East Compasso Knivery Gives Back
Explaination
After careful thought, discussion, and prayer, I have decided to split the year into quarters. Each quarter will have a pre-determined number of knives to be made (12-20ish). These knives will be made then sold, as compared to the custom order process I currently follow. At the end of the quarter a unique and special knife will be made and put up for auction to go to the highest bidder. This knife will use much rarer materials to truly make it unique and special.
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Now comes the giving back. Each knife I sell, including custom orders, a portion of the total knife cost will be donated to a set non-profit that will be determined and revealed at the beggining of the quarter. I will set aside the portion to donate and save that money till the end of the quarter. The special auction knife will then be auctioned off and only a small percentage of the cost to produce said knife will be taken out to aid, not completly cover, the cost of purchasing such high end materials. The rest of the cost will come out of pocket as a form of personal donation.
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The total amount raised will be kept up to date weekly on the website under "News" or on instagram in the company page's bio.
Background Information
Being in highschool I spent my junior year like most other students, stressed and just trying to have a little fun. One difference from myself and a majority of the people I attended school with is a class I took called Students in Philanthropy, SIP for short. SIP was a collection of 25 highschool juniors and seniors who's main goal was to give back. The fall semester was mostly spent fundraising in any way we could think of from selling t-shirts to delivering candy grams or convincing the local grade schools to partake in a "jean day." The spring semester came and it was time to give away the money we had worked so hard to earn, a sum of over 30 thousand dollars, all raised by a group of teenagers who wanted to make a difference. The funds where distributed to local non-profits who applied a grant to recieve funding. As a class we not only compaired each non-profits finances, but in groups we went and toured every possible grant recipient to learn more about the goal of the non-profit. Seeing the need in the non-profits in my community and the impact they made with what they had moved me in ways previously unknown. SIP sparked my desire to make a difference and to leave a legacy worth leaving.
I spent the summer as usual traveling and relaxing until I realzed if I wanted to make a difference there was no better time than the present to start. I began to think of what I would do. I eventually landed on the idea for ECKGB, a way for further my skill as a knifemaker and to give back to those who made me who I am. I brainstormed ideas and spoke with friends, family, and God about how things should be. Although I know there will likely be slight changes made, I am proud of the concept that I call my own, East Compasso Knivery Gives Back.