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COMMUNITY
A family friend introduced me to
the Director of Corporate Philanthro
py at Carter’s, a company that makes
baby clothes. The director informed
me that Carter’s was eager to help and
would be able to donate clothes.
I went home and thought about what
I could do with Carter’s baby clothes.
I decided that I
would ask Cart- .
er’s for white, baby '
bodysuits and then
I would create de
signs to be printed
on them. I would
sell them and the
funds that I gen
erated would go to
the orphanage in
Russia.
Once Carter’s
accepted my re
quest for white,
baby bodysuits, I
called a few screen
printers around
Atlanta. I told
them about my
story and idea, and
asked if they would
be able to imprint
the bodysuits at a
reduced cost. West Paces Design Inc.
was able to print each bodysuit for $1
and waive all other costs. I also received
a reduced cost on printing of tags for
the bodysuits.
At home, I brainstormed names for
my new company. After much deliber
ation, “Tiny Tees” seemed appropriate.
My mom helped me come up with three
designs to print on the bodysuits.
I decided to package three bodysuits
together in a cellophane bag to make
a gift pack. There would be a girl gift
pack and a boy gift pack; the designs on
the bodysuits would be either pink or
blue. I would wrap the packages with
either blue or pink raffia.
The last step was to find out who
would sell the gift packs. I made ap
pointments at baby stores and gift
stores with baby departments. I told
the manager or owner of the store my
story, and asked if they would join in
my efforts to help children in Russian
baby houses. I successfully secured four
stores: Baby Braithwaite, Fragile Gifts,
Gretchen’s Children’s Shop and Kanga
roo Pouch. While all of these stores are
located in Sandy Springs or Buckhead,
I hope to expand to areas in the future.
After all of this planning, it was
time to present my idea to the board.
I planned a 15-minute presentation in
which I shared my passion, laid out my
idea and showed how I would use the
$2,500. After two weeks of anticipa
tion, I received the start-up money and
Tiny Tees went into action.
Tiny Tees gift packs now are being
sold for $24.95 in the four retail stores
and promoted through a Facebook
page (www.facebook.com/TinyTeesAt-
lanta) that I am constantly updating. I
am also working on creating a website.
I hope that in the future, I can create
more Tiny Tees products, such as blan-
“I want graduates from the
program to question the
status quo, look for oppor
tunities to serve, wherever
they may be found, and
consider the possibility of
‘what can I do to have an
impact on the world, both
locally and globally.’”
- QUINTON WALKER
HOLY INNOCENTS’
kets or bibs.
Two other students in the class also
received funding.
One has a passion for women’s rights
and dogs, so she decided to put the two
together. She is placing dogs from high-
kill shelters into women’s shelters, in
order to give the dogs a home and to
emotionally sup-
, port the women.
I The other stu
dent traveled to
Kenya one sum
mer and noticed
that while many
citizens there
owned a cell
phone, most did
not have a place
to charge them.
She decided to set
up solar-panel sta
tions that would
charge the phones.
These stations
would also provide
a source of work
for residents.
It is amazing
how the efforts of
one person can
change a life. My
cousin’s adoption made me aware and
showed me I have the ability to help.
Stacy Bubes is a high school intern
with Reporter Newspapers.
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