The Story of In Flagg We Trust
Victor Rios of Expose Design created the original shirt design in August 2023 as a fan shirt for Maine Basketball's Ace and Cooper Flagg. The family loved the shirt. He received their blessing to produce them and was asked to donate a portion of the sales to the Ronald McDonald House Charities in Portland, Maine. It was important to the Flagg family to give back to the RMHC, because the RMHC was there for them in their time of need.
In August 2004, Hunter was born at Maine Medical Center at 24 weeks, weighing just 1 lb. 10 oz. His twin brother, Ryder, passed away at two days old. The family was able to stay at the Ronald McDonald House in Portland for the duration of Hunter's 109-day hospital stay until he was strong enough to go home.
In December of 2006, Kelly Flagg was again admitted to MMC as a high-risk patient, pregnant with twins, while Ralph Flagg and two-year-old Hunter stayed at the RMH to be nearby. 3 weeks later Ace and Cooper were born at 35 weeks. Miraculously, they were discharged from the hospital at just four days old on Christmas Day; because they were already bigger and stronger than expected. Although the stay was much shorter, the family will be forever thankful for the generosity of the organization and In Flagg We Trust is our way of giving back to the RMH so they can continue to help families in need.
In Flagg We Trust is a registered trademark and Expose Design, LLC handles all of the production, sales and distribution of In Flagg We Trust products; as well as the donations to the Ronald McDonald House in Portland on behalf of the Flagg Family.
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UPDATES
The Maine Event 2024
2024 The Maine Event Ace and Cooper return home with Monteverde Acadamy with sellout games Friday January 5, 2024 at the Cross Insurance Arena and Saturday January 6, 2024 at the Portland Expo.
During halftime at the Friday game, we presented the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Maine with a $4,000 donation; but…
More shirts were sold after the game, and online sales spiked during the "Maine Event weekend", so when Victor made the official donation to The Ronald McDonald House in Portland on January 10, 2024 the check was for $5,000!
