Clemson business produces t-shirts to unite community amid uncertain times

Mr. Knickerbocker is teaming up with other businesses, even some competitors, with its “Clemson Strong” t-shirt campaign.

THE DETAILS ALLEN.YEAH, YEAH BE SOMETIMES WHENYOUR BACK IS AGAINST THE WALLYOU HAVE TO DO THINGS YOUWOULDN’T NORMALLY DO BUT THANKSTO A LITTLE BIT OF CREATIVITYAND SOME LOCAL SUPPORT FROMFANS.ONE SHOP IS HELPING KEEPBUSINESSES AND CLEMSON AFLOAT.WHEN COLD VIRUS FIRST BEGAN TOSHUT CLEMSON DOWN.MR. KNICKERBOCKER RAMP THINGSUP.WE WANTED TO WORK ON SOMETHINGTHAT WOULD HELP REINFORCE ANDSUPPORT SOME REVENUE BUILDINGAND THE COMMUNITY TO KIND OF BEA SAFETY NET FOR THEM.THESE CLEMSON STRONG T-SHIRTSARE BEING PRINTED TO GIVE BACKTO THE CLEMSON COMMUNITY ANDRAISE AWARENESS FOR CITYSTRUGGLING FINANCIALLY THE WAKEOF COVID-19 TO GIVE YOU SOMEPERSPECTIVE WITHOUT STUDENTS.THE CLEMSON POPULATION IS AROUND17,000 WHEN STUDENTS ARE ONCAMPUS THAT POPULATION MORE THANDOUBLES AS THE COUNT FOR 25,000POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS, BUT RIGHTNOW AN OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OFTHOSE STUDENTS AREN’T SHOPPINGAT THESE STORES AND IT’SUNCERTAIN WHEN THEY WILL BEAGAIN IF YOU 721 IN RESPONSE,MR. KNICKERBOCKER IS OFFERINGTHOSE CLEMSON STRONG SHIRTS ATCOST TO LOCAL CLEMSON BUSINESSESEVEN COMPETITORS LIKE THE TIGERSPORTS SHOP SO THAT THEY CANTURN A PROFIT.IT WAS TO REALLY CREATE JOBS ANDCREATE AN OPPORTUNITY TOCONTINUE THROUGH A POSITIVEMOVEMENT THROUGH POSITIVEDIRECTION KEEP PEOPLE WORKING INTHE AREA KEEP SALES MOVING ANDTHE TIGER COMMUNITY HEARING THATCALL FOR HELP IS TAKING ACTIONPURCHASING ALMOST 1,000 SHIRTSSINCE THE CAMPAIGN BEGAN AND ASLONG AS THE CLEMSON FAMILYCONTINUES TO COME TOGETHER, THESHIRTS WILL CONTINUE TO COME OFFTHE LINE.WE KNEW THAT IT WAS SOMETHINGANYBODY THAT BELIEVES ORANGEWOULD GET BEHIND.OF THIS STORY.IS THAT SOME OF THE PROCEEDSFROM THESE SHIRTS SALES AREGOING TO BE GOING TO LOCALRECREATIONAL FACILITIES WHOMISSED OUT ON A HUGE CHUNK OFTHEIR INCOME WHEN THEIR SPRINGSEASONS GOT CANCELLED.JUST ANOTHER TIER TO THE GIVINGBACK HERE IN CLEMSON FOR NOW.WE’RE L