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DOT and the friends of the Arab Spring are again hand in hand. First the Libyan t-shirts we screen printed a few months ago; last week we printed for Hana who was originally from Bahrain and today we secured a nice order for printed t-shirts, polo shirts and baseball caps for Hand in Hand. Who’s next? Please form an orderly queue!
‘ A small common man has the chance to dream, to shine in the most perfect light, just for a bright second.
Don’t let the uncaring, greedy machine shackle this true sublime moment ‘
We’ve been whipping up some t-shirts for a cool company called Normal for Norfolk, based in…..you guessed it, Norfolk! It’s in a beautiful part of the county called Wells-Next-The-Sea and the clothing shop sells quirky gear and home furnishings which are described as being ‘normal for Norfolk’ (or N.F.N). The term N.F.N was a derogatory term used by doctors at the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital to categorise some of their more ‘intellectually challenged’ patients. The term was then abbreviated to N.F.N. which could easily be added to case notes for the purposes of quick reference. In some ways N.F.N. has been embraced as a term of endearment, and its popularity demonstrates the admirable ability of Norfolk folk to laugh at themselves. The shop itself is about appreciating the best of Norfolk and celebrating what makes it unique, a relatively unspoilt backwater where most things are best left just as they are. Check it out on Staithe Street if you are hanging out there on hols this Summer.
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We printed 600 t-shirts for the Mad Monk Adventure Race in Derby last weekend; a 10k run, swim and assault course……tired yet?! It was even voted ‘Race of the Week’! Have a look at the piccy of some competitors wearing the t’s which were distributed in goody bags once the event was complete.
Mad Monk and aaa-adventures other races including Water Wipeout in June at Home Pierpoint in Nottingham and Wild Thing in September at Brailsford, are a fresh new concept in the runner’s world. These events are not just a race, they are an adventure with obstacles and challenges to raise your heartbeat and your game! http://www.aaa-adventure.co.uk/Home.html
Check out one of the many designs that came out of the Dot Promotional Clothing print workshop last week (in what was the busiest week we can remember). No one was hurt in the production of these t-shirts, and all of the Printers were counted back in safely.
Congratulations to Max our Print Shop Co-ordinator who has just turned 21. Thanks for being the real reason behind the success of Dot.
Dot Promotional Clothing cleaned up at the Wooden Spoon http://www.woodenspoon.com/ 6 Nations Quiz Night & Charity Auction event held at Antenna http://www.antenna.uk.com/ in Nottingham last week.
Not only did Dot’s very own Richard guess Jason Leonards drinking 15 correctly to win a DFS sofa, but barely back in his seat and it was announced that he had won the prize draw too! Embarassed by this, the prize was put back into the pot.
All at Dot Promotional Clothing were quite impressed at Christmastime when our very own Zach Pillinger popped up in the Queen’s Speech! Check out the sports round up http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7yhg4EIPlA and Zach appears at timing 5.15-5.30. If we could make a big arrow and point to him we would, but take our word for it that he’s in that boat……
Dot Promotional Clothing has recently been involved in screen printing earth positive organic cotton bags and t-shirts for the Nottingham based company, Regenerate Clothing www.regenerateclothing.com. Build My Dreams is a project which was set up by Regenerate Clothing and the Adikaka Foundation (Indonesia). The project is a fund raising project to help children living on the streets of Indonesia through The Peduli Anak Foundation. Regenerate Clothing has launched a range of interactive limited edition organic t-shirts and bags designed by Jon Burgerman, Nick Chaffe and Regenerate. 100% of all proceeds will go towards caring for street children across Indonesia, through The Peduli Anak Foundation and The Adikaka Foundation. For more information, visit the project website http://buildmydreams.org
Nottingham’s premier screen printer, Dot Promotional Clothing, met PenCarrie www.pencarrie.com on tour at the rugby hot bed that is the Leicester Tigers ground. Thanks go out to former Leicester Tigers and England rugby player Ben Kay who showed us around the ground and stadium, and thanks also to PenCarrie for hosting the event. Dot were there to find out what’s new in the garment supply field. Screen printing and embroidery is alive and well in the East Midlands!
Check out our photo, L-R is Richard and Zach from Dot, Ben Kay, and Paul Green from Applegreen Promotions. We would like to take this chance to wish Ben every success with his new career as commentator for ESPN TV.
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