SUPers Run Campaign for Ocean Friendly Fabrics

 

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SAN DIEGO, California - PuraKai means Pure Ocean and is a company co-founded by·Noel·and Megan Huelsenbeck, a father and daughter team·who make eco-friendly men's and women's organic cotton clothing from what they call "Ocean Friendly" fabrics. As surfers and stand up paddle boarders their mission with PuraKai is to create a socially responsible business "For the Love of Water,” meaning they want to eliminate synthetic herbicides and pesticides from the rivers, lakes and streams, which ultimately dump into the ocean.

 

Using eco-friendly and "Ocean Friendly" organic cotton, however, is only part of the story. PuraKai also makes 100% of their clothing in the USA. ·This is different than current national trends where 98% of clothing sold in the USA is actually being made overseas. ·PuraKai feels it's important to make clothing here at home so they can help rekindle American manufacturing.

 

With the goal being to make clothing in the USA from organicly grown cotton, the Father / Daughter PuraKai co-founders recently launched a "Seed to Organic Shirt" Project on Kickstarter.·The goal is to raise a minimum of $35,000 to purchase the organic cotton and pay for the production of the T-shirts, beanies and headbands. ·Noel·stated, "Kickstarter gives us the ability to connect directly with consumers. ·Using kickstarter to help fund the project·allows us to cut out the middle man and offer premium 'Made in the USA' organic shirts for the same price that many other apparel companies sell non-organic cotton shirts that are made in China and elsewhere."

 

In February Consumer Reports wrote an article how to know which flag-waving products are true red, white, and blue. In the article they state that, “Given a choice between a product made in the U.S. and an identical one made abroad, 78 percent of Americans would rather buy the American product.” There is a growing movement for Made in America products.

 

PuraKai is focused on selling clothing to like-minded eco-friendly surfers, stand up paddle boarders, free divers and other water lovers. ·Their customers are really anyone who is interested in organic, made in the USA clothing. Megan Huelsenbeck·said, "We're definitely an ocean lifestyle brand but the upscale eco-friendly fabrics and fashionable designs will appeal to just about everyone."

 

"The goal is to create a US based supply chain for clothing that goes form the seed of the organic cotton all they way to the shirt," stated Noel,·"We know we can make clothing from organic cotton grown here, and we can do it without dumping toxic chemicals into our rivers, lakes, streams and oceans. We spend most of our free time as a family around the ocean and stand up paddling in the bay and freshwater lakes. I shouldn't have to think about my children or I getting sick when we get in the water, but most of the time we do, and that needs to change."

 

About PuraKai:

PuraKai is a Socially Responsible manufacturer of 100% Made in USA the clothing. The business was co-founded by a father who is a lifelong surfer and successful entrepreneur and his daughter who has a passion for stylish clothing. As members of 1% for the Planet, PuraKai donates 1% of their revenue to support the Billion Baby Turtle project and the San Diego Coastkeepers.

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