The purpose of Shinola’s Roll Up Our Sleeves campaign is to showcase the spirit of getting to work and getting the job done in communities across the globe. #TeamShinola is proudly made up of several people who regularly volunteer in the community, so we asked a few to share how they get involved. Watch their videos below and then it’s your turn to share. Whoever you are and wherever you might be—we want to hear how you embody the #RollUpOurSleeves spirit.
Submit your stories on Instagram using the hashtags #RollUpOurSleeves and #Contest to be entered for a chance to win a watch and be featured on our site and social channels. Learn more about the contest official rules and how to submit, by clicking here.
Bilal Murtaza
Bilal Murtaza is a retail associate in our Detroit Flagship store. He volunteers at multiple metro Detroit organizations. He also travels abroad for medical mission trips. Organizations he is involved with include: Mariner’s Inn Alcohol and Rehabilitation, Gleaners Community Food Bank, MCWS program at the Canton Mosque, and Global Brigades.
Lisa Stirgus
Lisa Stirgus is a leather artisan in Shinola’s leather factory and runs a women’s shelter in Detroit with her husband. The shelter is a home on the city’s East side where women are allowed to stay there rent free, meals included. The intention is to help women recovering from addiction find employment and encourage them to attend rehabilitation services. Lisa and her husband fundraise through their church and community.
Miles Stewart
Miles Stewart is a retail associate in our Detroit Flagship store as well as a national slam poet and music artist. In the community, he volunteers as a literacy tutor in public schools. Outside of work, you can find him all over metro Detroit performing—his live poetry is used as a tool to discuss controversial issues.
Kelly Kirby
Kelly Kerby works in the Detroit Headquarters and raises money every year for the local MOM race, a 5K run/walk for mental health awareness and suicide prevention. MOM stands for “Mind Over Matter.” This event honors people lost or affected by suicide and mental illness and draws those who have been touched by mental illness or suicide.
Learn more about Shinola’s #RollUpOurSleeves Contest