People Are Donating School Supplies To Nunavut Kids, Thanks To A Mom’s Tweet
With just a tweet, Inuk artist and mom Janet Brewster has eased the financial burden of buying school supplies for students attending one Iqaluit high school.
It all started when she went on a back-to-school supply run with her teenage son.
The grand total for a notebook, highlighters, erasers, and writing tools? $43.
Here’s what $43 of school supplies looks like in #iqaluit
We passed on the $25 400/loose leaf paper.. pic.twitter.com/Qkle9sde8y— Pitsiulaaq ❄️ (@pitsiulaaq) September 3, 2020
For comparison: a similar haul from a Wal-Mart would cost a Toronto parent roughly $23.
Brewster’s tweet shocked Canadians and led many to ask her how they could help. Brewster decided to work with her son’s school to organize a donation drive.
Soon, Inuksuk High School was receiving mail filled with school supplies for kids in need, sent by people from across Canada.
I sent you 20 packs of 400 sheets of loose leaf paper. Coming by Amazon, on or about Sept 16. Order number ending **0642.
— Errol Tolentino🇨🇦 (@ErrolTolentino1) September 6, 2020
I just saw this on fb and wanted to find the original tweet. You can expect a bunch of school supplies from Montreal coming your way ✌️ https://t.co/KR3YtI9VAG
— ✝️Harry🇨🇦 (@Rah514) September 8, 2020
So many donations were sent that the high school announced on Twitter that their students will be able to learn with adequate supplies for the rest of the year. They re-directed potential donors to other underserved schools in the territory.
We would like to thank everyone for your generous donations of school supplies for our students at IHS. Due to the overwhelming response, we have received enough supplies to support our students for this school year. #ihsdonations
— Inuksuk High School (@InuksukHigh) September 8, 2020
Brewster told HuffPost Canada that although school supplies aren’t needed at Inuksuk High anymore, school is still accepting donations of clothing.
“Anyone considering donating may want...
