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Calling all YogaDorks: Design a T-Shirt for Haiti Disaster Relief

by YD on January 18, 2010

in News,World News

haiti_port-au-princeListen up! We’ve been wondering what we can do here on YD to help with disaster relief in Haiti after it was rocked by a 7.0 magnitude earthquake January 12, 2010. Well we had an idea and with the encouragement of some fine folks we’re very pleased to announce a design a tee contest to raise money for aid. It’s very simple: YOU send in designs. YOU vote on the winner. YOU buy the tee. WE ALL help Haiti. We’re going to keep this straight up for charity, so basically having the winning design IS the prize (and everyone wins, helping the cause and getting a pretty great tee in the process).

To make things as quick and easy as possible, the winning design will be printed on American Apparel Unisex T-Shirts (s, m, l , xl – color tbd) and will cost $15 + $3 shipping, so $18 total. (those not in the US please give a shout at yogadork@gmail.com for shipping). Once the designs are submitted we’ll have a little poll below for everyone to vote, after which we’ll have a paypal button for purchase. ALL profits will go to The American Red Cross. (http://www.redcross.org/en/) Obviously, time is of the essence – so please submit your designs asap! All submissions should be sent to yogadork@gmail.com by early dawn Thursday latest. Then we can have a vote, take preorders and get these tees in the works! ps. it doesn’t have to be super yoga related, but remember we’re yogadorks here showing our support. Good idea? Send in your designs! yogadork@gmail.com, or if you have the design online, hook up the linkage in the comments below. THANK YOU. (above harrowing photo from boston.com)

DESIGN ENTRIES: Please vote! (in the comments or in the poll below – all will be tallied)

NOTE: numbers are above each design

#1 haitiyogadorkshirtfront #2 haitiom-sarahboyce #3

daynya-shirt-design-1 #4 daynya-shirt-design-2 #5 daynya-shirt-design-3 #6 helphaitiyogi-acoveno #7 heather-sison-haiti #8

yogadorks-for-haiti

#9

heather-sison-haiti-2

{ 67 comments… read them below or add one }

Sam January 18, 2010 at 11:16 pm

Good Evening Yoga Dorks!
I’ve heard that folks will be wearing RED tomorrow in support of Haiti. Join us? Seeing as the Haitian flag is red and blue, maybe the benefit shirt could be a blue “om” symbol on a red shirt to show our unity? Simple but powerful?
Namaste!
Sam

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admin January 18, 2010 at 11:21 pm

sam, that’s a really great idea. thank you!!

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daynya January 19, 2010 at 10:01 am

do you have any guidelines? do you want text? just an image? do you want it to say something about haiti, or yogadork, or just anything goes?
can’t wait to get designin’!

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Nikki Chau January 19, 2010 at 7:38 pm

Hey YD, thanks for running this contest. Barring any major complaints, I’ll be submitting to you my design as seen here: http://www.nikkiyoga.com/transform-t-a-shirt-for-haiti/

There’s a whole back story on the hows and whys and proper thank you and everything in my post.

Thanks.

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Justine Fuller January 20, 2010 at 8:00 pm

We did a benefit yoga class and used red white and blue yarn.

RED for the bloodlines and root chakra that connect us all

BLUE because we have a voice 5th Chakra USE IT!
and
White for HOPE for all the survivors still waiting to be rescued, delivered food water and safe shelter.

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Shelsea Acoveno January 20, 2010 at 10:40 pm
A Red Lotus January 21, 2010 at 12:10 am

wow! nikki and shelsea, those are beautiful designs!

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Heather January 21, 2010 at 1:13 am
daynya January 21, 2010 at 10:37 am

i vote for number 5!

is that what we do? leave a comment?

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Paige January 21, 2010 at 10:44 am

Hey all! I vote for #5!!!!

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Qucifer January 21, 2010 at 10:50 am

My favorite is #5!

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nanpan January 21, 2010 at 10:54 am

I vote for #4

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Yantra Mat January 21, 2010 at 10:59 am

I like number #5 the most so far!!

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Amelia January 21, 2010 at 11:37 am

These are AWESOME! I think you should make the top 3, too many good ones to choose from!

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Yoga Bear January 21, 2010 at 11:43 am

I vote for #6!

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Lindsay January 21, 2010 at 11:50 am

#5 is really great! Love it on the black shirt. I will pass this along to my yoga peeps to vote … thanks!

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charlie January 21, 2010 at 12:58 pm

They are ALL amazing, but I have to say #6! Nice work!

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charlie January 21, 2010 at 1:01 pm

*I mean #5!! Oops!

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therinjustine January 21, 2010 at 1:03 pm

Love it! #5. Lots of cute ones though

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roseanne January 21, 2010 at 1:05 pm

ooooh, so hard to decide! but… my vote is for #3!

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Janine January 21, 2010 at 1:07 pm

#7

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Scott January 21, 2010 at 1:08 pm

#7

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Bossman January 21, 2010 at 1:26 pm

I agree with Roseanne, except that my vote is for #7 (the agree part being that it was “so hard to decide.”)

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JOSE January 21, 2010 at 1:37 pm

My vote is for #7!

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franko ali January 21, 2010 at 1:41 pm

tough choice but i’m going to have to go with 7 too

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erika January 21, 2010 at 2:18 pm

7 and 9!!!!!

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Ann January 21, 2010 at 3:31 pm

Great job everyone! They’re all really good.

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Daniel January 21, 2010 at 3:43 pm

I vote for # 5!

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Deb January 21, 2010 at 4:07 pm

#7!!

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Joe January 21, 2010 at 4:09 pm

I vote #7 too!

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Mischelle January 21, 2010 at 4:12 pm

#7 is great! :)

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Svasti January 21, 2010 at 4:31 pm

Yep, I’m all for #7 – well done everyone!

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Jess January 21, 2010 at 5:19 pm

Fab idea!!!

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susan mcinerney January 21, 2010 at 5:37 pm

Awesome idea! #6 gets my vote!

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Hollie Tucker January 21, 2010 at 6:39 pm

#7 :)

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Kailey January 21, 2010 at 6:41 pm

I like #6 best!!

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Dave S. January 21, 2010 at 6:48 pm

6

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Stephanie January 21, 2010 at 6:59 pm

If I had to wear one, I’d pick #6. It speaks Yoga with a strong message! I can’t wait to see who wins! When will the contest end?

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Samantha January 21, 2010 at 8:31 pm

Definitely #6. You did a great job Shelsea!

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Amy Putkonen (Jewell) January 21, 2010 at 9:52 pm

Wooohoo! YogaDork, you are just amazing! Stopping by your site is just always a treat! (My second visit today!) Love this idea. Let me know when I can buy one!

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amy January 21, 2010 at 10:12 pm

3 is fabulous

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Jesse L. January 21, 2010 at 10:58 pm

I vote for 7!

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Jimmy Ray January 21, 2010 at 10:59 pm

#7, for sure.

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SUE January 21, 2010 at 11:05 pm

#7!! LOVE IT!!

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Trish January 21, 2010 at 11:28 pm

#6. :)

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Jai January 21, 2010 at 11:34 pm

We like #6 ! Beautiful job!

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Devon January 22, 2010 at 1:21 am

Number 7! =)

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eleni January 22, 2010 at 1:24 am

they’re all so good but I think I like #7 best

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Juani January 22, 2010 at 1:43 am

#7 is my favorite! Good job everyone!

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Matcat January 22, 2010 at 2:17 am

I like #7!!!

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