Ceasefire

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Well, it's been a very busy couple of weeks for us at Try Change. We expanded into 5 more stores bringing the total of stores that carry the Try Change line to over 30 stores!

Tonight we would like to introduce you to Ceasefire. We learned about Ceasefire from segment on the NBC Nightly News

"CeaseFire is the first initiative of the Chicago Project for Violence Prevention. It works with community-based organizations to develop and implement strategies to reduce and prevent violence, particularly shootings and killings. CeaseFire relies on outreach workers, faith leaders, and other community leaders to intervene in conflicts, or potential conflicts, and promote alternatives to violence. CeaseFire also involves cooperation with police and it depends heavily on a strong public education campaign to instill in people the message that shootings and violence are not acceptable. Finally, it calls for the strengthening of communities so they have the capacity to exercise informal social control and respond to issues that affect them. "

You can learn more about Ceasefire by watching one of their videos:
http://www.ceasefirechicago.org/video.shtml

or visit their website

http://www.ceasefirechicago.org/video.shtml

At Try Change we feel we can all make a difference. For us, we donate 10& of all our profits to Volunteers of America which serves the homeless in the DC,VA & MD areas. We also adopt a homeless family during the holiday season, donate clothes as well as hold an annual Charity yard sale for VOA.You can find our shirts at:

Fashion Mechanics in the Springfield and Manassas Mall
Evado in the Fair Oaks Mall
Shadows in the Forestville Centre
SWANK in the Pentagon City Mall
Millennium in Georgetown
Sport Zone- Selected locations
D-Block-Lakeforest Mall, Gaithersburg MD
First Thangs First- Park Waldorf, Waldorf MD
Next Level Clothing- Ellicott City MD
Turning Point- Laurel Centre Mall, Laurel MD
Turning Point- Eastpoint Mall, Baltimore MD
Turning Point- St. Charles Town Center, Waldorf MD
Turning Point- Security Square Mall, Baltimore MD
Turning Point- Centre at Forestville, Forestville MD
New York Fashions- Charlottesville VA
Fashion Kings- Brudgeport WV
Hot Stepper -Martinsburg WV
Urban Flavor- Old Town, Manassas, VA
Dazzle Inc- Iverson Mall, Hillcrest Heights MD
Kurley's- Greenbelt, MD
Echo for Men- Iverson Mall, Hillcrest Heights MD
Heartbeat- Lake Forest Mall, Gaithersburg MD
Fashion World- Hurlock MD
City Wear- Farmville, VA
Aashik- The Boulevard, Largo MD
M & G- Featherstone Square, Woodbridge VA

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