Akinz :: Find Your Wings » charity http://akinz.com Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:41:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Bumpas takes on Mustache Movember http://akinz.com/blog/bumpas-takes-on-mustache-movember/ http://akinz.com/blog/bumpas-takes-on-mustache-movember/#comments Wed, 03 Nov 2010 00:06:31 +0000 Suz http://www.akinz.com/?p=745 It’s that time again! The month formally known as November, now Movember is upon us. Men everywhere have gotten jealous of all the attention breasts have been getting and now want a slice of the pie for their boys. To accomplish this, they all decided it was a great idea to be lazy and grow a mustache. Sure, they have to shave the rest of their face (per the Movember rules), but you know every man out there has always … Read More

]]> It’s that time again! The month formally known as November, now Movember is upon us. Men everywhere have gotten jealous of all the attention breasts have been getting and now want a slice of the pie for their boys. To accomplish this, they all decided it was a great idea to be lazy and grow a mustache. Sure, they have to shave the rest of their face (per the Movember rules), but you know every man out there has always wanted a mustache that lives up to Tom Selleck fame. So, now in November, men everywhere sport mustaches to cure prostate cancer.

So.. our very own Bumpas has decided to join in the crowd. Although he normally sports plenty of facial hair, he’s started anew clean shaven and is trying to give the other Movember fundraisers a run for their money. We plan on helping him. So… if you donate $5 to his Movember page, we’ll send you out a sticker pack!

Make sure you put “Send me Akinz stickers!” in the comment when donating and either include your address there or e-mail your address to us on our Contact page.

Plus, don’t forget your donation is fully tax-deductible!!!

And please rate Bumpas with 5 mustaches to up his Top Mo-Page standings!

A quick preview of what’s being done to cure MAN cancer.

Bumpas "Pre-Movember"

Bumpas – “Pre-Movember”

Day 1 - no more facial hair

Day 1 – No more facial hair!

]]> http://akinz.com/blog/bumpas-takes-on-mustache-movember/feed/ 0 Pedaling goods by bike http://akinz.com/blog/pedaling-goods-by-bike/ http://akinz.com/blog/pedaling-goods-by-bike/#comments Mon, 28 Jun 2010 22:20:04 +0000 Suz http://www.akinz.com/?p=538 Commuter Tee in the window at The Wright Life, Fort Collins, COSo… Fort Collins bike to work day was last Wednesday the 23rd and I am just now getting around to talking about how amazing it was! Started the day sharing Toolbox Creative’s breakfast station with some yummy breakfast bake. Spotted our Commuter tee in the window of The Wright Life! Woot! We had a table set up with the commuter t-shirts benefitting the Fort Collins Bike Co-op and some people even stopped by wearing their commuter tees just to show … Read More

]]> Commuter Tee in the window at The Wright Life, Fort Collins, COSo… Fort Collins bike to work day was last Wednesday the 23rd and I am just now getting around to talking about how amazing it was! Started the day sharing Toolbox Creative’s breakfast station with some yummy breakfast bake. Spotted our Commuter tee in the window of The Wright Life! Woot! We had a table set up with the commuter t-shirts benefitting the Fort Collins Bike Co-op and some people even stopped by wearing their commuter tees just to show their support!

Then we were off to make our bike deliveries, as promised. Started the day super-focused and fast and then around the time we realized we only had 2 bike deliveries left to make, we got a little sad that it was coming to a close. We were having so much fun seeing sides of Fort Collins that we normally wouldn’t and enjoying the sunshine. That’s why we decided to KEEP BIKE DELIVERY! Woohoo! Yep, that’s right… we are going to continue offering bike delivery to the Fort Collins area as long as weather allows. Who knows, I may even get brave and deliver by bike in the wintry months. But, for now, it will be available until further notice and can be expected to be delivered one day a week, the day depending on the weather conditions.

But, the best part about the bike deliveries is this: Instead of continuing to offer free bike shipping, we will be charging standard shipping costs for bike delivery and donating the shipping money spent to a charity that you choose. Each month I will be asking you to submit your favorite local Fort Collins charity and let the local public vote on which one we donate the money to for a month.

So, of course, you have from now until the end of June to buy a commuter t-shirt for the $2 to go to the Fort Collins Bike Co-op and then we’ll start on the next charity on the 1st! Please submit your favorite local Fort Collins charity by commenting it on this blog post.

]]> http://akinz.com/blog/pedaling-goods-by-bike/feed/ 6 Akinz Bike to Work Event http://akinz.com/blog/akinz-bike-to-work-event/ http://akinz.com/blog/akinz-bike-to-work-event/#comments Wed, 09 Jun 2010 18:26:23 +0000 Suz http://www.akinz.com/?p=502 I bike to work everyday. I don’t own a car… sold it last winter as it was collecting dust in our parking garage. But, that being said… to bike to work for me is a 2 block jaunt and we live in Old Town Fort Collins, so everything is pretty much a stone’s throw away. Therefore, for Bike to Work Day, I wanted to do something exciting with our company.

So, what would be fun to do on Bike to … Read More

]]> I bike to work everyday. I don’t own a car… sold it last winter as it was collecting dust in our parking garage. But, that being said… to bike to work for me is a 2 block jaunt and we live in Old Town Fort Collins, so everything is pretty much a stone’s throw away. Therefore, for Bike to Work Day, I wanted to do something exciting with our company.

So, what would be fun to do on Bike to Work Day? Bike, of course! Starting now up until June 22nd at 9:00pm, if you order online and live in the Fort Collins area (which we’re defining as between Vine and Harmony and Taft Hill and Timberline) you can choose “By Bike” as your FREE BIKE SHIPPING method and an Akinz representative will deliver your purchase by bike on Bike to Work day. Check out the Bike Delivery Zone map to the right for visual clarification.

Then we got excited about the event and since we make t-shirts, we started wondering about a bike t-shirt for the day… so we’re making a special “Commuter Tee” for a Bike Month promotion. Now when you order $50 or more online during June, we’re throwing in one of these sweet t-shirts for free. Also, $2 of each Commuter Tee purchase is being donated to the Fort Collins Bike Co-op. We’ll even donate the $2 when you earn a free t-shirt by buying $50 or more of gear. The t-shirts are available in 2 colorways in both womens and mens fit and are for sale now online.




Stay tuned for more details as we will be setting up a breakfast station on Bike to Work Day as well. You will also be able to pick up the t-shirts at The Wright Life starting June 15th.

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