[Good] Intentions
See Monica Day's story on NBC4 highlighting our program
Your Intentions + Our Intentions = [Good]
**Update**
Your support during our initial matching drive helped us more than double our contributions to the program by matching 114 outfits on top of the 100 we pledged. So 214 individuals who otherwise would not be able to afford the Pursuit experience will be getting a new outfit!
Our intention in 2024 is to make a bigger impact in the Columbus community by creating a new program for us to give back to those in need alongside organizations who already do amazing work in our community
In the new year we pledged to donate 100 new outfits along with a dignifying Pursuit shopping experience and your generosity during our match drive helped us more than double that number! So 214 individuals will be impacted by this program in 2024!
[Good] Intentions
A thank you from Nate for the outpouring of support and an outline of next steps.
What's Next?
With the 2024 Match Drive complete we have turned our attention to identifying and meeting with potential partner organizations and determining how best to deploy the 214 outfits you're helping us to donate! We anticipate locking in the majority of the partners in February and beginning to craft the programming with each organization, spreading the fittings through the entire remainder of the year. Along the way, we plan to tell the stories—where appropriate—of the individuals and organizations we are supporting. Thank you so very much for your generosity with this new program, can't wait to see the impact we will make together!
-Nate & The Pursuit Team
The Inspiration
Shortly before the pandemic we piloted a new program where we teamed up with Grammy Award winning indie band, Bon Iver, to create accessories and donate suits to survivors of LGBT+ domestic violence with our Short North friends at BRAVO / Equitas Health. This project inspired the program we're building today.
The Beginning
Our first big project that outfitted a large group of inspiring individuals celebrating a new chapter in life came as we dressed our friends at the Columbus social enterprise, Hot Chicken Takeover.