Official Red Cross #PinkDay T-shirts Available at Saskatchewan London Drugs in support of Red Cross Pink Day on February 24, 2016
London Drugs is proud to join the culture change as the 2016 Red Cross Pink Day campaign begins in Saskatchewan. Join members of the Saskatchewan Roughriders this Saturday, January 30th at our Grasslands location for an autograph signing and Pink Day launch. Roughriders in attendance will be Dan Clark, Nick Demski, and Levi Steinhauer attendance from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. to support the Red Cross.
Pink Day is a national movement to create awareness of and prevent bullying in schools and communities. London Drugs is proud to become an official retail partner for the popular Pink Day campaign with the Red Cross.
“London Drugs has been involved with Pink Shirt Day for years with all of our markets but we were eager to work with a local organization,” said Cory Muir, London Drugs store manager. “We are thrilled to be a retail partner for the Red Cross with this great initiative. Red Cross Pink Day shirts and wristbands are available at all four of our Saskatchewan locations. We want to encourage everyone to join us and wear pink on February 24.”
Pink Day
In 2016, Pink Day in Saskatchewan coincides with the national Pink Day campaign on February 24. Together, all Canadians will unite to bring awareness to the issue of bullying at schools and in communities. Thousands of Saskatchewan residents are expected to turn schools and businesses into a sea of pink to help raise funds for anti-bullying programs in schools and programs throughout the province.
“Pink Day is not just a way to create awareness of bullying, but also a way to give kids the tools they need to protect themselves from this type of behaviour,” said Luc Mullinder, Project Manager for Red Cross Pink Day. “Each year we see growth as more schools and organizations see the benefit of Pink Day and the positive effect it has on our youth. Our goal is to continue that effort and reach every single student with bullying prevention education.”
The shirt and wrist band combos are available for $20 plus applicable taxes with net proceeds supporting Red Cross bullying prevention programs in Saskatchewan.
Support of Pink Day has grown dramatically since 2007, following the actions of two Grade 12 students in Nova Scotia. The students witnessed a Grade 9 student being bullied for wearing pink to school and encouraged their schoolmates to also wear pink in support of this student. Since then, wearing a pink shirt has sent a powerful message against bullying.
