When disaster strikes, people in western North Carolina extend a helping hand. It’s a part of the local culture. M-Prints, a Watauga county business, has created t-shirts to benefit the American Red Cross Haitian Disaster Relief Fund. Businesses across the high country are responding by selling them at their perspective locations. The idea is that by increasing the availability of the shirts at different types of businesses, the public will have a greater response. “Many Hands Make the Load Lighter” is the theme of the t-shirt. To make this opportunity accessible to businesses and individuals wanting to contribute, Highland Craftsmen Inc is transporting the t-shirts to businesses in Avery and Mitchell Counties that have daily foot traffic. Currently two businesses, Mountain Lumber Company in Foscoe and DTs Blue Ridge Java in Spruce Pine are selling the shirts in their areas. Companies such as these are staples in their communities. As such, they were eager to help.
Shirts are $10 each with $7.50 of each sale going directly to Red Cross. For a list of places to purchase t-shirts and get full details, click on this link. If your business is interested, you can contact M-Prints or Chris McCurry at HC for details.
