Buy a bracelet, give school supplies & see the child you've impacted.
About
What’s up guys, we’re Quinn & Jonathon. In 2012 we left everything in California to create the social venture Life Out of the Box (LOOTB) in developing countries.
Here’s how it works:
1. You purchase a handmade LOOTB bracelet by our artisans in either Nicaragua or Guatemala from our online store www.lootb.com. Each bracelet is one-of-a-kind because it has a unique number stamped on the LOOTB leather tag.
2. This bracelet gives a child in need school supplies.
3. You actually get to see & learn about the child that you gave school supplies to through your purchase by either looking up your number on our LOOTB Gives site or through the personal email we send you after you make your order.
4. The more bracelets you buy, the more children you give school supplies to.
We are both very connected to education and believe that it’s the best place to start in helping developing countries. It’s the root of where change can start–where kids can learn and develop their own skills to improve their country’s economy, help their families and go on to teach the next generation. Our goal is to give kids the tools they need to educate themselves, live their own Life Out of the Box and pursue their biggest dreams. So far we’ve given to thousands of children throughout Central America.
As we travel around the world to various countries looking for new handmade products to develop with local artisans, we continue to work with various non-profit organizations to find out how we can further make the biggest difference in each community we work in. Overall, our journey has been quite the exciting adventure and we hope that you follow along with us in our pursuit of living Life Out of the Box. Below is a video of us creating Life Out of the Box in Central America:
Life Out of the Box has two main goals:
1. To inspire people to live their ideal life, go global and make their dreams come true by living Life Out of the Box
2. To give others in developing countries the same opportunity to live a better life by giving an educational product back to them for every product sold
i love what you are doing for the children of the world. 🙂
Thanks Crystal. We appreciate you taking the time to write that to us. It means a lot to Quinn and I.
Admire what you’re doing since I love social enterprises! Well, I took the train in the other direction and moved to the Great White North 🙂 I’ll be visiting your blog to follow your journey in LOOTB!
Thanks Shery! We find social enterprises fascinating. We figured that we could create one that would make an impact and thats what we are trying to do. We really appreciate the comment and following our story. Thank you!
I look forward to seeing more of your inspirational work!
Thank you. We are working hard to keep it going and keep it growing. Keep living with intention 🙂
This blog and your ventured jumped right inside my heart. Bravo for a unique and inspiring initiative. I shall follow along, share when I can, buy when I can and send loads of good vibes your way for a life of continuing adventure.
Aww. Thank you so much. We are just working hard on making all of it happen. We really appreciate you following and sharing. We hope that one day you can rock a LOOTB bracelet because you are wonderful. Keep being incredible.
Jonathon and Quinn
Love the name of our organization. What you are doing is fabulous.
Blessings,
Debbie
Thank you Debbie, We are glad that you like it. You are FAB too! Thanks so much!
You are amazing people!!! I am excited to see how you are changing lives through your inspiration.
Thank you. We are excited to see what comes out of LOOTB too. Getting others to live their dream life is our life goal!
Thank you so much for the nomination. We are excited and honored that you thought of us. We hope that you have an incredible day!
I’m intrigued by your project and look forward to seeing / reading more about it!
Awesome Su! We are looking forward to sharing more of it with you. We will be sure to include lots of photos so that you can see it.
🙂
I have nominated you for The Versatile Blogger award, because I think what you are doing is inspirational.
Good luck and thanks for writing so beautifully!
Thank you so much for the nomination. We are honored that you felt we were worthy of the Versatile Blogger award. It means so much to us both. Thanks 🙂
I think you’ve come up with a creative way to live well and it’s very inspiring! 🙂
Thanks Capt Jill. Your support is what allows us to do it. Thank you so much for helping us live our dream.
wish I could do more. 🙂
I admire your goals…. I worked for an NGO for the last 13 years before retiring on disability..due to MS . My heart has always been for these dear people struggling so in the ‘third world’ countries… Diane
Thats amazing. We thank you for the work you did. We know that in 13 years you must have made a big impact. Thank you for taking the time to write to us.
THANKS SO MUCH for what you do. The world needs good people like you. Namaste.
THANK YOU for the kind compliment. It brought a big smile to our faces :). Namaste loisajay!
amazing idea, great job! also, i saw you guys on House Hunters Internt’l! still dealing with cold showers?!
keep up the amazing work!
Thats funny. We have moved a lot since then but the cold showers have got a lot better. We do our best to stay warm. Thanks for checking us out and the support. It means a lot to us.
I can’t believe it took me so long to discover your blog! Great projects you have going on! Greetings from Belgium, Tine
Thanks Tine! Belgium is awesome. We are glad that you found our blog. We are honored that you like our project!
This is amazing what you all do! I’ll be tuned in.
Thank you for tuning in. We will make sure to keep it entertaining for you. Have a great day!
I so admire what you do. Bought some of your bracelets. Blessings to you!
You did! Thank you so much for the support. It means so much to us both. We hope that you like them. Thank you for checking out our site and our online store. We couldn’t do what we do if it wasn’t for the support you give us. You are wonderful.
Truly inspiring, thank you guys for making a difference in the world!
Thank you for the sweet compliment. We promise to always give it all we got to make a difference in the world. Thank you for the support.
You guys are doing such inspirational work, I admire it greatly. Keep it up 😀 x
Thank you very much Beckarooney. We will keep it up. Thanks for taking the time to write us a comment. It means a lot to us.
Great project!
Thank you so much for checking it out. We are glad that you like it.
Love it..being drawn south myself
Go for it Gary. If there is anything that we can do to help you with the big move let us know. Central America is amazing.
You guys are such an inspiration! Great blog and great work! 🙂 Cb
Thank you Cortney B. We appreciate the compliment and of course the smiley face 🙂
It’s great that y’all are living out of the box because there is freedom in that and you don’t have to play by someone else’s rules. I’m encouraged. Keep doing what you do. Blessings.
Thank you Emmalmoore for the blessings and the kind compliment. You have to live your own ideal life always. Its the only way to truly live :). Get out there and make your dreams come true!
Thanks for the encouragement.
What a wonderful idea – I love it, so inspirational!! Look forward to following you on your blog!
Thank you so much. That means a lot to us. We are glad that you like our idea. It took a long time to come up with it but we are very happy with how it turned out.
Hey there! You’re so inspirational and I’m excited to read more of your posts 🙂
Awesome. We will do our best to make sure that they are entertaining. Thank you for checking it out. Hope you have an incredible day!
Hello LOOTB. I think what you guys are accomplishing is truly wonderful. Best wishes.
Thank you Zydaen. We appreciate you checking out our website and letting us know what you think about it.
I am impressed with what you all are doing.
Thank you very much. We truly appreciate you taking the time to let us know.
🙂
Life Out of the Box is indeed impressive!
Thank you Tucker. We are doing our best. Its a lot of work but its alway beyond worth it.
You guys are doing some great things and we need many more people of the world helping humanity! Peace and Bliss!
Thank you so much Sara. Your words are so kind. We just want to do whatever we can to contribute to this wonderful planet :). Hope you have a great day!
🙂 what an interesting blog you have ! for sure will be back here 🙂
Thank you so much. We can’t wait to see you back here. Thank you for checking it out.
You are doing something wonderful – congrats.
Thank you Jill. We are just going after our dream. That is what life is all about in our opinion. Thanks for the comment.
First off let me say, LOVE the set up of the site. Spectacular job!!
Also, Im buying one of those bracelets (love the idea!) & if you don’t mind Im going to put it on my Facebook page as well;)
Lastly, Im traveling and will be spending extended periods of time in both Nicaragua & Guatemala. If your organization has a way we can give of our time and hands, we would love to do it.
Valarie with AConscienceJourney.com
Thank you so much for your kind comment and the support. You are the ideal person wear a LOOTB bracelet because you are so out of the box. We checked out your blog and it is incredible. Like we said on your site, if there is anything that we can do to assist you on your journey please let us know. The organizations that you are going to work with down there look incredible and if you want we would be happy to send you some information about the organizations that we work in Central America. You have 100% of our support on your adventure. Hope to hear from you soon!
Jonathon and Quinn
Also you can share anything from our site. 🙂 We are honored that you like it.
Hi! I really enjoy your work. I’ve also nominated you for the Liebster Award.
Thank you so much Duke for the awesome nomination for the Liebster award. We are honored that you feel that we are worthy of such an incredible award.
I love what you are doing here, you must have a great sense of satisfaction everyday. I’m excited to see how your future unfolds. Good luck!
Thank you so much for the comment. We don’t have a great sense of satisfaction yet, but we are very happy with what we are doing and the impact that we are making. We just wish that we can make a bigger impact. We will continue to work everyday to ensure that we do. Have a great day!
Life is so much more fun when you live it all over the place, isn’t it? You guys had to have known that following the blog of an American teaching in the Dominican Republic would secure a sale for LOOTB. You were right. I read what you guys were about, checked my bank account, decided it was worth it, and bought me a bracelet. Keep up the good work! And if you’re ever in the Eastern Region of the DR, let me know!
I love the goals you have for LOOTB. Makes me want to get a bracelet. They look very nice. Thanks for doing what you do. 🙂
Hi Quinn and Jonathon, this is a wonderful idea, more of this sort of idea needs to be started around the world. I run a charity bookshop called Help the Rural Child, which sends all the funds to Goedgedagt trust, who have set up a similar type of project here in South Africa. Best wishes and lots of blessings Charles.
Thank you Charles. We appreciate you taking the time to write us a nice message. We are so happy to hear that you have a charity bookshop. Thank you for the blessing Charles. Keep making the world a better place.
Thanks! Charles
Outstanding travel blog.
What a great venture – so glad I found your site.
Great work!
Kudos on Your good work. By way of support, have tweeted and g+ it. Love and Regards.
What a cool idea!! Love it. Cheers!
It is an admirable work you are doing, LOOTB! You have a lovely blog, and what a great forum to make these issues public and to provide help! I look forward to getting to know y’all better – cheers! Mother Hen
WoW I just LOVE your site! Thank you for sharing awesomeness with the world!!
What a great blog and adventure you are on! Wishing you well in your endeavor. 😀
cate b
I admire people who are driven enough to do what you are doing.
I like your tips for not traveling like a tourist. I look forward to reading more of your adventure.
You certainly are doing a great job, I too believe that education is key, and also health since without health you can´t study.
Forgot, since my economic situation right now is…0 balance in the bank account if you can believe that because my head still can´t manage to grasp it, although it will get better slowly but surely. The only thing I can do to help is just spread the word on the social, so I just tweeted this if you don´t mind. I would be interested in a latter date, to be in contact with you and go and to the places you´ve been and see how can I help. South America they speak Spanish, and I´m from Spain so that could be a little bonus. looking forward to reading more of your blog and see how you help and how I could do it in the future. It would be a good adventure, and I´m quite certain that by helping others I´ll also help myself.
i love what you are doing for the children of the world. 🙂
Thanks Crystal. We appreciate you taking the time to write that to us. It means a lot to Quinn and I.
Admire what you’re doing since I love social enterprises! Well, I took the train in the other direction and moved to the Great White North 🙂 I’ll be visiting your blog to follow your journey in LOOTB!
Thanks Shery! We find social enterprises fascinating. We figured that we could create one that would make an impact and thats what we are trying to do. We really appreciate the comment and following our story. Thank you!
I look forward to seeing more of your inspirational work!
Thank you. We are working hard to keep it going and keep it growing. Keep living with intention 🙂
This blog and your ventured jumped right inside my heart. Bravo for a unique and inspiring initiative. I shall follow along, share when I can, buy when I can and send loads of good vibes your way for a life of continuing adventure.
Aww. Thank you so much. We are just working hard on making all of it happen. We really appreciate you following and sharing. We hope that one day you can rock a LOOTB bracelet because you are wonderful. Keep being incredible.
Jonathon and Quinn
Love the name of our organization. What you are doing is fabulous.
Blessings,
Debbie
Thank you Debbie, We are glad that you like it. You are FAB too! Thanks so much!
You are amazing people!!! I am excited to see how you are changing lives through your inspiration.
Thank you. We are excited to see what comes out of LOOTB too. Getting others to live their dream life is our life goal!
hey! I have nominated this blog for the Liebster Award for bloggers. But you need to also further nominate your fav blogs. Read about rules here;
http://lifeloveblu.wordpress.com/2014/03/09/and-the-nominees-are/
Thank you so much for the nomination. We are excited and honored that you thought of us. We hope that you have an incredible day!
I’m intrigued by your project and look forward to seeing / reading more about it!
Awesome Su! We are looking forward to sharing more of it with you. We will be sure to include lots of photos so that you can see it.
🙂
I have nominated you for The Versatile Blogger award, because I think what you are doing is inspirational.
Good luck and thanks for writing so beautifully!
Thank you so much for the nomination. We are honored that you felt we were worthy of the Versatile Blogger award. It means so much to us both. Thanks 🙂
I think you’ve come up with a creative way to live well and it’s very inspiring! 🙂
Thanks Capt Jill. Your support is what allows us to do it. Thank you so much for helping us live our dream.
wish I could do more. 🙂
I admire your goals…. I worked for an NGO for the last 13 years before retiring on disability..due to MS . My heart has always been for these dear people struggling so in the ‘third world’ countries… Diane
Thats amazing. We thank you for the work you did. We know that in 13 years you must have made a big impact. Thank you for taking the time to write to us.
THANKS SO MUCH for what you do. The world needs good people like you. Namaste.
THANK YOU for the kind compliment. It brought a big smile to our faces :). Namaste loisajay!
amazing idea, great job! also, i saw you guys on House Hunters Internt’l! still dealing with cold showers?!
keep up the amazing work!
Thats funny. We have moved a lot since then but the cold showers have got a lot better. We do our best to stay warm. Thanks for checking us out and the support. It means a lot to us.
I can’t believe it took me so long to discover your blog! Great projects you have going on! Greetings from Belgium, Tine
Thanks Tine! Belgium is awesome. We are glad that you found our blog. We are honored that you like our project!
This is amazing what you all do! I’ll be tuned in.
Thank you for tuning in. We will make sure to keep it entertaining for you. Have a great day!
I so admire what you do. Bought some of your bracelets. Blessings to you!
You did! Thank you so much for the support. It means so much to us both. We hope that you like them. Thank you for checking out our site and our online store. We couldn’t do what we do if it wasn’t for the support you give us. You are wonderful.
Truly inspiring, thank you guys for making a difference in the world!
Thank you for the sweet compliment. We promise to always give it all we got to make a difference in the world. Thank you for the support.
You guys are doing such inspirational work, I admire it greatly. Keep it up 😀 x
Thank you very much Beckarooney. We will keep it up. Thanks for taking the time to write us a comment. It means a lot to us.
Great project!
Thank you so much for checking it out. We are glad that you like it.
Love it..being drawn south myself
Go for it Gary. If there is anything that we can do to help you with the big move let us know. Central America is amazing.
You guys are such an inspiration! Great blog and great work! 🙂 Cb
Thank you Cortney B. We appreciate the compliment and of course the smiley face 🙂
It’s great that y’all are living out of the box because there is freedom in that and you don’t have to play by someone else’s rules. I’m encouraged. Keep doing what you do. Blessings.
Thank you Emmalmoore for the blessings and the kind compliment. You have to live your own ideal life always. Its the only way to truly live :). Get out there and make your dreams come true!
Thanks for the encouragement.
What a wonderful idea – I love it, so inspirational!! Look forward to following you on your blog!
Thank you so much. That means a lot to us. We are glad that you like our idea. It took a long time to come up with it but we are very happy with how it turned out.
Hey there! You’re so inspirational and I’m excited to read more of your posts 🙂
Awesome. We will do our best to make sure that they are entertaining. Thank you for checking it out. Hope you have an incredible day!
Hello LOOTB. I think what you guys are accomplishing is truly wonderful. Best wishes.
Thank you Zydaen. We appreciate you checking out our website and letting us know what you think about it.
I am impressed with what you all are doing.
Thank you very much. We truly appreciate you taking the time to let us know.
🙂
Life Out of the Box is indeed impressive!
Thank you Tucker. We are doing our best. Its a lot of work but its alway beyond worth it.
You guys are doing some great things and we need many more people of the world helping humanity! Peace and Bliss!
Thank you so much Sara. Your words are so kind. We just want to do whatever we can to contribute to this wonderful planet :). Hope you have a great day!
🙂 what an interesting blog you have ! for sure will be back here 🙂
Thank you so much. We can’t wait to see you back here. Thank you for checking it out.
You are doing something wonderful – congrats.
Thank you Jill. We are just going after our dream. That is what life is all about in our opinion. Thanks for the comment.
First off let me say, LOVE the set up of the site. Spectacular job!!
Also, Im buying one of those bracelets (love the idea!) & if you don’t mind Im going to put it on my Facebook page as well;)
Lastly, Im traveling and will be spending extended periods of time in both Nicaragua & Guatemala. If your organization has a way we can give of our time and hands, we would love to do it.
Valarie with AConscienceJourney.com
Thank you so much for your kind comment and the support. You are the ideal person wear a LOOTB bracelet because you are so out of the box. We checked out your blog and it is incredible. Like we said on your site, if there is anything that we can do to assist you on your journey please let us know. The organizations that you are going to work with down there look incredible and if you want we would be happy to send you some information about the organizations that we work in Central America. You have 100% of our support on your adventure. Hope to hear from you soon!
Jonathon and Quinn
Also you can share anything from our site. 🙂 We are honored that you like it.
Hi! I really enjoy your work. I’ve also nominated you for the Liebster Award.
Thank you so much Duke for the awesome nomination for the Liebster award. We are honored that you feel that we are worthy of such an incredible award.
I love what you are doing here, you must have a great sense of satisfaction everyday. I’m excited to see how your future unfolds. Good luck!
Thank you so much for the comment. We don’t have a great sense of satisfaction yet, but we are very happy with what we are doing and the impact that we are making. We just wish that we can make a bigger impact. We will continue to work everyday to ensure that we do. Have a great day!
Life is so much more fun when you live it all over the place, isn’t it? You guys had to have known that following the blog of an American teaching in the Dominican Republic would secure a sale for LOOTB. You were right. I read what you guys were about, checked my bank account, decided it was worth it, and bought me a bracelet. Keep up the good work! And if you’re ever in the Eastern Region of the DR, let me know!
I love the goals you have for LOOTB. Makes me want to get a bracelet. They look very nice. Thanks for doing what you do. 🙂
Hey there LOOTB! I just wanted to let you know that I love what you are doing so have nominated you for the Quartet of Radiance Award! To find out a bit more about it, head to my post here at http://chloemayward.wordpress.com/2014/05/11/another-award-this-time-the-quartet-of-radiance/ Congratulations!
Fantastic idea. The world needs more like you!
Hi Quinn and Jonathon, this is a wonderful idea, more of this sort of idea needs to be started around the world. I run a charity bookshop called Help the Rural Child, which sends all the funds to Goedgedagt trust, who have set up a similar type of project here in South Africa. Best wishes and lots of blessings Charles.
Thank you Charles. We appreciate you taking the time to write us a nice message. We are so happy to hear that you have a charity bookshop. Thank you for the blessing Charles. Keep making the world a better place.
Thanks! Charles
Outstanding travel blog.
What a great venture – so glad I found your site.
Great work!
Kudos on Your good work. By way of support, have tweeted and g+ it. Love and Regards.
What a cool idea!! Love it. Cheers!
It is an admirable work you are doing, LOOTB! You have a lovely blog, and what a great forum to make these issues public and to provide help! I look forward to getting to know y’all better – cheers! Mother Hen
WoW I just LOVE your site! Thank you for sharing awesomeness with the world!!
What a great blog and adventure you are on! Wishing you well in your endeavor. 😀
cate b
I admire people who are driven enough to do what you are doing.
I like your tips for not traveling like a tourist. I look forward to reading more of your adventure.
You certainly are doing a great job, I too believe that education is key, and also health since without health you can´t study.
Forgot, since my economic situation right now is…0 balance in the bank account if you can believe that because my head still can´t manage to grasp it, although it will get better slowly but surely. The only thing I can do to help is just spread the word on the social, so I just tweeted this if you don´t mind. I would be interested in a latter date, to be in contact with you and go and to the places you´ve been and see how can I help. South America they speak Spanish, and I´m from Spain so that could be a little bonus. looking forward to reading more of your blog and see how you help and how I could do it in the future. It would be a good adventure, and I´m quite certain that by helping others I´ll also help myself.