TORONTO – Sales of Rogers’ 2021 orange shirt, designed by two-spirit Ojibway artist Patrick Hunter, raised $150,000 for the Orange Shirt Society and the Residential School Survivors Society (IRSSS), the company announced today.
Rogers’ orange shirt campaign was launched in 2020 and raised over $250,000 over two years. “Earlier this year, Rogers also donated an additional $50,000 to the IRSSS,” a press release says.
“We are working tirelessly to support survivors of Residential Schools and their families through programs and services for the Youth, 2SLGBTQ+, Elders and Families,” said Angela White, executive director of IRSSS, in the press release.
“This funding will have a direct impact and be used for services that include; grief and loss counselling, crisis counselling, family and group counselling and programs, traditional healing methods, and crisis support.”
At Orange Shirt Society, the support from Rogers “will go a long way to helping us achieve our purposes of promoting Indian residential school reconciliation, raising awareness of the continuing inter generational impacts of the schools, and supporting the concept of Every Child Matters,” said Phyllis Webstad, ambassador and founder of the Orange Shirt Society.
Orange shirts are still available for purchase on TSC’s website.
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Photo borrowed from Rogers.com
