Hello,

A few weeks ago, Regular Projects and I sold out of the Lynn Shelton Tribute shirts (where all proceeds went to her fund at the Northwest School for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children (NWSDHH)). Soon after, I received a flood of folks asking if I would make his authentic shirt again. I wasn’t sure because the first time, I — along with two very kind anonymous donors — paid upfront to get the shirts made regardless if they sold or not (we knew they would). With everything going on in the world, I wasn’t sure if I would make more Lynn Shelton Tribute shirts again, so I went with a third party, Bonfire, who took care of everything I was doing (the donation, keeping track of every shirt purchased, and shipping the shirts). Regular Projects’ design sold on there and the proceeds went to NWSDHH, but it didn’t feel right. When Regular Projects and I collaborated on this shirt to honor Lynn, it was a labor of love. We both put in hours making this fundraising dream a reality for Lynn. Having a third party handle the shirts, shipping, and proceeds to the school didn’t sit right, so I met with Regular Projects and discussed options to do one more shirt fundraiser to honor Lynn’s legacy.

The first round of shirts was my unique way of donating to Lynn’s fund — I bought 24 shirts, and those proceeds went to Lynn’s fund. I wanted to do this. There were some hiccups along the way — folding 72 shirts is intense! — but it was worth it. People have sent photos or tagged the school and me on social media with them wearing the shirt, and it makes my heart glow. We will be sharing all who sent in a photo on social media in a few weeks! This is all for Lynn, so we’re going to do this one more time. An encore, for Lynn.

Regular Projects and I talked about how to proceed with this round and came to a reasonable agreement. To make the shirts, a minimum of 24 needs to be purchased before he can go to print. As long as that goal is met, he will be able to hand-print every single one like he did last time, super soft shirt with an awesome design and all. Considering how fast they sold out the first time, I don’t think it’ll be an issue but did want to give a heads up on the caveat.

There’s also a change in price. The new price comes with free domestic shipping. If you live across the pond, you’ll have to pay for shipping since it’s quite costly on my end, but there’s no tax, I disabled that for everyone. I upped the price because last time I wanted everyone to pay at cost because I thought it was the right thing to do, but didn’t realize that not that much proceeds would go to the school (we did end up raising $550, which is incredible); I was trying to do a good thing and sell low when I should have gone higher for the non-profit school that’s doing an extraordinary thing for deaf and hard-of-hearing kids, something Lynn had an affinity for. So take comfort in knowing all proceeds will still go to the Shelton/Seal Fund.

The good news is that we don’t have to limit number of shirts purchased, and all sizes are available. I will keep this open until Sunday, July 11th at 11 AM CST, which should be ample time for anyone who wants a shirt or spread the love to people who may want one.

Thanks to all who helped me navigate through the first round, and super thanks to all who sent a photo wearing the shirt — we’ll be posting all of them together (NWSDHH and I). The school wants to share pictures of everyone who bought a shirt, so if you got one and haven’t posted or sent a photo, you can tag the school and me on Instagram at @ChaseKWhale and @NWSDHH, or email me the photo at chasewhale@gmail.com, and I will send to them.

Click on this sentence to get the shirt.

Thank you for honoring Lynn’s cinematic legacy and supporting her fund at the Northwest School for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children.

Your friend,
Chase Whale