Our Story of Reusable Red Cups

Years ago, we had a question why our community wasn’t more connected, and what we can do about it? In 2008, just one month after moving into our new home, we intended to answer that question. But how? One word came to our mind – GATHER. Be the place people want to come and hang out. That concept became the inspiration for our home.

We began holding ‘patio parties’ on Fridays. Anyone who wanted could stop by and share a red solo cup. A simple, fun and spontaneous get-together. Time to talk, connect and just relax from a long week. Soon patio parties became a way of life in our neighborhood. With larger parties, more single-use red party cups were being thrown away. It spawned the idea for the first reusable red party cup. That’s when Red Cup Living was born.

Red Cup Living was established in 2012 in Phoenix, Arizona, by founders Katy and Mike Romley, though the idea and initial inspiration grew out of neighborhood patio gatherings in 2011. We are still in the business of inspiring closer communities with reusable red cups.

It’s amazing what red plastic party cups can do! In 2011 we started holding patio parties to unite our neighborhood. We did this simply by sharing reusable red cups. What could a red plastic cup do for your neighborhood? Find out how we got started.
-Katy & Mike | Founders of Red Cup Living

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