IT WAS NEVER JUST ABOUT THE CLOTHING
Where Patch of Kindness started …
PATCH OF KINDNESS STARTED WITH A SIMPLE IDEA THAT KINDNESS STILL EXISTS EVEN IN THE TOUGHEST SPACES.
BE KIND
THAT’S THE WHOLE MOTTO. NOT BECAUSE IT’S EASY TO SAY, BUT BECAUSE IT’S THE ONE THING THAT COSTS NOTHING AND CAN MEAN EVERYTHING. NO MATTER HOW SOMEONE’S DAY IS GOING, KINDNESS IS OFTEN THE THING THAT KEEPS THEM GOING. THE SMALL CHECK IN, THE “YOU GOOD?”, THE MOMENT SOMEONE NOTICES BEFORE YOU HAVE TO ASK FOR HELP.
THE MEN ARE
THE REASON
MEN’S MENTAL HEALTH ISN’T A CAMPAIGN FOR US. IT’S THE REASON THIS EXISTS.
TOO MANY MEN ARE TOLD TO JUST GET ON WITH IT.
THE SHED. THE FARM. THE WORKSITE. THE BOAT. THE TRACK. THE PLACES MATES COME TOGETHER, TALK SHIT, HAVE A LAUGH, AND SOMETIMES SAY MORE WITHOUT EVEN REALISING IT.
WE DON’T BELIEVE EVERY CONVERSATION NEEDS TO BE DEEP. WE DON’T BELIEVE EVERY HOODIE NEEDS A SLOGAN ACROSS THE BACK TELLING YOU HOW TO FEEL.
SOMETIMES SUPPORT LOOKS LIKE CHECKING IN. SOMETIMES IT’S GETTING SOMEONE OUT OF THE HOUSE. SOMETIMES IT’S STANDING BESIDE YOUR MATE AND SAYING ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.
WE JUST WANT MORE OF THAT.
BUILT FOR THE
THINGS THAT BRING
US TOGETHER
FISHING. CARS. BIKES. HUNTING. FARMING. THE OUTDOORS. THE THINGS PEOPLE CALL HOBBIES ARE OFTEN THE PLACES MEN FIND THEIR PEOPLE.
THAT’S WHAT OUR CLOTHING IS BUILT AROUND. QUALITY HOODIES AND GARMENTS MADE TO BE WORN, LIVED IN, AND TAKEN WHEREVER YOU GO.
NOT TRENDS. NOT EMPTY SLOGANS. REAL INTERESTS, REAL PEOPLE, REAL CONNECTION.
BECAUSE PATCH OF KINDNESS IS ABOUT MORE THAN CLOTHING. IT’S ABOUT PATCHING MEN TOGETHER THROUGH THE TOUGH STORMS.
OUR 1%
I DON’T BELIEVE ONE PERSON OR ONE BRAND CAN FIX MENTAL HEALTH IN NEW ZEALAND. BUT I DO BELIEVE IN MAKING A 1% DIFFERENCE. THE SMALL CHANGES, THE CONVERSATIONS, THE CHECK INS, THE MOMENTS OF KINDNESS THAT MIGHT NOT SEEM LIKE MUCH BUT CAN MEAN EVERYTHING TO SOMEONE ELSE.
$5 - $10
DONATED PER GARMENT
1%
THE DIFFERENCE WE CHASE
NZ
MENTAL HEALTH CHARITIES