A Salisbury entrepreneur will be selling her swag during the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte next month.
Pam Thompson, founder of the I Promise Project, has been selected as a vendor during the first day of the festivities.
She’s hoping to sell about 600 of her I Promise to Vote bracelets during Carolina Fest on Sept. 3.
Thompson started the I Promise Project in January 2011 with the support of Food Lion co-founder Ralph Ketner.
“The idea is it’s a bracelet to help you keep a promise,” Thompson said. “It’s a reminder to help you change a habit.”
Thompson decided to expand the concept to include a voting theme this year.
“There were millions of youth age 18 to 30 who did not vote in the last presidential election,” she said. “The idea behind this (bracelet) is to make a promise to get registered, become aware of the issues, vote responsibly and encourage friends to do the same.”
Thompson said more than selling bracelets, she’d like to influence people to head to the polls Nov. 6.
Although she’ll be selling the bracelets with a democratic donkey on them during the DNC, Thompson also makes them with the republican elephant, libertarian porcupine and an American flag for unaffiliated voters.
The I Promise Project is a non-partisan company.
Read the complete story in Sunday’s Post.