FACTORY ADJOINS THE RETAIL STORE, WHERE MEMBERSHIP GETS YOU A PLACE TO LEARN, CREATE, DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE. WITH THE FACTORY BEING NONPROFIT, WE WANT TO REPURPOSE UNWANTED AND RETURNED APPAREL AND FOOTWEAR FROM THE BIG SPORT BRANDS, BY REDUCING WASTE, AND HELPING THE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES. EACH CREATOR GETS THE CHANCE TO UPCYCLE, DOWNCYCLE, RECYCLE TO REPURPOSE. WE WILL PROVIDE THE MACHINERY, MATERIALS, TABLETS, PENS AND PAPER TO HELP WITH CREATIVITY. FROM SEWING MACHINES, T-SHIRT PRINTING, EMBROIDERY MACHINES, TO FOOTWEAR BOTTOMING & SEWING MACHINES, WE WILL ENSURE FULL COMPETENCY TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION BEFORE THEY CAN USE. WE WILL HOLD WEEKLY TRAINING SESSIONS EVEN FOR NON-MEMBERS IN OUR COMMUNITIES, TO LEARN NEW SKILLS.
SUPPORT THE ENVIRONMENT
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MACHINE
THE FACTORY WILL BE VISIBLE TO THE RETAIL CONSUMERS, TO GIVE THEM THEATER INTO THE HOLISTIC APPROACH TO THE PRODUCTS LIFECYCLE. THE RAWNESS OF THE FACTORY FLOOR AND DEDICATED MEMBERS WILL HAVE ALL THE EQUIPMENT THEY NEED TO REPURPOSE PRODUCTS BACK TO RESALE. OUR TRAINED STAFF WILL BE ON HAND TO ASSIST.
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PRODUCTS
WITH DONATED PRODUCTS FROM THE BIG BRANDS AND FROM OUR IN-STORE REBORN BOXES. THERE SHOULD BE AN ENDLESS SUPPLY OF PRODUCTS TO CHOOSE FROM, WHETHER YOU JUST WANT TO REPAIR OR UPCYCLE APPAREL, OR SPEND LONGER REPAIRING FOOTWEAR, THE COLOR CODING DONE BY US (UPON ARRIVAL OF DONATIONS) WILL DETERMINE HOW MUCH THE MEMBER WILL EARN FOR EACH ITEM.
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NONPROFIT
ALL PROCEEDS OF MEMBERSHIP AND BUYING OF REPURPOSED PRODUCTS FROM THE MEMBERS, FALLS UNDER THE RETAIL SIDE. WE WONT HANDLE MONEY WITHIN THE FACTORY. BEING NONPROFIT, ALSO MEANS WE CAN GET DONATED MACHINERY AND MATERIALS, OR GET AT REDUCED COST PLUS TAX FREE.