Living Through Our Mission Of Giving Back

​A brand without purpose is just clutter for the mind. As we navigate the online world, we see a LOT of clutter. Most of it consist of brands only talking about themselves. The negative world we live in has brought a self-centered focus to our daily lives and unfortunately that has crossed over to the business world. So we want to change that by helping businesses focus on something other than them. It starts with kindness and continues through specific organizations creating better communities.

Beginning Summer 2019, a portion of every project goes towards an organization or endeavor that you choose. Below are just some of the ways we've partnered with our customers to provide support, through both money and time. We are always looking for the next endeavor to support so if you have a charity, organization, or event that you feel could use some help, please let us know. 
TOGETHER, WE ARE ALWAYS STRONGEST. TODAY IS THE BEST DAY TO HELP SOMEONE.

3 Ways To Get Involved With Our Central Mission: One Small, Daily Act of Kindness 

An App For Kindness​

INVEST IN A BETTER SOCIETY

The BEtter. app is being created so daily acts of kindness become the norm. We expect a prototype to be complete by the middle of summer 2019.

A Community For Kindness

JOIN THE FACEBOOK GROUP

This group is an easy way to stay connected with like-minded people. The only posts allowed are ones that speak about helping a person, an animal, or a community.

Vote For Kindness

YOUR VOTE MATTERS

Brian Sly is driving the kindness mission through a competition known as The Next Impactor. Your votes help get the message to tens of thousands of people. You can vote daily!

Incredible Organizations We Partner With That Could Use Your Support​

HELP ADULTS WITH AUTISM
​FIND JOBS & HOUSING

The Mission: To find, develop, and promote the solutions that allow adults with autism to make choices, live as independently as possible, hold jobs, feel connected to their communities, and become participating members of our society.
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Adults with autism are some of the brightest, more compassionate people in this world. However, they have trouble with social skills so they are often overlooked for housing or jobs, when they would be your most dedicated worker/tenant. 

HELP YOUNG GIRLS
BECOME EMPOWERED

The Mission: To assist young girls in developing life skills for becoming confident, strong young women.
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The ChatterGirls programs help young girls between the ages of 8-14 build up self confidence, overcome shyness or anxiety, deal with life's bullies, and interact more with family and friends. Parents of program graduates have overwhelming said they now connect much more with their daughters.

HELP STUDENT ATHLETES
​PREPARE FOR MORE THAN SPORTS

The Mission: Students can attend school, play the sports they love beyond their own expectations, take care of their mind & bodies along the way, and graduate with little to no debt.
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​Empowering Athletes events provide everything a student athlete would need to succeed in life. This includes information and training from current and former professionals, nutritionists, financial advisors, mindset coaches, personal trainers, and more.

ENTREPRENEURSHIP
​MENTORING

Since we're a big proponent of furthering education, when District 214 mentioned they had a brand new entrepreneurship program coming together, we knew we had to get involved. The program is designed to show high school students what it's like to start their own businesses. They form groups, come up with a new business idea, build the business plan, and develop every aspect of the business. At the end of the year, they pitch their ideas to judges for a winner at each school. Those winners then compete at a district event for $2,500 to help legally form their business and get it off the ground. 

SPECIAL OLYMPICS
POLAR PLUNGE​

Since all polar plunge donations go directly to the Special Olympics, Brian wanted to raise as much money as possible. To make it fun and competitive, he offered to wear whatever the largest donor told him to. When our accountant's firm came in with the largest donation, Brian had to show up in whatever a baby would wear. Not only did the Special Olympics get hundreds of dollars, we all got to see Brian jump into the icy cold water with a Batman pajama onesie! If you ever plan on doing the Polar Plunge, Brian's advice is don't wear anything 100% cotton. It was like carrying an extra 100 pounds when it collected all that water.
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TEAM SPONSORSHIPS
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Over the past 5 years, Emblem has sponsored numerous teams, including for the Tough Mudder, Warrior Dash, and Softball. The 2018 softball team took 2nd place. This year we expect a 1st place trophy!