Holstee fan Kyle Baker was rocking his Upcycled T-shirt at the recent Sasquatch concert at the Gorge! Here is what he had to say: "You wouldn't believe (or maybe you would) how many comments I got on the shirt. Tons of people in the food/latrine lines and a lot of people in the campground too wanted to know what was up with it and where it was from." Read Kyle's full review of the concert plus more photos here on his blog. Check out this photo with one of our favorite groups, Vampire Weekend, on stage in the background!

I hope everyone is enjoying the World Cup!  I know I was psyched to see the US tie it up up with England and was gladly surprised with Germans win over Australia. Wins and losses aside, I need to note the design of this Dutch fan's t-shirt! I love the functional design, absolute genius! When you pull the shirt over your head it perfectly exposes the hidden face design on the inside of the shirt. I want one!

We are very proud to announce, that we completed two more microloans through Kiva.org this week! This round we lent to the "Amigas Unidas Group" from Peru and Elda Tenazoa Upiachihua, also from Peru: The "Amigas Unidas Group"

Here is a little bit of information about the "Amigas Unidas Group": The group has 11 members, all of them running their individual sewing business. Jadee Noemi is the president of the group. She is 30 years old and has two children. Jadee has a small workshop in her home. She started off in the workshop of a neighbor and there she learned how to mend and at the same time she started to study how to cut and sew. With the first earnings from sewing, Jadee was able to buy a sewing machine with which she made shirts to sell. Today she makes t-shirts in greater quantities and will use the loan to invest in material to produce more items. Holstee feels connected to Jadee's story, so we are proud to support her aim to achieve financial stability, which allows her to pay for her kids education. Elda Tenazoa Upiachihua

Elda is 35 years old, married and has two children, both of whom are school-aged and still dependent on her. Elda sells beauty products and gradually she became better known among her customers and residents of the community. She will use the loan to stock her business. We've chosen Elda because we are impressed by her tenacious spirit and wish to get ahead through her own efforts. Kiva.org introduces Elda as a "woman that is happy with the work she does every day and is grateful to the Manuela Ramos Movement for contributing to her meeting her goals and having her dreams come true."

On Thursday (march 18th) and Friday (march 19th), we will share our passion with you in Union Sq, NYC - to get some sun, introduce you to our new team members... and of course to present our latest Holstee products! We will be there from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. If you are around, step by and enjoy some of our freshly Holstee made organic lemonade with us while listening to some good boombox tunes. And just in case you have some old t-shirts at home (no holes, no stains, well fitting), donate them to us and you will receive $10 off of one of our new shirts. So, come out and join us. We can't wait to meet you!