The shirts green to reflect the Gardiner family's Irish heritage were originally intended for the Maine South basketball program and the players' families. But demand for the shirts grew, and Laura Miller said the parents ordered more. They charged $2 per shirt with all funds going to the Tommy
Maine South's Tommy Gardiner "has a brother in eighth grade who plays with the Junior Hawks," Laura Miller said. "We got them for the eighth (grade team), the freshman, sophomore and varsity teams and all the coaches. They are such a strong family, and we wanted to do this for them."