Skip to content

Seniors don pink shirts with anti-bullying message

Staff and residents at Summerland Seniors Village participated in Pink Shirt Day on Wednesday
15754608_web1_190307-SUM-Pink-Shirts-seniors_2
AN ANTI-BULLYING MESSAGE Residents and staff at Summerland Seniors village wore pink shirts on Feb. 27 to show their opposition to bullying. Pink Shirt Day, held in late February, is intended to promote kindness and to symbolize an opposition to bullying. (John Arendt/Summerland Review)

Residents and staff at Summerland Seniors Village wore pink shirts on Wednesday to show their opposition to bullying.

The initiative was part of Pink Shirt Day, an annual event held in late February.

RELATED: Pink Shirt Day a reminder to ‘T.H.I.N.K.’ before posting on social media

RELATED: VIDEO: Pink Shirt Day B.C.

Pink Shirt Day originated in 2007 in Nova Scotia when two boys and their friends organized a protest to wear pink in sympathy for a Grade 9 boy who was being bullied for wearing a pink shirt.

The event has spread across the country and around the world since that time.

To report a typo, email:
news@summerlandreview.com
.



news@summerlandreview.com

Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.



John Arendt

About the Author: John Arendt

John Arendt has worked as a journalist for more than 30 years. He has a Bachelor of Applied Arts in Journalism degree from Ryerson Polytechnical Institute.
Read more