PHOENIX — Arizona clothing brand State Forty Eight has teamed up with the city of Phoenix on a new T-shirt meant to remind hikers to stay safe on the trails, ABC15 reported.
Five dollars from every shirt sold goes to the Phoenix Parks and Recreation Department and its “Take a hike. Do it right.” safety campaign.
The effort is personal for advocate Chelsey McHale. Her older brother, Clint, died in 2011 after going off-trail on Camelback Mountain and falling.
“Clint is a reason I started advocating, but every hiker is the reason I keep going,” McHale told ABC15.
She said she hopes the shirt is more than a fashion statement and serves as a constant reminder not to take unnecessary risks. “Every time I keep getting these ideas, I’m going to run with that. And I’m not going to stop,” she said.
Sources: ABC15. Thee Arizona Times uses AI-assisted reporting reviewed against the sources listed.
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