Poll Re; Jennifer Ewing memorial shirts..

Ok girls, tomorrow I am going to check on getting some shirts made as referenced in the post regarding this tragedy.
It will be alot easier if I have some idea on just how many of you would be interested in ordering a shirt.
My idea- and I'm certainly open to a better one, would be to have written on the front:
" No woman should ever be afraid to ride alone"
and "In memory of Jennifer Ewing" under the quote.
I'm thinking a real nice font and maybe purple writing? Or perhaps someone could find out what her favorite color? I don't know if any of you GA girls have a way of finding that out??
Anyway, what do you think? Would you be interested??
I'm guessing that like anything the more that we order the cheaper they will be.

I really like the idea, RM. I suggest they be a cotton/poly mix, as that's what I would wear while riding. L.

Good idea, RM! Count me in!

hope you don't mind my re-posting this from the other thread:

Till this gets produced there is an online book formed for people to post a message to the family:

http://www.legacy.com/Atlanta/Guestb...sonID=18695293

I'm interested. Thanks for taking the initiative!

I'll mention it to my bike club. Being as we're 85-women strong, and in Atlanta, we might have some folks interested. Let me know what I should do.

I am interested.

Please not white shirts! Ash gray, or anything else. I'd prefer 100% cotton, because I don't wear T-shirts when I ride- (well, I would if there was a memorial ride) but I wouldn't wear a poly/cotton shirt just out and about. Technical fabric? Then I _would_ wear it riding...

It'd be cool if we could have some sort of cool graphic, too. Like what, I don't know. Who made the Amici Veloci design? SK? Snap? That's gorgeous!

Wonderful Idea!
I'm interested!!

Thanks!
Karen

Nanci, you make a good point about the fabric. I've seen some simple but nice t-shirts made from a cool technical fabric, but not sure of the difference in cost between that and cotton tees. Also, may I suggest a v-neck vs. traditional round neckline--cooler (heat-wise) and cooler (appearance-wise). A graphic would be great, if someone here could do something original--otherwise we might run into copyright issues.

I think this is a great and thoughful idea. If we could somehow get some of the proceeds from the t-shirts donated to her favorite charity, that would be especially nice.

I'm still catching up on posts and just read through the original posts on the story. This is so terribly trajic. My only option is to ride alone. Scary!

Another idea, (I don't know if RM already has a source of shirts or not) if we decide against technical fabric, is to go through cafepress and then we could each get whatever style/fabric we wanted (I could even get freeze-baby LS!!) all with the same graphic/writing.

I'm getting this image in my mind- I don't know why, but you know at the beginning of Six Feet Under, there's that perfect tree, all by itself on a hill- maybe something like that?

I would be interested, but, please make it wicking material, not cotton. It doesn't have to be a bike jersey, but a plain, v neck wicking shirt that will fit a short person like a shirt, not a dress would be nice.....

I like V-necks better, too.

I would be interested...I think think it a really nice idea for a tribute.

Ok, so I'm at work but plan on trying to do some research today. I was thinking technical fabric as well. Would be a bit more, but I think I know of a source that is still pretty reasonable. What is cafe press Nanci?? Do tell.. sounds interesting!
I'm taking the input and logging it for reference... :D
And yeah, as many people, clubs, etc that want to climb on board- the better it would be!! Quantity ALWAYS equals better price per shirt!

Cafe Press isn't a bad idea.

And I'd definitely want a shirt.

Trek420 -- Thank you for posting the link to the guestbook for Jennifer. I'll be able to write how I feel, to her family.

With regard to the shirts, etc.... I'm beginning to think of horrific tragedies that happen to women world-wide. Whether they are cyclists, runners, swimmers, mothers, etc....

I was thinking about the Central Park Jogger, Trisha Meili, who survived a BRUTAL ATTACK on April 19, 1989....

http://www.centralparkjogger.org/about/index.cfm

Every single day we hear about unthinkable, horrible tragedies that happen throughout the world....

God Bless Jennifer Ewing and her family. She certainly did not die in vain.

I don't know much about getting T-shirts made, etc....., but it's starting to sound a bit like this is more "fashion/material/neck shape, etc., etc...", and is losing what the original concept was, which is to honor Jennifer.

Denise

http://www.cafepress.com/cp/info/sell/products/

This should take you to the wide variety of products you can have personalized at Cafe Press. T-shirts are just the beginning.

Cafe Press let's you open a "shop" and choose your products and how much you want to sell them for. Then Cafe Press does the rest. You send people to the "shop" and they order whatever they want in whatever size they want.

HI Denise,

I want to have a shirt that I wear a lot, because I like it. If it sucks, then it won't get worn and the message won't get out.

NAnci

I second the v-neck, technical, etc.

Just a shirt that's comfortable enough that I can feel able to wear it often. The more questions I can get on it the better.
I also second the Cafe Press idea. I had a friend who had a shop there... not sure if it still exists, but if we can agree on a logo or text that is thought-provoking, beautiful and appropriate to the situation (how would YOU want the shirt to look, if you were her, looking down on all the women discussing it?)
It's certainly an honorable vision, but Denise has a point, and I'm just saying we need to make sure it's something Jennifer would have approved of (if there's any way we can do so) maybe asking her family, or something?

I third the v-neck tech.

I like the idea but whenever you are dealing with a death like this, I think it is really important that the people closest to the decedent have a say in the matter! If they don't like the idea, then we should honor their wishes and not do it.

Don't care what the t shirt is made of.

I don't know a tasteful way to do it, but to me the most important part of Jennifer's story is how hard she fought. That's the part that I carry with me. That's the part that just sings in my veins.

Denise223 "Trek420 -- Thank you for posting the link to the guestbook for Jennifer. I'll be able to write how I feel, to her family."

You're welcome, I'm still trying to come up with what to write myself, words fail me (which is unusual for me) but it does seem like the cycling community is posting to the family. I'm sure at some point when they have time to read them it would matter that people cared to take the time to write.

I just had a thought. Instead of a shirt just for the memory of Jennifer (although she is the catalyst) how about one in memory of as many woman athletes we can think of who's lives were taken? To steal words from someone's on the guest book, how about the tree Nanci mentioned with these women's names and birthdates/last day on the branches and a saying at the bottom "may their spirits live in all of us", or "may their spirits be a part of us" or something to that effect, and a little note underneath of "women supporting women"? Something to that effect. Just a thought...

I am Jenny Ewing's sister. Thank you all so much for your thoughts and prayers. Keep me posted if there is anything I can do to help your efforts in establishing a memorial for her. She truly LOVED being on the trail enjoying nature and talking with God. She was awesome. She was also very careful. Ultra careful!!! You all be safe and take care.

I would be interested, and I'm not very choosey. Tee shirts, both technical and cotton are about all I wear.

Quote:

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Originally Posted by jenny's sister

I am Jenny Ewing's sister. Thank you all so much for your thoughts and prayers. Keep me posted if there is anything I can do to help your efforts in establishing a memorial for her. She truly LOVED being on the trail enjoying nature and talking with God. She was awesome. She was also very careful. Ultra careful!!! You all be safe and take care.

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Thank you! Your family's approval means everything to us. We only want to do something if you are comfortable with it.

I think this is a great idea!! I would be interested. I'm not picky about t-shirts seeing that is about all I wear. I know this is for a good cause and all, but can I mention that being a SAHM and my husband being the only sorce of income, in order for me to purchase one, the price would have to be reasonable. I hope that didn't sound terrible, I don't want to sound like a cheapskate. I use to be involved with a forum that sold t-shirts and such through cafepress and they always seemed so pricey for what you got. I mean I bought a couple through the forum and the transfers faded quite quickly, and the t-shirts shrank. Just wanted to let you know to be careful with that. I don't mind paying the price for something that will last.

Could the sale of the shirts go towards a favorite charity of hers?

[QUOTE=DDH]in order for me to purchase one, the price would have to be reasonable. QUOTE]

Don't feel bad, DDH... while everyone has the loftiest of intentions with this, I think they also know that a lot of us face $ as a very real obstacle in things, too. But I second that. I don't hesitate to give to charities, but I really can't afford a whole lot... (oh, but I'd like to!)

count me in! I do like Nanci's idea about a cool graphic. I mentioned this horrible event on Saturday at a bike club ride and a few ladies were really upset and bothered. I was separated on a ride in a secluded part of town last week and became extremely creeped out. Let's get awareness up and the word out there!

I am interested and the matieral of the shirt does not matter to me.

Ok, so based on the thread from Jenny's sister I am going to look into black, and probably grey or white technical shirts. It looks like purple is the color for the writing. I have emailed her sister for some input on the details and I'll get back to ya'll about that.
I'll give you more details when I get them.
Denise

Sounds great Denise. Keep us updated and thanks for doing this.

Count me in---of course....

An excellent way to build awareness and make this mean something to others.....Hugs Den!

Count me in. I agree to go technical and v-neck, so I will wear it often riding, and get the message out. I know my husband often orders technical shirts from a catalog, Eastbay, very inexpensively. Perhaps the nice gals that run TE could also help us a fine a way to do this inexpensively.

I found a source for coolmax shirts at 13.95 a piece, so I am going to call them today for screenprinting prices. They do screenprinting as well, so hopefully we can do this for under 20.00 a shirt. I'll see tho? I have no idea. I think I'm going to look into cafe press a bit more too. That seemed to be a really good idea.

This is all so sad, but we can all learn from it too. WHile I think riding alone on the trails is obviously less safe than riding on the road alone, I think its something we all need to think about and have an action plan made ahead of time. Twice I was road riding, and followed by creepy guys in cars, and both times I text messaged the License plate numbers to my son, not to alarm him, but just in case. And you can't assume criminals don't ride bikes. Heck, a bike thief not only knows how to ride a bike, but how to strip it down for parts, clean them up, and list them on ebay. So, just cuz someone is out their on a bike doesn't mean they are your friend. Thank you so much for organizing us to do something, anything, to raise awareness of this problem. And to Jennifer's Sister, hearfelt condolences to you and the rest of your family.