Community
Champion has seen 40 years of success and we realize are success is integral with our community. We love giving back. At Champion everything we do from sponsoring an event, providing product for charity organizations or supporting local brands we are committed to practical investment in our community. That's the Champion way.
Local Organizations We Support
Memphis Chamber of Commerce
Since 1975
Memphis in May International Festival
Ambassador
Sponsor since 1982
Junior Achievement
Teacher and Sponsor Since 1986
Memphis Charitable Foundation
Blues Ball - Jingle Bell Ball
Sponsor since 1990
Highland Hundred
Sponsor since 1990
University of Memphis Rebounders
and Josh Pastner Golf Classic
Sponsor 2007-2010 & Chairman
Raised over $20,000 each year
Members since 1990
Beale Street Merchants Association
Members since 1994
Carnival Memphis
Sponsor since 2000
AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Ambassador & Bell Captain
Sponsors since 2000
Memphis Business Journal
Sponsor and Judge of Small Business Awards
Memphis Redbirds Foundation
Sponsor since 2000
Memphis Farmers Market
Sponsor since 2006
Shelby Farms Park Conservancy
Sponsor since 2007
Light House - Halfway House Ex Offenders
Supporter since 2005
STAX
Gameday Baseball
CASA Kickball Tournament
Major Sponsor
Helped raise over $20,000 in 2010
Member since 2010
Chickasaw Council
National Civil Rights
Horn Lake Park & Recreation
Youth Villages
Special Olympics
Sponsor and Plunger of Polar Bear Plunge
Sponsor since 1982
St. Jude Bass Classic
Wild Hog Festival
UofM Alumni
Lifetime Member since 1995
Shelby Farms
Central Hill High School
Memphis Grizzlies
Dixie Thunder Run
Youth Villages
Memphis Rock and Soul
Shelby County Schools
City of Bartlett
Memphis Farmers Market
Wooddale High School
Adopt a school - Since 1995
Regional Med
Memphis Catholic
Westminster Academy
Memphis City Schools
Delta Fair
City of Germantown
Elvis Presley Enterprise
Houston High School
Memphis Police Department
RiverKings
Diversity Memphis Walk
Sponsor since inception
Shelby County Government
Germantown Baptist
Baptist Healthcare
Leadership Memphis
Graduate 1997
Sponsor since 1985
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Tiger Scholarship Fund
Gold Sponsor since 1995
Memphis Roller Derby
University of Memphis
Methodist Race for the Cure
Goodwill Homes
UofM Black Scholars
and many more.
Community Involvment Snapshots
"You and Champion are the best, and your diligence in supporting causes such as The Jingle Bell Ball does NOT go unnoticed!"
- Sandra Rutledge (Jingle Bell Ball)
"...I got to tell you we have been doing business with you for six years now, and we could have went to other places, but with that being said your staff at Champion, people like Bill Kinkade, Debbie, your art guys they have always been there to help us when we needed it, Champion Awards to us is a people company, thanks for all you do."
- Tony Shackleford (Dixie Thunder Run / Soldiers Helping Soldiers)
At Champion we decided to do something different this year. We adopted a family of 4 children and grandma and a family of 11 children and mom and dad. They were provided with school clothes all year, including Nike shoes, their toy choices from bikes to iPods to baby alive dolls to remote control cars to a play station and games. Santa and his helpers at Champion gave a lot this year but received a lot more love in return. A special thanks to Mrs.Clause (Suzie Bowen) for coordinating everything. Merry Christmas!
- Champion's Adopt a Family Initiative
Barry,
Thank you and Please pass this on to Champion Awards!
Thanks again for donating some of your goods for our Wild Game Dinner at Woodland Presbyterian last Wednesday. We raised over $4500.00 for our ‘Living Waters’ mission in Honduras. The mission installs water purification systems in churches, schools and hospitals as well as provides cardiac medical care for those under privileged.
We can’t thank you enough!
- Ernie Mellor & The Manly Men of Woodland
Artwork created for the Shelby Farms Park’s Starry Nights holiday event has helped this fine institution relaunch their faulting attendance numbers. Producing fun, family oriented designs has helped their numbers and revealed another outlet for the talented team at Champion.
- Shelby Farms Park (Starry Nights)
In the Spring of 2009, I was given the task of creating art for various sports tournaments in the Mid-south region. One of my first clients was Horn Lake Parks & Recreation. Creating art for their Latimer Lakes Park properties, I produced 7 Tournament shirts the first year. The Client was impressed with our intelligently designed and affordable printed work. Not only staying with Champion, but increased their business to 32 Orders (Non reprints).
- Horn Lake Parks And Recreation 2008
We have had the pleasure of working with George Baldwin and Peet Strydom the Visible School here in Memphis. the Visible School is one of the most cutting edge schools for music, music production, and musc management majors in the country. We completed a custom line for the school and will be unveiling this custom line of products at their December 9th Christmas Show. We will be helping the school market and sell their products at the show and look forward to it being a long and successful business venture for the both us.
- Visible School
