For years, Kalandros was an executive producer in Washington for a political radio show hosted by G. Gordon Liddy.
Liddy masterminded the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters in the Watergate building in Washington, D.C., in 1972. The subsequent cover-up of the Watergate scandal led to President Nixon's resignation in 1974 and Liddy was sentenced for his involvement in Watergate and served four and a half years in prison for his role in the burglary.
Kalandros said she tired of the commute to Washington, but she still occasionally works with Liddy. She even has an ad on his Web site.
After seeing an online ad for Faithful Gear, Kathryn M. Lawler, 56, of McNeal, Ariz., purchased two Faithful shirts.
"It's nice to see something scriptural that makes you think a good thought," Lawler said. "There's an alternative to all the spangle dangle. Grateful, Faithful - it fits everyone and every denomination. No one can be offended."
Kalandros created a group called Faithful Teens, in which teenagers, including Sophia and her friends, take a vow of purity.
They also help Kalandros' company by modeling the shirts for the Faithful Gear Web site and wearing the tees to school.
"When we first wore the shirts, we'd get asked what does it mean," Sophia said. "I'd tell them it means what you want it to mean. Many kids asked me, `Can you get me one?'"
The mother-daughter pair has discussed making Faithful Gear shirts for dogs.
Sophia suggested branching out from the plain, crewneck tees to v-necks, tank tops, hoodies and sweat pants to appeal to tweens and teens.
Kalandros uses a slogan for the company: Change the shirt and you'll change the world.
"Our goal is to be a company that people turn to for an alternative," Kalandros said. "We want people to know there are good shirts out there and we want them to choose ours."
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