Be Good To People for back to school fashion, made in U.S.A.

By April MacIntyre Aug 24, 2010, 21:21 GMT

Be Good To People\'s luxurious quilted micro fiber tote in the classic boat bag shape makes for a perfect travel bag, purse or gift! Features shoulder length handles and is fully lined.

Fashionistas heading back to school have a worthy line of amazing consumer goods and clothing they can investigate.

Purchasing anything from this clever American small business, supports a host of GOOD causes and people doing them.

Acquaint yourself with Be Good To People, a company that is spreading the good - one t-shirt at a time.

Simplicity rules for Be Good To People - a brand new apparel company completely black-and-white with the simple phrase 'Be Good to People.'
From adorable thermals to t-shirts, hats and accessories, the idea is simple - spreading the word, one kind act at a time.

Sizes range from infant & kids to men's and women's. www.begoodtopeople.come

The backstory on this American company was inspired by a rude experience that founder Kris Wittenberg had back in the spring of 2008 while running errands at lunch.

The exact bad experience has long been forgotten but the idea that people need to be better to one another has not.

Once back in the office of her promotional products company, SayNoMore! Promotions, she asked, “Why can’t people just be good to people?”

Kris researched to see if the phrase was trademarked and if the web address was taken. She scored!  Kris secured both the name and the web address and Be Good to People, the brand and voila, the movement, was born.

Fashion steeped in Social Giving

    * Everything in the BGTP line is either black or white, because Being Good to People is that simple.
    * 5% of every purchase goes into a fund from which BGTP recognizes and rewards people who are being good to people, all over the world.

Meet Good-Doers   

* There are more than 30 Apparel and Lifestyle Accessories in the BGTP product line. Examples include environmentally friendly, stylish, reusable containers for both humans and dogs. Along with a 100% recyclable grocery tote, notepads and a journal with a biodegradable pen. BGTP has shirts, hats and infant/toddler apparel too!

Company Ethos, Being Good to People is:

It’s performing simple acts of kindness, and recognizing others for their “Good.”
It’s a renewed feeling of hope, relief from today’s negative news.
It’s joy in simple things. Returning to basic, core values.
It’s communicating a shared belief, like-minded people spreading a positive message.
It’s a movement. Changing the world, one person, one kind act at a time.

My personal favorite items are the simple v neck black T-Shirt and the acrylic smoothie cup, I take to go and reuse consistently.  It's brilliant and reduces the plastic trash mass that is choking us all, by land and the oceans.