Rogers’ orange shirt raises $150,000 for residential school survivors

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...