"It's Not Ok"

Bloom Projects International, a sister organization to Bloom Clothing is proud to announce the release of the trailer for the documentary film “It’s Not Ok”. Produced by Bloom Projects, this documentary was filmed over a period of one year from 2008 until 2009.

“It’s Not Ok” was filmed and directed by 8 college students with the purpose of exposing the conditions people are still dealing with 4 years after Hurricane Katrina swept through the Gulf Coast, and why it is taking so long for things to be rebuilt.

Things really are not ok and we hope this film will show why.

A Proud Partnership with Swaziland

After only months 3 partnering with Adventures in Missions and team leader Morgan McKeown, great things have been done in the small country of Swaziland. But without our customers and supporters, none of this could happen.

Through our partnership, we were not only able to raise funds through the sale of our clothing, but provide soccer equipment for over 300 children and and full uniforms for the Nsoko, Swaziland mens soccer team.

This is what Morgan had to say after getting to Nsoko, the care point in Swaziland where they did most of their work-

"It's been a crazy, beautiful, whirlwind for the last few days! Saturday pastor Gift scheduled a soccer game with the community. Because of donations through Bloom Clothing Co. (www.bloomclothingandapparel.com) we were able to bring full uniforms for Gift's entire team, including shoes, and over 300 other jerseys, along with a bunch of soccer balls! Watching the guys from the team get excited about the clothing was amazing, most of them have been playing barefooted against other teams with cleats. I realize every time I come here how much I take for granted.

The most important part about this team is that they go from village to village mentoring to children who have no one to look up to. We hope that with these uniforms, the team might make a larger impact on the youth population.

At Bloom, we hope to change the world by providing the little things that many don't consider important through the sale of our products. We want to offer the the things that allow people to actually live their life, not just survive by the standard. Because soccer is such an important aspect in the Swazi people's lives, we hope that by providing these jerseys, a greater sense of hope and empowerment might be allowed to grow where it was in short supply.

Bloom at Volcom's Video Premier "BS"

WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 2009

Bloom at Volcom's Video Premier "BS"

Team Rider Pete Doughterty sporting his favorite style: the Mullet. He went around the entire night asking if it looked real. I mean he seemed really self concious about it.

......all said no.

Michael Ko, director of Sales and Production at Bloom"GQ"ing it.

Yes we made it a verb.

Mullet free, front and center.