The Rain Tees Story
Creating Rain Tees
To create Rain Tees, we donate school supplies to children in endangered rain forests and ask them draw what they see happening around them.
Changing This Picture
Sadly, as shown in “Tree of Life” (right), drawn by 11-year-old
Mariela of Peru, we see a tree crying leaves and fish laying
dead in a stream due to oil drilling and agricultural pollution.
People in Amazon villages like Mariella’s often die of disease
as their food supplies become polluted and the endangered
wildlife around them slowly die off.
Other children in countries such as Ecuador, Brazil, and
Costa Rica show us similar scenarios in their drawings.
Every Rain Tee is handmade right outside the Peruvian Amazon in our family owned and vertically integrated factories. We use eco-friendly inks and dyes and vertically integrated manufacturing.
To share the stories of these children with the world, we print their names, countries, illustrations and thoughts on every Rain Tees top, tote and accessory.
ETHICAL MANUFACTURING: Our Rain Tees staff are paid 25% above average wages so health care and education come first for them and their families.
EVERY RAIN TEE EDUCATES: At Rain Tees we feel every child should have a chance. That’s why we sponsor each child whose artwork is chosen for a Rain Tees design to attend school in their home country.
EVERY RAIN TEE PLANTS A TREE: For every Rain Tee sold, a child in Costa Rica’s most threatened tropical rainforest receives a tree to plant through the educational non-profit Kids Saving the Rain Forest.
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