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April 14, 2008

T-Shirt News

This is the last week that the current Match It For Pratchett t-shirts will be available.

Terry's agent, Colin Smythe requested that anything we do doesn't involve Discworld characters. Though the request wasn't specially directed at the T-shirt I feel uncomfortable about the current design. I plan to replace the design with one that is more abstract and less Discworld specific. In the meantime, I've removed the link from the front page but I've left the Cafepress shop running for the time being. If anyone has been thinking about buying a shirt but hasn't yet, you have until next Monday. So get your wallet out now.

So far, we have sold over 170 T-shirts raising $1,700 for the Alzheimer's Research Trust. This is a fantastic amount, and even better, we qualify for a volume bonus worth an additional $321.41. Meaning that in total over $2000 ( £1000 ) will be going to help fund scientific research into Alzheimer's.

Because of how CafePress operate their returns and refunds policy, I do not have access to the money yet. Once I do, I will update the accounts and send the money directly to the trust.

Posted by Chris Tregenza at 03:19 PM |

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