It was 1980. I was out of college and not quite sure what career path I wanted to pursue. To pay my bills I provided local businesses with a few promotional items like t-shirts, coffee mugs and pens. The business took off and within a short time it became my full-time passion.

One day I received a phone call from one of my customers. She was on the PTA of her child's school and wanted to purchase spirit items. "Jack, I've got a school spirit catalog that some company apparently mails out to schools. I see the items I want, but I'd rather buy from you."

When I looked in the catalog I noticed that almost all the items were from factories I currently work with. But I also noticed something else: the prices that the catalog company was charging to the schools were, in many cases, significantly higher than what I knew to be the factory's suggested retail prices.

Now, I was acutely aware that schools across the country were short on funds. I also knew that this is America, and you can charge whatever you want. But it seemed to me that, given the financial predicament of many schools, overcharging for spirit items was just plain wrong.

So we started introducing ourselves to schools and, the rest, as they say, is history. Our school business quickly grew, and we started School Colors to service and focus on the unique needs of our school clients.

Today, School Colors services schools across the country (and overseas as well). Ours is a family business where even our 13 year old daughter gets involved. 

We provide our clients with thousands of school spirit items which are decorated by any of a variety of methods: silk-screening, embroidery, wove-in decoration, hot-stamping and rhinestone decoration.

Thanks for asking. 

If you are not yet a customer, I hope you will give us a try. I think you'll be glad you did.

Sincerely,

Jack Malki
President

School Colors
925.831.1222