Designing ways to help her community Mary Dyami donates time, talents to bring people together

By Brit Allen, The Sandy Standard 

Originally from a town much smaller than Sandy, Mary Dyami appreciates how community focused her chosen home of Sandy is. That's why she strives to get involved to give back in any way she can. 

Dyami has worked in town since 2006, and moved to Sandy in 2018. 

Though she's worked in multiple different industries — previously working for Sandy Stone & Brick, then Johnson RV — Dyami now mostly focuses on her design and custom printing company: Rebel & Rogue Merchworks. She has been designing since 2005. 

“I like to learn and create,” she explained. Dyami is self taught, and continues to add skills to her resume with new projects. 

When she's not fulfilling an order for a client, Dyami has been known to use her design skills and equipment to serve the community. She's been a member of the Sandy Mountain Festival committee since 2022, and designs their logos and merchandise every year. 

“I didn't really know what I was getting into,” she said. “I'd never been to the festival before. I didn't realize how cool and how big it is. Once I got involved, I was hooked.” 

Recently, Dyami also helped design and print shirts for loved ones and supporters of Kobyn McClure, Jenna Mary Overson and Mary Beth Overson, who were tragically killed on May 31. The Sandy United shirts were sold as a fundraiser in collaboration with the D31 Foundation to benefit the families of those who died. 

“Amy (Hardesty of D31 Foundation) reached out,” Dyami explained. “(The project) was close to home. I drive by where it happened twice a week. And I've also gone through some trauma involving loss. My first thought when I heard about it was ‘I have to do something.’ But I didn't want it to seem like I was making it about me.” 

Dyami was happy to have Hardesty help facilitate the t-shirt sales, so she could focus on delivering her best work to those looking for a way to honor and remember McClure and the Oversons. 

Dyami produced 260 shirts within 12 hours for the cause, as well as some special orders for loved ones of the deceased. 

“It was hard to do, but it was more than worth it,” she explained. Every shirt she pressed, she saw the names of those lost. “I was glad to be able to help in some capacity.”