Welcome to Smiling Wombat, a veteran- and woman-owned business founded in 2021 in Acworth, Georgia. We offer T-shirts, sweatshirts, mousepads, coffee mugs, travel mugs, and other products with a little personality.
Behind Smiling Wombat are Ken and Pam Graser, a talented design crew, and one very adventurous wombat. Meet Harvey, and discover how it all began.
The Saga of Harvey the Smiling Wombat
Harvey was born in the most desolate part of the Australian outback to his loving parents, Fred and Adrian Wombat. They did not have much wealth, but they gave their young wombat everything they could. Best of all, they encouraged Harvey to dream.
Growing up, Harvey devoured every bit of information he could get his paws on, reading books and asking questions of older wombats and other animals. His favorite friend was his neighbor, Sidney the sloth. Sidney was always hanging around, and he liked to dream, too.
Sidney would tell Harvey about everything he planned to do: climb Mount Everest, write books and operas, become the best tennis player ever, and perhaps even be president. He just did not have the time. Then Sidney would go back to sleep, hanging by his toes, or watch the other animals scurrying through the grass overhead.
Harvey decided he would do some of those things because he DID have the time.
As soon as he was old enough, and against Fred and Adrian's wishes, Harvey set off to see the world he had read and dreamed about:
- The Grand Canyon
- The Rocky Mountains
- Alaska
- And maybe even Martinique in the Caribbean
Harvey needed somewhere to call home between adventures. He discovered a little town in North Dakota, in the United States, called Harvey. The name fit him perfectly. And that is how Harvey the Smiling Wombat settled down in the great state of North Dakota.
Today, Harvey travels the world looking for new and interesting things to offer on his website and sharing his adventures along the way.
Meet Ken and Pam, Harvey's Sponsors
Harvey is sponsored by Ken and Pam Graser of Smiling Wombat.
Ken and Pam bring more than 60 years of combined experience in the computer industry. Ken is an Air Force veteran who spent 18 years at Wang Labs as an engineer and manager, followed by 20 years in consulting. He has also developed websites and worked as a system administrator.
Pam worked for more than 20 years at Wang Labs in customer support, supporting Canadian government Banyan systems as well as other systems.
Together, Ken and Pam also owned and operated a T-shirt business for 12 years. After printing 1,000,000 shirts, they decided to sell the business and do something else. So now they sponsor a WOMBAT!
Made with Personality, Kept Family Friendly
Almost all of our designs are unique to Smiling Wombat, created by our own talented crew. We also follow the Smiling Wombat Family Friendly Pledge.
Pam, Ken, and Harvey hope you enjoy your visit!
