power 2,500 full loads of laundry, and avoided the use of 400 pounds of pesticides and herbicides due to the use of organic cotton instead of GMO/chemical cotton.
On its blog, Hancock Lumber also noted that its product choice will fund two living wages in Haiti for an entire month.
“Our recent order with Hancock Lumber Company of Allmade t-shirts made a substantial impact on our economy, our environment, and our brothers and sisters struggling to keep their families together in Haiti,” said Drue Nickerson, founder and CEO of 320Ink – the Gorham, Maine-based company that produced the shirts.
A video about the Hancock’s participation and the project can be viewed on Facebook.
Based in Casco, Maine, Hancock Lumber operates 10 retail locations in the state along with 3 Home Again design showrooms.