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Charity Work

Kids running in a suit and dressKids running in a suit and dress
JFW Founder, Jim Davis, marches as a Shriner.
Steve Davis, Gary Davis, June Davis and Tom Barnett of the JFW Family are shown presenting a check to Ray Rohr, a Shriners Children’s representative.
Steve Davis, Gary Davis, June Davis and Tom Barnett of the JFW Family are shown presenting a check to Ray Rohr, a Shriners Children’s representative.
Steve Davis, Gary Davis, June Davis and Tom Barnett of the JFW Family are shown presenting a check to Ray Rohr, a Shriners Children’s representative.
Steve Davis, Gary Davis, June Davis and Tom Barnett of the JFW Family are shown presenting a check to Ray Rohr, a Shriners Children’s representative.

The Shriners' mission has always been a cause near to our hearts. Shriners Children’s provides high-quality, pediatric specialty care to thousands of kids each year. All care is provided with no financial obligation to the patient or their family, and the majority of their efforts are made possible solely through the generosity of donors.

In addition to an annual Christmas gift made in the name of our retailers, our employees host several local fundraisers each year to support the cause. Over the years, we have donated more than $750,000 to support Shriners Children's.

Our company founder, Jim Davis, was a Shriner himself. Others from the Jim’s family have also made the commitment to become Shriners over the years and are active in the organization today.

GARY DAVIS
Board Member
Jim’s Formal Wear, LLC
Emeritus Board Member of Shriners Children’s

Shriners Website
A child benefits from time spent on horseback.
A child benefits from time spent on horseback.
A child benefits from time spent on horseback.
A child benefits from time spent on horseback.

JFW is also proud to support the Chakota Therapeutic Riding Center, a non-profit organization that depends on fundraisers, contributions, grants, and volunteers. Their mission is to provide people with disabilities with the opportunity for therapeutic interaction with horses, increasing their self-esteem, dignity, and emotional well-being.

The JFW family has been working with Chakota TRC since 2012 to increase the number of children getting the much-needed and life-improving therapy. The program has been so successful that a new enclosed outdoor arena was built, and they’ve increased the number of children served from 10-12 riders per week to over 30 riders per week. The future plan is to develop a new program to serve veterans.

Chakota Website
Founding members and supervisor of the Common Grounds Cafe.
Founding members and supervisor of the Common Grounds Cafe.

Supporting Local Schools

Founding members and supervisor of the Common Grounds Cafe.
Founding members and supervisor of the Common Grounds Cafe.

Perhaps our biggest effort has been investing in local schools with the goal of “making school more fun for the students”. Investments have included setting up the first computer labs and systems that allowed for learning from home during Covid and also playgrounds, tools for the teachers and classrooms, outside field trips related to what is being studied and even funding a coffee shop run by special education life skills students.