Boise shop works dawn to dusk to meet surge of 'Everyone Is Welcome Here' shirt orders | ktvb.com

Mar 22, 2025

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BOISE, Idaho — A local screen printing shop has been working tirelessly for over a week to meet the demand for T-shirts bearing a message of inclusion that has brought international attention to Idaho.

Brigade Screen Printing in Boise has received thousands of orders after sixth-grade teacher Sarah Inama refused to take down a sign in her classroom reading "Everyone Is Welcome Here" when asked to do so by the West Ada School District.

"We're busy on a normal basis," said shop owner Shawn Wright about the sheer number of orders. "But we're never this busy. This is a whole another level."

Wright's team has spent long hours applying designs, folding, boxing and shipping hundreds of shirts and sweatshirts bearing the message "Everyone Is Welcome Here" with hands of various skin tones.

The idea to make these shirts came from Wright's friend Chris Stewart, who saw Inama's story and wanted to make her message mobile. That message, which Inama believes the poster represents, is not a personal opinion but a fundamental principle of public education.

"Chris called me," Wright said. "It was like, 'Hey man, you know why I'm calling' and I'm like, 'What do you need, how can I help?'"

Wright shared the Inama's story with his staff, many of whom are parents with children in the West Ada School District.

"Within five minutes, I had a bunch of moms in tears going, 'Whatever we gotta do,'" Wright said.

The small shop has significantly extended its usual 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. schedule. Wright said the shop has been a flurry of activity from 4 a.m. to nearly 11 p.m. to keep up with the volume of orders.

Volunteers like Doreen Gardner have also stepped in to help after she saw Inama's story.

"It was quite moving, and (being asked to remove the poster) just didn't make any sense to me. It's not the Idaho I know," Gardner said. "If this is a small part of what we can do to help make a change and make things better, I'm all for it."

The shop has received orders from across the United States and internationally, including Germany, Australia and South Africa.

"Yesterday morning when I came in, 95% of (the orders) were in other states," Wright noted.

Wright couldn't give KTVB an exact number of shirts produced because orders keep coming in.

"The goal is just to let the world know that right here in Boise, Idaho, we are a very welcoming place to everybody," Stewart said.

For the staff, the long hours are worth it.

"It's the right thing to do, 100 percent," NIkki Hohne said. "And I will work sun up to sun down to make this happen."

Brigade hopes to produce 10,000 shirts by Monday when schools return from spring break. Stewart is encouraging everyone who bought a shirt to wear it on March 24 as a coordinated show of support.

Brigade Screen Printing told KTVB that due to the high volume of orders, anyone who ordered a shirt within the past week and chose local delivery or pickup but has not received their order by Thursday will have the opportunity for a drive-thru pickup event this weekend.

Pickup dates and times are below:

For further information about the shirts, visit the Brigade Screen Printing website here.