Meet Richard Kligler, owner and operator of For All the Tea in Charleston. Richard’s story and his Charleston local company is spirited and inspiring. When Richard’s only son Sean was five he was diagnosed with a rare form of childhood cancer. He survived and is living a thriving and happy life, but Sean was one of the lucky few. After that life changing event, Richard, his wife, daughter and son moved to Hong Kong where they would spend the next 12 years. It was here he developed a deeper passion and understanding of the origins, process and taste of tea. He partnered with a countryside generational tea farm master to learn and harness the process of tea, learn the history of tea in the Far East and begin a collection of tea pots and accessories that today is worthy of a museum. (Note: During the time of Sean’s illness and in Hong Kong, Richard has worked closely with the St. Baldrick’s Foundation (SBF) raising over $5M for childhood cancer research).