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BEAR HUG T's are HERE!

2009-05-19T14:03:00.002-05:00

Two-Five's new initiative is under way, and the shirts are now available for purchase. Go to www.25cloth.com to read about this AMAZING initiative and go to the new Two-Five store to buy a shirt today! ... Buy a shirt...change a life...

Have you given away a BEAR HUG today?

Two-Five on FreshRadar

2009-05-02T20:06:00.005-05:00

Check out Two-Five Cloth on Fresh Radar! It is such a cool website/blog that profiles fashion, music, movies, T.V. and more! We are so thankful for the kind words and love knowing that people out there are as passionate about changing lives as we are!

Blog UPGRADE!

2009-04-28T08:57:00.003-05:00

A BIG thank you goes to Kelly at FabulousK Creative for the amazing Two-Five blog makeover. She was so generous to do it for us and only wanted a Two-Five T for payment! ... Thank you, FabulousK, for helping us change lives!

Be Two-Five Weekend

2009-02-25T13:30:00.003-06:00

This past weekend, Two-Five had the awesome opportunity to partner with Horizon Resources and Burgundy Road to have its first "Be Two-Five Weekend" in Abilene, Texas. Seven Abilene churches were involved...listening to awesome speakers, fellowshiping with friends, and being two-five (Matthew 25:34-40) by doing lots of community service. It was a great weekend...one that definitely changed lives. Have you been "two-five" today!? If not, it's not too late! Buy a shirt and change a life RIGHT NOW! ...Here's more about the weekend...

400 admission bracelets & Be Two-Five T's were worn...

Awesome speakers were heard...Two-Five shirts were modeled...

And, even more lives were changed through Two-Five Cloth. This guy bought 5 shirts and gave 5 children in Liberia meals for 2 weeks! WOW!
Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.

Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?' The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.'

Matthew 25:34-40

New Initiative! Feed the Hungry TODAY!

2009-02-09T10:00:00.002-06:00

Food is something so easily taken for granted. We are so blessed to be in America! Most of us do not have to worry about going hungry. In Fact, we throw away 14% of the food we purchase.

Many people are not as fortunate...
-3.5 billion people in the world live on less than $2/day
-Every year 15 million children die of hunger-A child dies of hunger every 5 seconds
-854 million people will go to bed hungry tonight
-The number of people who die as a direct result of malnutrition equates to dropping a Hiroshima bomb every three days!

Statistics confirm that food supplies are more than sufficient to feed every man, woman, and child on earth. This quarter, Two-Five invites you to give hope to the hungry. Every shirt purchased provides a child in Liberia, Africa with daily meals for two weeks!

Buy a shirt…Give Hope…Change a Life.

Happy FIRST Birthday, Two-Five Cloth!

2009-02-05T10:06:00.001-06:00

This week, Two-Five Cloth had every reason to celebrate! ... After quite a bit of stress, lots of fun, and even more work, 25 had it's very FIRST BIRTHDAY! And, after only ONE YEAR, Two-Five Cloth changed FIVE LIVES A DAY!

On our first birthday, we reminisced about where we were a year ago...

And where we are now...

We celebrated the fact that we...
gave clean water to many people in Africa...
helped children walk that were born with club foot...
provided chickens to families in India ...
and
gave some relief to those that were
terribly affected by hurricane Ike...

And, now, in our 2nd year...we're doing something else to change the world...
we're helping feed starving children in Liberia!

Here are the facts...
It's heartbreaking, huh?
So, we're excited...and hopeful! We're ready to change even more lives in 2009...maybe that FIVE lives a day will double...and on 2-5-10, we can say that Two-Five Cloth changed TEN LIVES A DAY! The thought gives me chills!

CHANGE A LIFE...BUY A SHIRT TODAY!

New initiative...& HOODIES!!!

2008-11-17T08:29:00.002-06:00

Two-Five Cloth is excited to announce the new initiative to help those that were greatly affected by Hurricane Ike (see below!) Also, go to www.25cloth.com to buy a COOL HOODIE or an Ike Relief T! What an awesome Christmas gift for so many people on your list...and how awesome that you change lives at the same time!!!
Hurricane Ike was the third most destructive hurricane to hit the United States. Damage from Ike in America is estimated at 27 billion dollars, and over 100,000 homes were flooded in Texas. While Ike has come and gone, its devastation will continue to linger as we begin to piece back together what Ike has shattered.

Life for those who survived Ike will forever be changed. Some will mourn the loss of loved ones, while other will return to homes that have been destroyed and jobs that no longer exist. What would you do if you went home today to helplessly find it in ruins? What if your community was destroyed and your life as you knew it had disappeared before your eyes? In your desperation, what would you want others to do for you?
Join with Two-Five this quarter in restoring the lives of those affected by Hurricane Ike. With every shirt purchased from 25cloth.com you are changing the lives of those living in the aftermath of Ike. Over 40% of the proceeds from Ike relief shirts and 25% of all other shirts go towards providing food, building supplies, clothes, and other necessities to these victims. You have the ability to bring comfort, peace, and restoration to hurting people. Will you join us?

New Online Store...New Shirts!!!

2008-09-23T15:34:00.004-05:00

The new Two-Five store is up and running...that means the Lil' Two Five shirts are finally available for purchase. There are also some new, cool designs for "big people" too! So, check out the new store, the new look of the site and change someone's life by buying a shirt that provides a chicken for a family in India!!!

Buy a shirt...change a life!!!

The Trendy Mommy

2008-09-17T11:48:00.004-05:00

Check us out on The Trendy Mommy website! Enter to win a Lil Two-Five T for your lil one!

Two-Five in Ghana, Africa

2008-09-05T09:40:00.002-05:00

Recently Kolby and Emily Kerr went to Ghana, Africa for a three-week volunteer placement at Village Exchange Ghana. They worked primarily with their micro-credit program and Kolby spent some time teaching English to local youth. The micro-credit work involved assessing and selecting loan candidates, organizing workshops, reviewing business plans, and setting up new loan groups. Offering these small loans to the disadvantaged women of Ghana is VEGs main tool for poverty alleviation. ... What an awesome example these two are of "Being Two-Five!"
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Thank you, Kolby and Emily for making a difference in the world and for telling us about it!

This is a picture of Emily learning how to weave kente cloth in the village of Tafi Atome.
Kolby and Emily with some kente cloth weavers.
Biking back from the village.
Kolby with thier tour guide, Wonda.

They're HERE!

2008-08-21T08:58:00.002-05:00

Lil' Two-Five is HERE and it's SUPER COOL! They'll be up on the site soon...so be checking!

New Initiative...Buy a family a chicken TODAY!

2008-08-06T16:22:00.003-05:00

Survival is not something that most of us have to struggle with on a regular basis. But, for many families in India, it is something they are confronted with everyday. They are consistently wondering if their families will have food for the coming days or even weeks at a time. For these people, a rooster and hen are not pets. They are the source of up to 40 dozen eggs a year! When a pair produces chicks, a flock develops that will provide nourishment and income for years.

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This quarter, when you buy a shirt from Two-Five (25cloth.com), you are giving a family in India a chicken. By this simple act, you will be providing them with food from the eggs produced and a source of income. This can literally change the fate of the family and the community in which they exist.

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By simply purchasing a shirt, you are changing a family's life. What other shirt do you have that has made someone's life better or given them hope? Our desire is that this is just the beginning of your journey in making a difference in the lives of others.

Go to www.25cloth.com to buy a shirt

and change a life TODAY!

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Be looking for NEW DESIGNS and Lil' TWO-FIVE Coming NEXT WEEK!!!!

Lil Two-Five...COMING SOON!

2008-07-22T16:01:00.003-05:00

We are so excited to announce that Lil Two-Five is about to make it's debut. We're going to carry sizes NB to 4T to start...with two awesome designs! ...but in LOTS of fun colors! So, be checking http://www.25cloth.com/ around mid August to get a T-shirt for your favorite Lil one and change a life!

Check Out Two-Five's My Space...

2008-05-17T15:29:00.002-05:00

It's REALLY cool!
www.myspace.com/25cloth

New initiative...Help cure club foot TODAY!

2008-05-05T16:03:00.003-05:00

Every year, 200,000 children are born in developing countries with club-foot. Untreated, that would be 2 million children with disabilities in the next 10 years. This is NOT a minor disability, yet it is a simple fix.
These children are seen as burdens on their families and are rejected by the community. At times, it has been said that they are cursed by the devil. They cannot walk to school to get an education, or contribute to their community. It is too difficult physically and emotionally.
25 Cloth is now partnering with an organization to help these children. This quarter, when you buy a shirt, you will also supply the cast materials for one child. With your purchase, a child will have the opportunity to heal properly and enjoy one of life's basic functions--to walk. Thank you for joining with 25 Cloth to make a difference.

NEW Designs NOW at www.25cloth.com!

2008-05-01T15:07:00.003-05:00

Check out the NEW designs at www.25cloth.com!

Buy a shirt...change a life!!!

Q Conference in NYC

2008-04-25T22:37:00.003-05:00

On April 9-11, Matt and Brad (the founding partners of Two-Five Cloth) traveled to New York City to attend the annual Q Conference...an elite culture conference that they were invited to for Two-Five. It was such an awesome opportunity to be able to share the dream and vision of the company with so many influential people. Not only did they hear awesome speakers and a private concert from The Fray, but even got chosen to be one of ten people that got to speak for 3 minutes about their company on stage. We are excited to see how the people from the conference will help to change lives with Two-Five!

Here is Courtney from Fermi. She leads the Rwanda Clean Water campaign that Two-Five has supported this first quarter. She wore her Two-Five shirt the first day of the conference so that Matt and Brad could easily spot her! ...

Matt and Brad at Gotham Hall in NYC (where the conference was held)...

Jamie Tworkowski from 'To Write Love on Her Arms'...

Being Two-Five in Houdurus

2008-04-16T14:35:00.004-05:00

A group from CCBC recently went to Hondorus on a mission trip. Here is the letter that Austin Moss, the youth pastor, wrote about their experience Thank you, CCBC for "being two-five!"...
Cottonwood Creek Baptist Church recently partnered with 25 Cloth to go on a mission trip to Honduras. We took 20 people from our high school ministry including students and volunteers. The group was led by an organization called Extreme Missionary Adventures (XMA).
So what did we do? We flew into San Pedro Sula, drove five hours to a town called Olanchito, and the next day began hiking on foot into the jungle. We visited three jungle villages: La Balsa, Canoa, and Chile. We hiked for hours to get to the villages. Once we arrived, we were able to show God’s love to the villagers by passing out the Jesus bracelets with the black, red, white, blue, green, and yellow beads. We also gave out Beanie Babies to the children. We played games and told them Bible stories all day, and there was one thing that we did at every village we went to. We couldn’t leave without playing soccer against the men in the village! Soccer was the only sport that they knew and they loved it! They used machetes to quickly build some make-shift goals and the game was on.
Futbol, or soccer certainly wasn’t our game. We got beat, but we had fun and we were able to break down a lot of barriers that had been keeping these people from knowing Christ. Each night we showed “The Jesus Film” in Spanish and our Honduran pastors would give an invitation. At the village of Canoa, a village that only had 18 families, 20 people came to know Jesus as their savior that night. It was amazing!
After four days in the villages, we returned to Olanchito to visit an orphanage, make repairs to their Christian radio station, and join the local church for a celebration service. The people of Olanchito welcomed us everywhere we went, and we were able to build up their body of believers.
Even though our group went to Honduras with a mind to change the world, something else happened while we were there. God showed us how people who looked poor to us could be rich in spirit. These people were completely happy and they were satisfied by God. As it turns out, God changed our world as well.

Thank you 25 Cloth for being a part of our mission to Honduras.

- Austin Moss
High School Minister
Cottonwood Creek Baptist Church
Allen, TX

BE 25!

Amplify

2008-04-10T09:19:00.003-05:00

On April 5th, Sigma Phi Lambda at Oklahoma State hosted their annual outreach concert. Two-Five Cloth had the unique opportunity to design the shirts! (Thanks to our college rep, Nikki.) Due to the large number of shirts purchased, well over 100 lives were changed! Thank you, Sigma Phi Lambda, for making such a huge difference for the people of Rwanda!

Click on this year's bands to see their web sites...

Arlis Moon...

Matt Lowery...
Topher...
and Up From Under!

Some pics of Sigma Phi Lambda's and friends at the concert...

Don't forget that YOU can change lives too! Go to www.25cloth.com to find out more!

Angel Fire

2008-04-08T15:11:00.004-05:00

Instead of hanging out in the Devil's Bathtub, Jarrett spent Spring Break in Angel Fire, Colorado! He looked extra cool snowboarding in his Two-Five cloth Tree T!
Have you changed a life yet?

Devil's Bathtub

2008-04-03T11:37:00.003-05:00

During Spring Break, our college rep, Nikki, went to Falls Creek in the Arbuckle Mountains.
She and her friend, Kristen, proudly repped their Two-Five gear as they took some cool pics in the Devil's Bathtub!

Fatal Formality

2008-03-31T11:00:00.004-05:00

Last night, Two-Five made an apperance at the Five for Five Concert at CCBC. We got to rock out to some awesome bands...Fatal Formality, Dizmas, Breaking the Silence, Children 18:3, Cayerio, and Kessler. ... How awesome is it that Tim Hernandez {from Fatal Formality} was wearing a No Record T.

And, here are some of the winners from the drawing we had last night. Christina won 5 Two-Five shirts and was SUPER excited! CONGRATS!

"Don't Be Cruel"...Buy a shirt, change a life!

2008-03-18T10:06:00.004-05:00

Our good friend, Russell Stanphill, recently went to Tennessee and sported his Two-Five No Record T around Elvis' old stomping grounds! I'm sure THE KING would have loved this shirt...and you will too! Buy a shirt, change a life!

***And, if you have any cool pics of you or your friends wearing Two-Five T's, send them to brittney@25cloth.com. You could end up on our blog!!!

VOTE on Your Favorite NEW Design!

2008-03-07T16:01:00.008-06:00

Two-Five is excited to show off new T-shirt designs. Check them out and vote on your favorite in the poll on the right side of the blog. The winner will be the first NEW shirt that we'll sell at www.25cloth.com.

New RWANDA T Available Today!

2008-03-05T10:37:00.005-06:00

Check out our NEW Rwanda T! What an awesome way to show that you not only bought a shirt from Two-Five, but you also changed a life! Help someone in Africa to be

THIRSTY NO MORE!

Go HERE to get yours today!!!

MONKS

2008-03-01T10:55:00.002-06:00

Two-Five is now officially being sold at MONKS Coffee Shop in Abilene, Texas. We are very excited to partner with MONKS owner, Jerry Hendrix, to change even more lives. If you live in Abilene, or are ever passing through, be sure to go downtown to MONKS, get your caffeine fix, and buy a cool T or two!

Great NEWS!

2008-02-29T21:40:00.008-06:00

Today was a great day for Two-Five...due largely to a story about our company by Darrell Ankarlo on his radio show. Ben Ankarlo (Darrell's son) passionately explained the vision of Two-Five and why you would want to join this amazing movement! After his time on the air, our website 'hits' skyrocketed and so did our sales! Thanks to these men, we are well on our way to digging our second well for the people in Rwanda! Have you changed a life yet? If not, buy a shirt now! The people of Rwanda are counting on you!

Click Here to hear the radio show! (When you get there, move to the last 5 minutes of the show to hear Ben talking about Two-Five!!!)

Here are our website stats for the week...Look at TODAY! WOW!...

Buy 2, Get 1 Free during Concert Series!

2008-02-25T10:03:00.000-06:00

Two-Five Cloth will have a booth at each of the concerts at Cottonwood Creek Baptist Church! Come listen to some cool bands and check out the awesome shirts that 25 has to offer! We'll also let you buy 2 shirts and GET ONE FREE if you come see us! Email Brittney@25cloth.com if you have any questions!

Two-Five BABY Coming Soon!

2008-02-18T09:33:00.004-06:00

Please leave a comment if you would be interested in buying a 25 Baby shirt and changing the life of a CHILD! More details and designs coming soon...

We're UP & RUNNING!

2008-02-14T06:47:00.003-06:00

Click here to BUY A SHIRT!

Keep Checking...

2008-02-09T21:34:00.001-06:00

We are so sorry that our online store is not quite working. We are eagerly awaiting all of the 'kinks' to be worked out so that you can buy a shirt. Please continue to check the site often and cross your fingers that it's up and running soon! Thank you for your patience!

Already changing lives...

2008-02-08T07:04:00.000-06:00

After our first weekend of sales (before the site was even up), we sold enough shirts to provide 81 people in Rwanda clean water! We considered that a HUGE success and look forward to the site being ready to take orders. Check http://www.25cloth.com/ throughout the day today and watch for the shopping cart to be up and running! Then... buy a shirt...change a life!

Two-five's first customer...one life changed...thousands to go...The two-five team...

The Beginnings of 25 Cloth!

2008-02-07T17:17:00.000-06:00

Two-Five is a clothing company that is dedicated to changing lives and making a difference. Every quarter, Two-Five will have a different initiative that will feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, clothe the naked or help the sick and the broken. For our first quarter, every shirt purchased provides a person in Rwanda with clean water for life. It’s that simple! Buy a shirt, make a difference.

Two-Five is not just about selling T-shirts or helping people in need. It’s about creating a new culture; a new culture where significance, not success, is the measure of who you are. Can you imagine a world where self-promotion no longer existed and self-sacrifice took its place? At Two-Five, we believe your life is a story. Is it going to be worth telling? We hope that Two-Five is just the beginning of your story. We hope that you find significance in the giving of yourself for the gain of others. We hope when all is said and done, there will be bus loads of people who you impacted by the sacrificial life you lead.

Please go to www.25cloth.com to start making a difference today!

Buy a shirt...change a life!!