Iowa garments embroidery company raises hundreds for twister aid fund

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Winterset clothing embroidery company raises thousands for tornado relief fund

Jones Creek Apparel in Winterset started printing “Winterset Strong” T-shirts on Monday. Since then, the team has sold hundreds and raised more than $5,400.

Updated: 9:49 PM CST Mar 9, 2022

On Sunday morning, following the tornado that took the lives of six people in Madison County and damaged dozens of homes, Jones Creek Apparel opened to give free clothing to families impacted. By Monday morning, the apparel team was creating hundreds of shirts with the words “Winterset Strong” printed on the front to raise money for the Madison County Disaster Recovery Fund. Coe and Lou Erpelding own Jones Creek Apparel. They run it as a team of five including Taylor Davis, David White, and Keann Williamson. The group has been working tirelessly since Monday making shirts stating in bold ink, “Winterset Strong. Never Forget”. At first, proceeds from the shirts sold online would go to the fund. However, after the Winterset High School boys basketball team won the first round of their tournament, the idea for a blackout game on Thursday was created. Hundreds more shirts were both made and sold on Wednesday to people stopping in the store. Between Monday through Wednesday, the Erpeldings say they have raised more than $5,400.

WINTERSET, Iowa —

On Sunday morning, following the tornado that took the lives of six people in Madison County and damaged dozens of homes, Jones Creek Apparel opened to give free clothing to families impacted.

By Monday morning, the apparel team was creating hundreds of shirts with the words “Winterset Strong” printed on the front to raise money for the Madison County Disaster Recovery Fund.

Coe and Lou Erpelding own Jones Creek Apparel. They run it as a team of five including Taylor Davis, David White, and Keann Williamson. The group has been working tirelessly since Monday making shirts stating in bold ink, “Winterset Strong. Never Forget”. At first, proceeds from the shirts sold online would go to the fund. However, after the Winterset High School boys basketball team won the first round of their tournament, the idea for a blackout game on Thursday was created.

Hundreds more shirts were both made and sold on Wednesday to people stopping in the store. Between Monday through Wednesday, the Erpeldings say they have raised more than $5,400.