David Shepherd and Travis Price
“David Shepherd, Travis Price and their teenage friends organized a high-school protest to wear pink in sympathy with a Grade 9 boy who was being bullied [for wearing a pink shirt]…[They] took a stand against bullying when they protested against the harassment of a new Grade 9 student by distributing pink T-shirts to all the boys in their school. ‘I learned that two people can come up with an idea, run with it, and it can do wonders,’ says Mr. Price, 17, who organized the pink protest. ‘Finally, someone stood up for a weaker kid.’ So Mr. Shepherd and some other headed off to a discount store and bought 50 pink tank tops. They sent out message to schoolmates that night, and the next morning they hauled the shirts to school in a plastic bag. As they stood in the foyer handing out the shirts, the bullied boy walked in. His face spoke volumes. ‘It looked like a huge weight was lifted off his shoulders,’ Mr. Price recalled. The bullies were never heard from again.”
— Globe & Mail
— Globe & Mail
In your own words, explain how you can make a difference to a classmate and/or friend who is feeling alone or is experiencing bully-like behaviour.
Poster Board and Announcement
Create a poster to advertise Pink Shirt Day.
Follow it up with an entry to be placed in the local newspaper and also one to be read on the announcements. Will your entries be the same or will they be different. Explain your answer.
Follow it up with an entry to be placed in the local newspaper and also one to be read on the announcements. Will your entries be the same or will they be different. Explain your answer.
Take the Promise
A pledge a solemn promise or agreement to do or refrain from doing something: a pledge of aid; a pledge not to wage war.
Create your own anti-bullying pledge.
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An article titled "Pink or Blue," published in the trade journal The Infants' Department in 1918, said that the generally accepted rule is pink for boys and blue for girls. "The reason is that pink being a decided and stronger color is more suitable for the boy," it said.
T-shirt Designs
Using some of the slogans shown in the display below as a guide, design your own logo for Pink Shirt Day...
Pink Shirt Day T-shirts
Questions:
1.Room 1 has decided to purchase pink t-shirt for Pink Shirt Day. If the T-shirts cost $12.00 each and there are 24 students plus 3 teachers, and the students range in size from XS to L and adults from XS to XL, how much will it cost to purchase enough T-shirts for each of the students? How much will it cost to buy a 2 medium and 1 large t-shirt for the teaching staff
2a. Miss Davies found a sale on brand new solid pink shirts at the local store... each shirt costs $2.00. How much will the shirts cost for the entire class plus 3 adults to have a shirt?
b.The class has decided to use the funds earned from the sale of the T-shirts to give as a donation to a charity that deals with bullying such as an abuse shelter. If the students wish to use the funds to pay for the cost of the shirts and as a profit for this purpose, how much will the class earn for the charity if the T-shirts are sold for $7.00? What is the difference if the shirts were based on the original price? Would this have been a good marketing strategy... explain your answer.
1.Room 1 has decided to purchase pink t-shirt for Pink Shirt Day. If the T-shirts cost $12.00 each and there are 24 students plus 3 teachers, and the students range in size from XS to L and adults from XS to XL, how much will it cost to purchase enough T-shirts for each of the students? How much will it cost to buy a 2 medium and 1 large t-shirt for the teaching staff
2a. Miss Davies found a sale on brand new solid pink shirts at the local store... each shirt costs $2.00. How much will the shirts cost for the entire class plus 3 adults to have a shirt?
b.The class has decided to use the funds earned from the sale of the T-shirts to give as a donation to a charity that deals with bullying such as an abuse shelter. If the students wish to use the funds to pay for the cost of the shirts and as a profit for this purpose, how much will the class earn for the charity if the T-shirts are sold for $7.00? What is the difference if the shirts were based on the original price? Would this have been a good marketing strategy... explain your answer.
Pink Shirt Day Bracelets
Question:
If a pack of Pink Shirt Day bracelets contains 12 bracelets and costs $10.00 with free shipping, how many packs will Miss Davies have to order for a class of 24 students... don't forget the teachers? Will there be any extra bracelets? If so, what should Miss Davies do with them?
If a pack of Pink Shirt Day bracelets contains 12 bracelets and costs $10.00 with free shipping, how many packs will Miss Davies have to order for a class of 24 students... don't forget the teachers? Will there be any extra bracelets? If so, what should Miss Davies do with them?
