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Teaming Up to #FightAsOne

booty-checkTeamwork makes the dream work, for sure. And whether it’s in business or community, The Dunstan Group has always believed in the power of partnerships. Bringing people together can make big things happen. No place is that more apparent than in the work so many people do in the fight against cancer. Over the years, we’ve had the honor and the privilege to to work with and for the folks at 24 Hours of Booty.

To us and our partners and friends, 24 Hours of Booty is more than a client. They’re a purpose and a cause. Cancer, as they say, doesn’t just impact the patient. Cancer affects families and friends who want to find a way they can fight back, too. And that’s where Booty comes in.

“Each one of us has a story as to ‘why,’ Josh Jones told us. He’s a friend, father, and cancer fighter. “We put that hurt, anger, and emotion into fighting back through the platform that the folks at 24 Hours of Booty have created.”

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The Dunstan Group has been lucky enough to partner with Josh and his LIBSTRONG/Drew’s Crew, Team REEB, and AmWins teams, to turn a dinner party fundraiser into a Charlotte’s largest full-blown, cancer-fighting block party called “Pink to Drink.” And this “good time for a great cause” has raised thousands and thousands of dollars to fight cancer. Just this week, we were able to present a nearly $28,000 check to 24 Hours of Booty from proceeds from our June 1st event.

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booty-release“Everyone involved are perfect examples of our Fight As One mission,” said Mallory Walsh, Executive Director for 24 Hours of Booty, “uniting efforts and resources to further advance the fight against cancer.”

Power in numbers? You bet there is. More than 500 of our friends and other cancer-hating folks came out to support the effort and this good time going on in Charlotte’s Historic South End at Olde Mecklenburg Brewery, Sugar Creek Brewing Company, and Great Wagon Road Distillery. Thanks to you, and our sponsors in Roots Catering, Jones & Hedges Custom Builders, The Pace Development Group, well-run media + marketing, Weekly Rides, and friends, we’ll work together to #FightAsOne.

Hemingway had it “Write”


We recently read an article about the benefits of journaling. Aside from the simple fact that if you write something down you’re less likely to forget it, the practice of regular journaling has some surprising additional upsides. Raising your IQ, staying on task, boosting your memory, and improving communications skills – they’re all gifts we’d arguably like to have and share.

Hemingway said to write what you know, and surely we know more about ourselves than any other subject. It’s no wonder we view a journal as such a very personal item. And presenting a friend, family member, client, or customer with a journal says volumes about the value you place on that relationship. And yes, some of the most successful writers, athletes, inventors, and entrepreneurs keep (or kept) personal journals.

A universal tool, a journal can be used in all sorts of ways, making it a practically perfect gift for just about anyone. A journal can be a daily record of activities, a place to literally put your thoughts down on paper, a spot for taking notes, collecting ideas, making sketches, etc. A journal can follow any form or format that suits the user best. Birthdays, work or personal anniversaries, and other celebratory dates are excellent occasions to gift a journal. But don’t be hemmed in by the calendar; it’s never too late to begin – or encourage – the habit of journaling.

Journals can, of course, be personalized with logos, trademarks, colors, sayings, embossing, etc., to create an absolutely one-of-a-kind gift, award, or marketing piece. Hardbound, leather, spiral bindings are all options, too. Want to kick it up a notch further? Pair a customized journal with a logo’d pen and pencil set, markers, or other quality writing tools to create something really special! Consumers want and appreciate promotional products they can actually use, and writing instruments and desk accessories – like journals – perennially topping those lists.

Ready to write your marketing success story? Start with a call to The Dunstan Group and let us show you how branded merchandise and apparel can work for you.