Made Together is our monthly spotlight on the incredible clients we collaborate with, and the custom projects we create to help bring their brands to life. Every project tells a story, and we’re proud to share how these partnerships turn ideas into something tangible and impactful beyond the print.
By Rachel Doerflinger, Marketing Director
Welcome to a very special edition of Made Together. This past January, Screen Printing Northwest held a giveaway for 250 custom branded hoodies. We were in search of a business or organization that was doing a whole lot of good for their community so we could bless them and boost awareness, and ultimately we landed on two entries: Wolf Pups on Wheels and Valor Archery Challenge.
We couldn’t possibly decide on a winner between these two incredible organizations. So we asked them to split the prize. And they both graciously agreed.
THE PUPS WHO STARTED IT ALL
This month I caught up with Brittany Anderson, creator of Wolf Pups on Wheels, a nonprofit that helps families secure funding for mobility aids, intensive therapies, and communication devices for children with disabilities that aren’t covered by insurance.
Brittany’s youngest son, Bennett, who will turn 10 next month, is living with cerebral palsy as a result of congenital CMV. Brittany and her husband Brett feel blessed to have always had a village to help care for Bennett. It was actually Brittany’s eldest son Bo who suggested, while reflecting on the incredible amount of support his younger brother receives, that they should help create these villages for other families like them who do not have access to the same resources.
Brittany revealed to me that even with private health insurance, the Andersons and many families like theirs often spend tens of thousands of dollars on out-of-pocket care each year. This simply isn’t feasible for some families, Brittany explained, and it’s also not common knowledge what insurance does or doesn’t cover, so the whole process becomes an overwhelming puzzle of how to make ends meet.
The family officially began Wolf Pups in July of 2025 as a grassroots, boots on the ground effort with a goal of helping maybe a couple of families.
A year later, they have raised an impressive $40,000 for families in need. That means 13 kids receive access to therapy, adaptive equipment, and communication devices that insurance won’t cover.
A CYCLE OF GOOD
It turns out that hope can be reinvigorating in times of distress. For Brittany, the sentiment that drives Wolf Pups is clear: taking a little bit of weight off these family’s shoulders, giving them a little more breathing room–sometimes it’s just enough to pull someone out of a dark place. And doing that for someone is so gratifying.
“My love language is acts of service,” Brittany told me. “It sounds a little selfish, but doing what I do makes me feel so good.”
I laughed when I heard this. Selfish is the last word I’d use to describe you, I joked.
There is something there about the secondhand joy we feel when we do good, though. It’s a cycle of doing good and feeling good, that honestly gets good done.
What fuels Brittany the most is seeing the positive change in these kids’ lives in real time. She’s built a community of parents who will often send her footage of their children actively using what Wolf Pups helped them secure.
And it’s very clear that what drives Brittany is genetic, because Bo, who is 20 months older than Bennett, loves his brother so fiercely. Bo and Brittany often have conversations about privilege, about how if we are in the position to help, we should. And Bo doesn’t shy away from talking about disability openly and honestly, either, should someone out in public look Bennett’s way or ask questions.
Brittany centered an intriguing thought during our chat: kids with disabilities make the kids and families around them better people.
We talked a little bit about how Bennett’s classmates are so quick to love on him and protect him. Bennett has made his classmates so much more open and empathetic, and much more willing to advocate for inclusive spaces. Something like this doesn’t really happen in completely typical classrooms–not in the same way.
Giving kids with disabilities the tools and resources to help them access the same spaces as their peers is a huge win for all children involved. Children with disabilities get to feel confident, independent, and connected, and the able-bodied children around them get to practice advocacy, inclusive comradery, and compassion.
Intensive Therapies
A model of therapy that fixates on a specific goal, using repetition to build confidence and develop new neural pathways. Sessions are multiple hours a day, over a series of multiple days.
Common Obstacles (overcome through Wolf Pups!)
- 3k–9k per session
- Not a lot of providers available—families often travel long distances, which builds out-of-pocket expenses for travel and lodging.
- Insurance may only cover weekly therapy and caps at a limited number of sessions.
Adaptive Bikes, Strollers, & Walkers
Custom built per child to allow children to experience the joy of movement across multiple types of terrain and connect with their peers.
Common Obstacles (overcome through Wolf Pups!):
- Costs $3–6k per bike.
- Insurance may only cover one mobility device every five years.
- Parents are often forced to choose between coverage for a wheelchair (for independence) or a stroller (for difficult terrain).
- Children quickly outgrow mobility aids.
Communication Devices
Gives non-speaking children autonomy and a voice, usually accessed through an app on an iPad or tablet.
Common obstacles (overcome through Wolf Pups!):
- Insurance might not cover the cost of the iPad or tablet.
- Communication software—owned by two major companies—can be very expensive.
- Many platforms require a monthly subscription, so families can’t make a one-time purchase.
- If a child is removed from school for safety reasons, their device—and their voice—may be taken away.
BRANDED MERCH THAT GETS PEOPLE CURIOUS
It was an honor for Screen Printing Northwest to create 125 branded hoodies for Wolf Pups on Wheels. They are either going to use the hoodies as thank you gifts for people or businesses who donate over a certain amount, or use them to fundraise at upcoming vendor fairs to help more families. She also likes to make sure that the therapists and practices who help support the organization have their own Wolf Pups merch.
Brittany and I talked about how important merch is especially in the nonprofit space. She’s always donning some type of Wolf Pups swag out in public, because people who are curious about the organization’s name and branding approach her often. People’s first impression tends to be that they work with dogs. After learning about the organization’s true purpose, they’d ask, “Have you thought about changing your name, then?”
But Brittany doesn’t see the name as misleading. She’s learned that it’s actually a brilliant technique to get people curious about the nonprofit’s very own kind of wolfpack. They walk up to her and ask about what Wolf Pups on Wheels is all about.
And it only takes off from there.
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