Will Smith, as you may have heard, is from West Philadelphia (born and raised), and with some help from one of YouTube's newest feature, the A-lister gave back to the area where he grew up. Smith employed the video site's Teespring shelf, which was announced at VidCon last month, to raise $20,000 in two days to support a school in West Philly.
Smith launched a new merchandise line in response to a mural that went up on the side of the Global Leadership Academy Charter School in West Philly. The painting is the work of Richard Wilson, who has created monumental murals in cities across the world.
In order to give back to Wilson and the Global Leadership Academy, Smith rolled out a line of shirts, hoodies, pillows, prints, tote bags, tapestries, phone cases, and mugs, all featuring the mural and all available through Teespring. To help push sales, he...
Smith launched a new merchandise line in response to a mural that went up on the side of the Global Leadership Academy Charter School in West Philly. The painting is the work of Richard Wilson, who has created monumental murals in cities across the world.
In order to give back to Wilson and the Global Leadership Academy, Smith rolled out a line of shirts, hoodies, pillows, prints, tote bags, tapestries, phone cases, and mugs, all featuring the mural and all available through Teespring. To help push sales, he...
- 7/12/2018
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
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