Stories to Make You Smile
For over six years, we’ve been collecting customer stories in our Ink of the Week contest. Throughout the years, we’ve heard from some truly amazing customers about how their CustomInk orders helped to unite their community and take their event to the next level. To show you some of the communities we’ve touched, we’ve compiled a handful of stories that caught our eye this past month.
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Off Like a Herd of Turtles
With their recent reorder, this group of family and friends honored Mike Kipila at a recent American Cancer Society event for prostate cancer called Run for Dad. When this customer lost her dad, Mike, in 2013, she made it her mission to find a cure for prostate cancer and help save the lives of others. Mike was an avid biker and road captain of his motorcycle club, and when he’d look back to his lineup of riders with their helmets on, he’d say “We’re off like a Herd of Turtles.” It’s from this that the team name was born.
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A Louisiana Reunion
Years after Hurricane Katrina displaced many of the residents living in Meraux, Louisiana, this group came together to plan a neighborhood reunion for friends to revisit their roots and catch up with each other. To commemorate the first official reunion, an order of over 250 shirts was organized with the Group Order Form and all the shirts were distributed along Walkers Lane the weekend of July 4th.
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Bright Future for First Graders
With the end of 1st grade coming to a close, Alexis decided to surprise her class with custom tie-dye t-shirts. Throughout the year, there was a yellow sun with sunglasses that hung in the classroom to remind the class to work hard, be happy, and have fun, so it was only fitting that she get a smiley face sun with shades printed on the shirts with the phrase, “My future is so bright I have to wear shades!”
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Burtonsville Wresting Camp
For 20+ years Christy and her husband have been running the Burtonsville Athletic Association Youth Wresting Camp for young boys in the community. “With no air conditioning in the high school, it was a long, hot week for campers and counselors,” but at the end of it all, they celebrated their hard work with custom t-shirts!
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Luck from Chuck – A WINNER!
This charity customer’s 2011 New Year’s resolution was to become a runner. With the help of her first running coach, Chuck, she was able to achieve that goal her first year – running three 5ks. Also occurring that first year was some devastating news of Chuck’s pancreatic cancer diagnosis. Although he soon passed away, to this day she has Chuck to thank for getting her on her feet and helping achieve her goal. She now coaches others through the No Boundaries program and participates in pancreatic cancer run/walks in memory of her dear friend.
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Farewell to a Dynasty
At the end of the year, Cesar Tarrant Elementary School will be closed for good, and the teachers and staff will be going off to different locations. Using our Group Order Form, this group decided to order shirts to commemorate the end of the year. “Though we will be going off to various locations, our shirts will always remind us of the family that we are and always will be.”
Jeff Gregory helps customers find what they need in search engines and loves writing blog posts that help people elevate their experiences.
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