Two Saskatchewan Roughriders were at Crescent Point Place on Dec. 30, selling the new Pink Day T-Shirt during the Red Wings’ game against Estevan.
The T-shirt sales were to help promote the upcoming Red Cross Pink Day, an annual bullying prevention awareness event, which will be held Feb. 24.
The design of the new T-shirts were all chosen in response to feedback from students and schools, and to align with Red Cross Pink Day campaigns in other provinces.
Official Red Cross Pink Day merchandise is now on sale at www.redcross.ca/pinkSK from now until the deadline on Feb. 10. All proceeds stay in Saskatchewan and every items sold helps the Red Cross reach another Saskatchewan student with bullying prevention tools and information.
Red Cross Pink Day aims to raise awareness about bullying issues and what people can do to create safe and respectful environments. Thousands of students and businesses across the province will wear official shirts, hats, bracelets and stickers to help celebrate the day.
Hundreds of schools, businesses and communities across the province will come together to hold assemblies, rallies and parades that help promote respect and celebrate Red Cross Pink Day initiatives.
The Red Cross bullying prevention program is evidence-based, curriculum-linked and recommended by the Saskatchewan Ministry of Education.
They train youth to deliver bullying prevention presentations to their peers, adults to present about bullying prevention, and through a partnership with the Saskatchewan Roughriders several players will be trained to deliver bullying prevention presentations to Saskatchewan schools.
There is also “I Am Stronger” grant program available, which award up to $1,000 for youth-led initiatives that promote kindness and address the issue of bullying and cyber-bullying. More information on these grants are available on the website.
Residents are also invited to utilize their social media sites to promote the Red Cross Pink Day. Usable hashtags for Twitter messages include: #PinkDay #ImagineNoBullying #CultureChange.
Also, residents can join the Red Cross Pink Day event on the Canadian Red Cross Facebook page.
