AUGUST 3, 2021 - You’re running out of shopping days until Gene Roddenberry’s birthday! But if you’re looking for that special something for yourself or someone else, the folks behind this year’s thinkTREK celebration of the Roddenberry Centennial are here to help, for a limited time.

According to Gene’s son, Rod Roddenberry, CEO of Roddenberry Entertainment, “[t]hinking Trek is seeing and acting on Star Trek’s philosophies in our own personal relationships, in daily life, and in the world.” One way to support those philosophies is through purchases of specially designed merchandise created for this year’s celebration and available via the Stands charitable merchandising website. 

The Official Gene Roddenberry Centennial Collection includes t-shirts, a hoodie, a ballcap, socks, a messenger bag, commemorative coins, and a pin in a variety of designs including a series of iconic Star Trek images spelling out the word “unity”. 100% of the Roddenberry organization’s share (not just the profit) will go to benefit two initiatives, 350.org and The Trevor Project.

350.org describes itself as “an international movement of ordinary people working to end the age of fossil fuels and build a world of community-led renewable energy for all.” The Trevor Project says it “is the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning … young people under 25.”

For more information and to purchase items from the Centennial Collection, head on over to ShopStands.com. To find out more about the organizations benefiting from your purchases, you can visit 350.org and TheTrevorProject.org. But hurry, the special Centennial merch is only available through August 20th.