Because you asked …

Some of you have asked about the business that Jennifer Locke owned before she because Jim Brannon’s deputy county clerk this month. It was called Zip-n-Go. Jennifer sold a weather-proof outdoor blanket. In a comment on The Grommet, a product launch web site, she explains her product:

“For some time, I searched for the perfect weatherproof outdoor blanket, but the ones I found on the internet or at the stores were either too hard to fold, too small, had separate carrying cases or straps that I knew I would lose, never seemed to fit back in the original bag, or were cheaply made. I was on a mission, so I decided to see if my mom, who is an excellent seamstress, could make what I was looking for. After spending a year finding the best materials and designing prototypes my mother and I came up with the Zip-n-go Blanket™. It was important for us to keep production in America, and that is why our blankets are made in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia.”

You can read more here . (If you click on the YouTube video, you’ll find Grommet Launch officials singing praises for Jennifer’s product.)