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JANUARY 9, 2013 • DELHI-PRICE HILL PRESS • B5
Couple moves charitable business to Bridgetown By Kurt Backscheider
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Nancy Hollenkamp said she and her husband, Jerry, are delighted they’ve been able to move their business into a bigger space. The Green Township residents are the owners of Writely Sew, an embroidery and embellishment company they opened in July 2009. The couple started off 2013 by moving their business from a 2,000-squarefeet shop in Mount Healthy to a 5,050-squarefeet space in Bridgetown. Writely Sew’s new home is 3862 Race Road, between Bridgetown Middle School and Bridgetown Church of Christ, across from Ron’s Roost. “We’re really, really thrilled,” Mrs. Hollenkamp said. “The new space is wonderful.” She said they started the business to help fund the Aubrey Rose Foundation, a charity they founded in memory of their late daughter. Aubrey Rose Hollenkamp was born with a rare heart defect called Scimitar Syndrome, and spent much of her young life in hospitals as a heart and double lung transplant recipient. She died in 2000, just shy of her third birthday. Honoring their daughter’s memory, the Hollenkamp’s foundation awards educational schol-
Green Township residents Nancy, center, and Jerry Hollenkamp, right, have moved their embroidery and embellishment business to Bridgetown. The couple, with their son, Spencer, started Writely Sew in 2009 to help fund the Aubrey Rose Foundation, a charity they established in memory of their late daughter. KURT BACKSCHEIDER/THE COMMUNITY PRESS
KEY FACTS » Founded in 2009. » Provide embroidery and design work for over 610 clients. » Grown from one employee to five full-time employees. » Doubled its office/warehouse space to 5,050 square feet in early 2013. » Granted internships to 15 students from the University of Cincinnati’s College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning through a partnership. » Assisted the Aubrey Rose Foundation, which has granted over $100,000.
arships, raises awareness about organ donation and assists families caring for children with life-threatening illnesses. “All the proceeds from Writely Sew go back to fund the foundation,” Mrs. Hollenkamp said. She said they ran out of space in their shop in Mount Healthy, and they
look forward to being able to produce more work and assist more clients in their larger shop in Bridgetown. With the help of their son, Spencer, and a few other full-time employees, she said Writely Sew embroiders a variety of apparel for schools, sports teams, businesses
and nonprofit organizations. In-house graphic designers allow them to offer custom work to all of their clients, she said. The goal of the business from the beginning has been to help the foundation thrive, and Hollenkamp said she had a hunch early on that it would be a success. “I just knew it was going to grow,” she said. “Our bottom line is to help as many children and families as possible.” Writely Sew is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. The company’s website is www.writelysew.com.
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