The following story was originally included in the Tega Cay Sun Special Edition of the Best Dam Food Festival. We’d like to take this opportunity to thank our sponsors for making the print edition possible: Jackson Orthodontics, The Hot Dog N Too, PuckerButt Pepper Company, Kids R Kids, Macaluso Golf Carts, Eye Spy Carolina, Donut NV and Cousins Maine Lobster.
Several years ago, Maureen (Mo) Norcutt found herself moving across the country with her then husband in order to be closer to his daughter. The town, and place where they landed, was Tega Cay, South Carolina.
Mo was instantly drawn in by her new neighbors, “the people remind me a lot of what Colorado used to be like. Really nice and open people.”
Colorado, or more specifically Denver, is where Mo had grown up and lived much of her life aside from time spent in Chicago and New York. She remembers Denver as a welcoming city where there was “plenty of stuff to do as a child. You could climb trees, dig holes, all that fun kind of stuff.”
She sees that same “fun kind of stuff” to do right here in Tega Cay. This became even more important when she had her little girl Violet, now 2 years old.
Not too long ago, Mo had been living in New York City, working in high fashion as an apparel designer and product developer. She lived in the city for 6 years, routinely working 12 hour days, 6-7 days a week.
A bad fall resulting in torn arm and shoulder tendons along with her Mom becoming ill, precipitated a move back to Denver where she’d eventually meet her future husband.
She continues to provide freelance work for many of the large fashion companies; however, her passion now lies in building her own business.
Opened a little over a year ago, The Tega Cay Shop (thetegacayshop.com) aims to provide residents of Tega Cay with promotional items that capture the essence of where we live. “I feel like there’s a lot of pride being part of the Tega Cay community, so the whole goal is to tap into that,” said Mo.
Mo has a long term goal to have a brick and mortar shop. For now, you can find ready made shirts, tote bags and stickers in her online store. If you’re unable to find what you’re looking for or have something custom in mind, she can help with that as well.
You can even bring your product to her, she can use your designs or work with you to make a design you want. Unlike most large print companies, there are no minimum orders. With t-shirts starting at $15 and hats as low as $10, you’d be hard pressed to find a better deal on custom designed products.
Although she’s lived here for a relatively short time, that hasn’t stopped Mo from getting involved. She served on the Tega Cay Forever Foundation board last year and is currently serving on the Tega Cay Storm Water Board. She also volunteers her time to the Tega Cay Wildlife Conservation Society.
As the primary vendor for the city, she manages all promotional items associated with events in Tega Cay. This includes the Best Dam Food Festival, where she created a custom shirt, available for order on her website. Her primary vendor status also affords her the opportunity to provide a portion of her profit directly back to the city.
When you add it all up, it’s the best Dam deal in town (sorry, I had to do it one more time)!
How To Order:
Best Dam T Shirts
- https://www.tegacaysc.org/1845/Tega-Cays-Best-Dam-Food-Festival (enter “TC Events” at checkout for free shipping)
- Mo will also be onsite at a festival booth where you can buy t-shirts and other Tega Cay merchandise
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- Visit: thetegacayshop.com
