A.J.Wright is the growing, off-price retail chain launched in 1998 by The TJX Companies, the worldwide leader in off-price retail. A.J.Wright has partnered with Boys & Girls Clubs of America since 1998.

In 2006, in addition to check presentations at each new store opening, the partnership will include a dollar donation campaign, Professional Development Month, and an art contest. During Professional Development Month, A.J.Wright welcomes local teens from nearby Clubs to shadow store managers for an afternoon. Participants are mentored by store managers and learn more about the working world and potential careers in retail.

The art contest is a creative collaboration: Club member drawings are displayed in A.J. Wright stores, and winning work is made into posters, framed and presented to each young artist. This program supports the arts and encourages creativity in young people.

Currently, the A.J.Wright "reach" extends across more than 150 stores and, in the long term, A.J.Wright believes that the United States can support 1,000 stores. A.J.Wright and BGCA look forward to expanding our partnership, and are excited about introducing and hosting new programs each year at the A.J.Wright stores.

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