T-Shirts Taking a Stand

So its seems like we aren't the only ones out there that are looking to put something a bit more inspiring on a t-shirt. This weekend our new issue of Good Magazine arrived and on page 46, low and behold, is a whole section on companies that are using t-shirts to support their causes. Of course my first thought was that Try Change should be in there but I'm a bit bias :-)

I won't bore with sharing all of them but here are a couple of my favorites:

Rosa Loves


Each shirt is $25, there is a graphic on the front and the story printed on the inside. 60% of the sales goes toward the cause the t-shirt represents and once the set goal is met that shirt is retired. The designs are cool and the stories even cooler.









Part of It

These shirts are $28 each. They have artists that have chosen different causes and made designs based on these causes. The proceeds go to the cause or charity chosen by the artist and also to keep the Part of It project going.





Re-Shirt

Re-shirt is not so much a cause as just plain inspiration (if inspiration can ever be plain). Each shirt once belonged to someone else and has been given to re-shirt, cleaned and given a serial number. Each shirt has a story and a new life other than in a land fill or the bottom of your closet.



Here are links to some of the other companies mentioned in GOOD:

http://www.statattak.com/

http://www.becauseclothing.com/

http://www.buyameter.org/

http://www.thequietlife.com/

http://www.socialatelier.com/



And remember a percentage of sales from Try Change shirts goes to Volunteers of America Chesapeake. Check out our shirts on Cafepress and stay tuned for some very cool new designs that will be coming to stores soon!


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Free Rice

Do you ever find yourself mindlessly playing a computer game and feeling like you have just wasted a huge amount of time? It happens all the time; one minute you're playing solitaire or mine sweep and then the next thing you know 20 mins has gone by and you have nothing to show for it. Well, here is the answer...FreeRice.com. It's a game but its a game with a cause. Basically you test your vocabulary skills to reach higher levels and with each word you get correct, the advertisers for FreeRice donate the equivalent of 20 grains of rice. You can see it build up in your little bowl. It makes you smarter and it helps the world. You can't lose.

The game was developed by computer programmer, John Breen, in and effort to help his son prep for the SATs. And though I'm sure its helped his son, it has also helped many other people. According to USA Today, players of FreeRice have donated over 15 billion grains of rice! That's enough to feed over 700,000 people for one day...and that's just since October 2007.

So here's your chance...go have some fun, get smarter, and help end world hunger at the same time!

Vince & Chrissie

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MLK Day (Build the Dream)

There are many tributes to honor Dr. King today but there's one ongoing project that I would like to introduce to you today. It's the Washington, DC Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation. to be located at the Mall here in DC. As stated on their website

"The Memorial is conceived as an engaging landscape experience to convey three fundamental and recurring themes throughout Dr. King’s life – democracy, justice, and hope. Natural elements such as the crescent-shaped-stone wall inscribed with excerpts of his sermons, and public addresses will serve as the living testaments of his vision of America. The centerpiece of the Memorial, the “Stone of Hope”, will feature a 30-foot likeness of Dr. King."


The foundations Mission Statement is:

" To commemorate the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by leading a collaborative funding, design, and construction process in the creation of a memorial to honor his national and international contributions to world peace through non-violent social change."


Visit the website to find out how you can help build this worthy memorial.

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Escaping into Hope

This morning while watching the normal Sunday political shows, I saw a little blurb about The Wellness Community. We are always looking for stories of hope and inspiration so I headed over to their website to check them out. Here is a bit of basic info about TWC:

The Wellness Community is an international non-profit that provides support and hope to people with cancer and their loved ones. They offer support groups, classes, and workshops all of which are free of charge.

http://www.thewellnesscommunity.org/pdfs/Fact_Sheet_FINAL_07.pdf

The Wellness Community was founded in 1982 by Dr. Harold Benjamin in Santa Monica. He believed that "People with cancer who participate in their fight for recovery from cancer will improve the quality of their life and may enhance the possibility of their recovery." Actively participating in your own care gives you a sense of empowerment and hope. The Wellness Community helps people with cancer achieve this.

I have personally been touched by the pain of cancer. My father, grandfather and aunt all passed away from the same type of cancer...it is very hopeless and frustrating to feel that you have no way of pulling them out of the pain that they are in. Imagine how the person with cancer must feel...They are trapped by their condition...The Wellness Community strives to help these people and their families escape and find hope.

If you or someone you love is trapped by cancer or if you just need some one to talk to about what you are going through, TWC has a great online support community. There is a public discussion board as well as a support group. The support group is run by a trained professional and is a weekly event lasting 90 mins. There is also a special community just for teens called Group Loop.

If you would like to learn more about TWC, please visit their website at http://www.thewellnesscommunity.org/ or click here to make a donation.

Thank you...

Chrissie

The Globe

Hi there! Chrissie here again taking over the blog...

So today I found out about a new radio station here in the DC area and I decided to give it a listen on the way home. I'm the type of person that likes to listen to a little of everything. I like the radio over CDs because listening to the radio gives you a little bit of a sense of community. You get the news, contests, events, weather...if all you listened to was CDs you might not even know when its going to snow, right? :-)

Well, this new station seems to grasp this concept of community and takes a bit farther to include the "global" community. They still have all the local stuff but if you take a look at their website, you'll see that they also have an interest in things that effect the world as a whole. They are also a green station, meaning that not only do they encourage people to "go green", they actually use renewable energy to power their signal.

I won't give you my opinion on the music; you may not have the same taste as me, but I think its worth giving them a chance. If nothing else its another option.

Oh, and for those of you not in the DC area you can also listen online at:

http://www.947theglobe.com/

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Chrissie

Sneak Peak!!

Here is a sneak peak at one of the new t-shirt designs! The Buddha & speaker are on the front with the Yin-Yang on the back of the shirt.

We would really love to hear what you think so please leave us a comment or send us an email at: trychange@aol.com

Thanks in advance!

Vince & Chrissie

I don't think that Vince has shared this one yet so I thought I'd do a little blog about GoodShop.com. I know the holidays are over but in the spirit of fighting off possible recession and boosting the economy you might as well use some of those gift cards you got. On GoodShop.com you can shop at a variety of retailers by clicking on the links from GoodShop's home page. A percentage of everything you spend goes to the charity of your choice.

GoodShop.com is part of GoodSearch.com which makes a donation every time you use their search engine. 50% of their online advertising revenue goes to charity and they are powered by Yahoo so you're sure to get good search results.

Check out their press release: http://www.goodsearch.com/media/GoodSearch_Press_Release_August_2007.doc

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Chrissie

Getting Closer

It's been a very busy but also rewarding couple of weeks. We have selected the design of our new website which is schedule two launch on January 21st. We signed the Try Change Distribution Contract from Waitex. We also received notification from The Hamilton Group that we have been approved for factoring!!

Everything is in place we just have to get our Try Change T-Shirt samples in hand then were off and running. To top it all off the promotion to my new job begins tomorrow.

Thank you to everyone who takes the time to visit the Try Change Blog.

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Changes

"To exist is to change, to change is to mature, to mature is to go on creating oneself endlessly"- Henri Bergson

2008 is just beginning I have already made a major change in my career. I have accepted a position at the corporate offices of the hotel company that I work for. While I have had great success at the hotel level I feel I owe it to myself to constantly challenge myself by diving head first into new opportunities. So off I go into 2008 with a new job to go along with the launch of Try Change LLC. As stated in the quote above "to mature is to go creating oneself endlessly"

Over the next several weeks I will share with you samples of our Try Change Inspirational T-Shirts, our new website and information on where you find our new collection of Try Change T-Shirts.

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Global MindShift

Recently I came across a very interesting online community called Global MindShift. The goal of Global MindShift is to contribute to the emerging global community. Their mission is to make the emergence of the online community unstoppable. They feel they can help accomplish this mission by connecting individuals and organizations with creative ideas and action plans with each other.

Global MindShift began as a project of the Foundation for Global Community a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization. In 2005 Global MindShift became an independent non-profit organization.

Their website and resources are very interesting. Check them out...

Together we can make a difference!

Vince



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