January 16th, 2017

Congratulations to Amy Darkes of Waterloo-Oxford District Secondary School for winning the 2017 Pink Shirt Design Contest! Amy entered The Waterloo Region Record and The Newspapers in Education contest to design the 2017 Pink Shirt Logo and created the winning entry. Amy’s design and signature are on this year’s Pink Shirt Day T-Shirt and as the contest winner, Amy received Rangers tickets, a 1 year Waterloo Region Record Membership, $200 and more!

Pink Shirt Day was started in 2007 when two high school students in Nova Scotia witnessed a grade 9 boy being teased for wearing a pink shirt. This story initiated Pink Shirt Day which has now become an annual event to stand against bullying everywhere.

Purchase your pink shirt with Amy’s design and wear it on February 22nd, 2017! Processes of all t-shirt purchases go toward WAYVE: Wellness Acceptance Youth Voices Empowerment (WAYVE) is a mental health awareness and bullying prevention group focusing on youth leadership and community building in Waterloo Region

Shirts are available to be purchased (starting January 17th, 2017) at the following locations:

The Record-160 King Street East, Kitchener Hours are Monday to Friday 9am-4pm

Plato’s Closet- 700 Strasburg Road, Kitchener Hours are Monday to Friday 10am-9pm, Saturday 10am-6pm, Sunday 12pm-5pm