By: Jamila Callwood
Tees for Funds is a veteran-owned business in Columbia, South Carolina, that for more than three years has helped many churches, schools, organizations and groups of all types raise funds for their cause. Through their Christian T-shirt catalog fundraising program, custom-designed flyers and most recent addition the Local Buy catalog, Tees for Funds holds a vision to help out and support our schools, community, local businesses and state.
Shorn and Jamila Callwood, owners of Tees for Funds, hold a true passion in helping others reach their goals and work to offer trust and support that can’t be found anywhere else. The company works hard to strongly communicate the support they have for local businesses and only works with South Carolina schools, groups and businesses to help grow local and put everything back into our community.
Tees for Funds has a mission for 2017 to work and grow with each group they have the pleasure of fundraising with, as well as all local businesses, so that together great things can be achieved. Through the launch of their newest project, the Local Buy catalog, coming out in spring of 2017, just this is going to be accomplished.
Usually, Tees for Funds would help others raise funds through their custom-designed T-shirt and apparel catalogs, which included a variety of adult and children’s T-shirts, hoodies, jackets, hats and more. Now, they are officially launching the new Local Buy Fundraising Catalog to use with all fund-raisers. The Local Buy catalog will feature a wide assortment of products from local businesses across the state, in addition to all of the custom-designed apparel items they have traditionally used in fund-raisers. This approach creates a strategy in which Tees for Funds will now be able to help grow and support local businesses while also putting all of the money back into our state to benefit the community as a whole.
The biggest benefit of it all is that everyone on the Tees for Funds team wins! The businesses featured in the catalog expand and bring in additional revenue throughout the year, and the catalog also helps local groups achieve their goals and raise funds—all of this while also helping us all to grow as a community at the same time. When money stays in our community, the local tax dollars help support schools and neighborhoods, roads and infrastructure, police and fire departments and keep us all working! The benefits that are to come from the Local Buy catalog are endless and expand across many possibilities and opportunities for everyone involved.
The Local Buy catalog will include products of all types, such as apparel and jewelry, food, pet products, home decor, infant and children’s items, bath and body products, college fan favorites and more! The catalog will even feature a selection of products from veteran-owned businesses to help extend the support out even more to those who have served our country. With such a wide variety of things to choose from, there’s sure to be something for everyone!
“Our main priority is to not only help the schools and groups across our state raise the funds they need but also to help grow the local businesses and communities as well,” Jamila Callwood, owner of Tees for Funds, says. “As a community, we all form together to create a team, and as a team, we should all work to grow together. That’s why we focus on local, so as a state, we can strengthen our schools and organizations while also generating revenue that goes right back into our state. Everyone’s a winner on our team, so we invite you all to join us!”
Catalog vendors featured can rest at ease, as very minimal effort on their end is needed to participate and have their items listed in the catalog. Tees for Funds does all the work! At the end of each fund raiser, all vendors will be provided with the orders that were placed for their items, in which they will then simply send all items ordered to the company headquarters in Columbia and then get a check for their profit. Tees for Funds handles all distribution and labor from there on, making it easy for any business to enjoy the benefits of participating and being a vendor in the Local Buy catalog.
Tees for Funds looks forward to a year full of success with the Local Buy fundraising catalog throughout 2017 and cannot express enough the excitement for the results that are to come after this first year with the project. As Tees for Funds continues to work hard to support our local community and help to create success for everyone in it, they would like to invite others throughout the state to join their team and grow together with them!
Jamila Callwood is originally from St.Thomas, Virgin Islands but now lives in Columbia, South Carolina with her husband, mother, daughter and son. Army veteran, now entrepreneur Jamila’s many years of management and leadership experience, education, and certifications has helped her to coach and mentor others. She loves to travel, South Korea being one of her favorite places. She is the founder of The BeauTeeful You Project but she also supports her husband in their two other businesses, Phenomenal Tees and Phenomenal Tees for funds. For more information on any of her businesses, email her at phenomenalservices@mail.com.