Community

a store named STUFF is dedicated to people, not product. How do we pursue good stuff in our community?

The idea that lives can be filled with creativity is what inspires The STUFF Sisters. They believe environments are a window into your soul. Your home, your work environment, how you dress, and the places you spend time define you. Even your choice of coffee speaks about your unique character. The STUFF Sisters like diversity, individuality, and being inspired. That's is why the store is grounded in community.

How do they do it? They have a passion for handmade goods. They research every item so they can share with their customers how, where, and when it was created. They offer original works from local, regional, national, and international artists to show a wide breadth of perspectives. They invite many points of view to be seen by their customers.

They choose to sell products made by "the makers movement." They seek creative, artistic, and well-made stuff.

Kansas City is their home. They grew up in KC and chose to build their business here. But their store is bigger than just Kansas City. It is a place where the creative world finds a home.

The store supports artists and the greater art community. They partner with charities - 501(c)(3) organizations - that thrive to make the world a better place. a store named STUFF co-hosts over 30 charity events a year. Additionally, they donate to over 100 charities each year.

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Our Christmas Letter...

Human Beings

At Christmas, we pause to write a letter to everyone who gets us through the year. We usually share stories about our lives, our family, our team, or our work. But this year we want to write about someone else.

Taylor is a man. He uses an electric wheelchair that supports his body and head. He speaks slowly and with great effort. For the holidays, he decorated himself and his "wheels" in Christmas cheer. The whole presentation is delightful.

He shopped at our store many times in the past couple of weeks. He put thought into every gift, wanting to be sure that he picked the perfect item for each person he shopped for. At one point or another, everyone on our team was with him.

Yesterday, at the end of his visit and after he had announced that he was officially finished shopping for those on his list, he looked up at one of our team members, intent on completing a long sentence in one breath, and said, "I want to thank you and everyone who works here for always treating me like a human being."

We were both were nearby. We just stopped. We took deep breaths to keep from crying. Our team member didn't miss a beat. She said, "Oh honey, you ARE a human being, and it's our pleasure to work with you."

He left shortly after, happy with the gifts wrapped and on his lap. But, for all of us, his words lingered in our hearts and minds. We skipped several beats, and we noticeably slowed our pace. We calmed our inner musings and emotions. We spoke about him at our family dinner, and he was in our thoughts when we fell asleep.

We should not need to be reminded that the body's physical limits do not diminish value and worth. No one should need to be reminded to treat others kindly. We should not live in a world where this man feels moved to thank us for simply treating a human being as just that. But we were deeply grateful for the reminder.

As 2023 comes to an end, our wish for you is to be fully and completely seen by the world that surrounds you. You are a human being, and we celebrate you.

Actually, we love you.

Casey & Sloane - The STUFF Sisters

 

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

We love our community...

Casey and Sloane with their parents and a Big Love Ball

 

Here are just some of the organizations The STUFF Sisters have helped over the years by raising funds, increasing awareness, furthering outreach, donating their professional consulting services, and/or working to further the missions through donations of time, monies, and/or product:

  • The Simmons Family Cancer Research Fund - This is #thestuffsisters endowed fund at the KU Endowment, that funds research at the Kansas University Cancer Center - Kansas City's NCI-CC designated cancer center. You can click here to donate.
  • Académie Lafayette
  • AIDS Service Foundation of Greater Kansas City
  • AIDS Walk Kansas City
  • American Civil Liberties Union
  • American Stroke Foundation
  • Animal Haven/Heartland SPCA
  • Art Westport
  • Back In The Swing
  • The Barstow School
  • Belinder Elementary School
  • The Ben Cote Veterinary Scholarship Fund
  • Boone Elementary School
  • Border Star School
  • Briarwood Elementary School
  • Brookside Art Annual
  • Brookside Mothers' Association
  • Brookwood Elementary School
  • Calvary Lutheran School
  • Camps for Kids
  • Catholic Charities of Kansas City & St. Joseph
  • Center City School Fund
  • Central Early Childhood Center
  • Change The Truth
  • Child Protection Center
  • Children International
  • Children's Center for the Visually Impaired
  • The Children's Place
  • Christ the King Elementary School
  • Congregation Beth Shalom
  • Coterie Theatre
  • Country Club Christian Church
  • Curé of Ars Elementary School
  • DeLaSalle Education Center
  • Della Lamb Community Services
  • The Family Conservancy
  • Farmer's Community Network
  • Fight Like A Girl
  • First Call
  • The Folly Theater
  • Foreign Language Academy
  • Foundation for Inclusive Religious Education
  • Friends of Turning Point
  • Gillis Home for Children & Families
  • Good Samaritan Project
  • Gracemoor Elementary School
  • Guardian Angels School
  • Harriman-Jewell Series
  • Heart of America Shakespeare Festival
  • Highlands Elementary School
  • Highlawn Montessori School
  • Hope Care Center
  • Hope House
  • Humane Society
  • Hyde Park Neighborhood Association
  • Junior League - Kansas City
  • The John Wornall House Museum
  • Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
  • Kansas City Academy
  • Kansas City Anti Violence Project
  • Kansas City Art Institute
  • Kansas City Ballet
  • Kansas City Bar Association
  • Kansas City Free Health Clinic
  • Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care
  • Kansas City's Medicine Cabinet
  • Kansas City Parks & Recreation Department
  • Kansas City Repertory Theatre
  • Kansas City Young Audiences
  • The Kansas City Zoo
  • KCUR
  • KU Cancer Center
  • KVC Holiday Gala
  • LeeAnn Britain Center
  • Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Greater Kansas City
  • Lung Hill Run
  • Lutheran High School
  • March of Dimes
  • Mattie Rhodes Art Center
  • Medical Missions Foundation
  • Metropolitan Community College
  • Mill Creek Elementary School
  • Missouri Main Street Connection
  • The Mosaic Project
  • National Multiple Sclerosis Foundation
  • Notre Dame de Sion High School
  • Notre Dame de Sion Lower School
  • Operation Breakthrough
  • Our Lady of Lourdes
  • Ozanam for Boys
  • Paul Mesner Puppets
  • The Pembroke Hill School
  • Planned Parenthood of Kansas City
  • Prairie Elementary School
  • PROMO
  • Rainbow School
  • Rockhurst High School
  • Ronald McDonald House Charities
  • Rose Brooks Center
  • St. Agnes School
  • St. Ann School
  • St. Elizabeth School
  • St. Francis Xavier School
  • St. Paul's Episcopal Day School
  • St. Peter's School
  • St. Teresa's Academy
  • St. Therese Little Flower School
  • St. Vincent's Academy
  • Santa Fe Trail Elementary School
  • SAVE, Inc.
  • Second Presbyterian Early Childhood Center
  • Shawnee Mission East High School
  • The Southtown Foundation
  • Southwest Boulevard Family Health Care
  • Spay & Neuter Clinic of Kansas City
  • Spofford Home
  • Trailridge Elementary School
  • Turning Point
  • Visitation School
  • Ward Parkway Homes Association
  • Westwood View School
  • Whitefield Academy
  • The Women's Center at the University of Missouri - Kansas City
  • Women's Employment Network
  • Youth Symphony - Kansas City
  • YouthFriends