We are delighted to present our next Donor Spotlight: 643SPIRIT, who donated over $1600 to us during the pandemic. Owner, Megan Lindholm, shared the following:

643SPIRIT opened in 2017 to support the connection people feel when wearing community branded apparel. We were incredibly lucky to have amazing support from our New Albany community and business was great!  Just as we moved out of the basement and into a REAL space in March of 2020, COVID happened!  

Megan Lindholm 643SPIRIT

COVID put a strain on our business as we mainly support schools and sports teams. Although we were worried about business, we were fortunate enough to have food on our tables and our families did not have to worry.  The thought of kids who depend on school lunches for their nutrition or families who lost their only source of income weighed heavily on us. 

 We realized that even during these “unprecedented times”, we could do something to both "save" our business and help the community! Most of our business involves fundraising of some sort, so this spring was the perfect time to put this element into action with a new spin.  We launched the "NEW ALBANY STRONG" tee campaign and committed to donating some of the proceeds to families in our own community experiencing food insecurity, heightened by the pandemic. Once again our amazing community stepped up and supported this mission in a big way.  We were able to donate over $1600 to the NA food pantry through the support of the New Albany Community and remain in our new store.  

We are so thankful to have such an active Food Pantry in our town.  It was very rewarding to support them because they are so good at sharing what they are able to do with their donations.

Thank you for your support, 643SPIRIT!