Cops and Doughnuts Come Together as Hometown Heroes - A CafePress Cultural Barometer™ Report

SAN MATEO, CA July 20, 2009 - Giving new meaning to the "serve and protect" slogan, the police force in Clare, Michigan went the extra mile for their favorite doughnut shop: they bought it.

The historic Clare City Bakery - opened in 1896 - was within weeks of closing when the 9 members of the Clare police force banded together to save their favorite snack shop. They've now been open for almost 3 weeks under the new management, and with their grand re-opening they also launched the Cops & Doughnuts "Shameless Commerce Division" T-Shirt shop via CafePress, already a popular hit with CafePress shoppers.

"CafePress is all about empowering people to market and fundraise for their favorite causes, and it's great to see the kind of initiative these policemen have," says Amy Maniatis, VP of Marketing at CafePress.com. "After all, who can argue that doughnuts aren't a great cause?"

Favorite T-Shirt designs and slogans include:

• You have the right to remain glazed
• Hand Cuffs and Cream Puffs
• Fighting Crime One Doughnut at a Time

So if you're nowhere near Clare, Michigan but want to support these hometown heroes, just pony up for a Cops & Doughnuts T-shirt. It may not be as tasty as an Apple Fritter, but hey - it has far less calories.

About CafePress Cultural Barometer™ Report
CafePress is the world's biggest destination for self-expression through merchandise and the leader in user generated commerce. With over 11 million shoppers monthly coming to Cafepress to buy or create merchandise that reflects their interests, passions, beliefs and affiliations, it's a real-time reflection of the things people truly care about. We've created the Cultural Barometer™ Report to share some of the more interesting, obscure, newsworthy, overwhelming, and just plain funny trends that come to our attention via the almighty T-shirt.

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