One T-Shirt, A Million Designs

CHANGE Your Fashion Choices To Become The CHANGE In Our Environment.

ABOUT US

Located in Southern California, Change Into Change Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded by Joy Sun, whose patented invention of the interchangeable T-shirt aims to save cotton and water and promote sustainability and creativity. Change Into Change aspires to influence more people to get involved in sustainable measures for our community and society.

We are all aware that the environment we live in faces floods and droughts, increased desertification, frequent forest fires, loss of biodiversity, increased pollution, disease, and war. In our hometown of Southern California, a groundbreaking 1.2 million children are suffering from asthma due to air pollution.

Excessive consumption and exploitation of natural resources are the main reasons for all these environmental concerns. The T-shirt we wear every day serves as an example.

From planting cotton to manufacturing, a basic T-shirt uses 2,720 liters of water, enough for one person to drink for three years! To save water and cotton when manufacturing T-shirts, Joy invented the interchangeable T-shirt that divides a plain shirt into two parts: the T-shirt itself and the detachable graphic patches. The T-shirt itself is made of 100% organic cotton, Tencel, or recycled polyester, high-quality performance and sustainable fabrics, and the graphic patches are made of 100% recycled polyester.

By simply buttoning the graphic patches onto the T-shirt, one T-shirt can be transformed and combined into millions of designs, thus saving water, electricity, and cotton, and fundamentally saving time and energy. We have registered a trademark Change Into Change and applied for a patent for our invention.

Our interchangeable t-shirt unleashes the imagination and creativity of young generations who love our environment and are eager to change the world to promote sustainable development. This is a one-stop platform for you to utilize creativity, care for our environment, and realize your value!

Our Mission

Farrah N Khan, Mayor of Irvine, buying the "Save Our Endangered Animals" Collection.
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Change Into Change certified as an Irvine Green Business.
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Joy selling collections at events.
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Change Into Change T-Shirt fashion show to support ASD children in Orange County.
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Charity sales donated do Orange County Autism Foundation.
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Interactive display with children at Discovery Cube Orange County.
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Students create their own T-shirt patches at Discovery Cube.
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Birthday Sparks

Charity sales donated to Franklin Foundation For Autistic Children.

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Our environment has faced extreme changes throughout the past decade, and as global citizens, we each have responsibilities to drive positive impact. We hope that our invention of the interchangeable T-shirt will not only inspire people to show off their creativity but also encourage them to make decisions for a more sustainable and better world together. You can become the change in the world by simply changing your fashion choices!

Mayor of Irvine, Farrah Khan, presenting the service award to Joy
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Change Into Change members with their service certificates.
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About the Founder

I don't recall a moment in my life where I have not exercised my creative side through art. From sketching to teaching myself digital art by watching YouTube videos, I realized that my art could have an impact on other people. In 2021, I created Change Into Change, where I can combine my love for art and design with unconditional advocacy for environmental protection. Sustainability and creativity are the central values of our Change Into Change. Simply by assembling the graphic patches onto a T-shirt, you can create a million different shirt combinations with just one shirt! Through this product, we can all strive to reduce various consumptions of our natural resources.

I’m super appreciative of the people who supported Change Into Change during the developmental process. I sincerely thank:

Farrah N. Khan, the mayor of Irvine, who encouraged me and expressed great interest in my products. She purchased the Save The Endangered Plants T-shirt collection and awarded me the Green Business Certificate.

Sandrine Cassidy, Irvine's senior sustainable development consultant, who guided me on how to save water and electricity by using more environment-friendly necessities, like recycled printing paper and toilet paper. She guided me on acheiving the Green Business cerification under the Irvine City Government for Change Into Change. I’m honored to own the first and only certified green business run by a high school student in Irvine.

Susan Winterhoff, Volunteer Manager/GSM of Discovery Cube OC, for her patience and dedication. She helped launch my display, “From Plastic Bottles to T-shirts: Using Creativity to Benefit our Environment" at Discovery Cube OC as an independent interactive project. I am excited to be able to interact with hundreds of children to teach them to turn waste into innovations with a hands-on experience.

Mr. Yang from Irvine Blue Sky Art School, who not only taught me painting skills, but also affirmed my creativity and environmental concepts. With his support, we have launched the third T-shirt collection: Technology and Outer Space.

Daniel Langhorne, who promoted Change Into Change on Sage Hill School’s Instagram and featured an article on Sage Hill’s website. He allowed more students to get to know our impact.

I am even more grateful to our team members, whose active participation in this organization, whether through social media promotions or designing patches, helped Change Into Change’s impact: Luke W, Aavni P, Tony T, Cailyn W, Christine I, Emily S, Lucas Z, Kevin H, Jennifer H, Isaac L, Jianing (Jenny) L, Kayla C, Carisa K, Bruce L, Sonali T, Xin Yu (Simona) Y, Xinyao (Sarah) H, etc. I hope our team will grow stronger, and we welcome more friends to join the Change Into Change family.