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Jewish Ledger
Bernie Sanders mitten merchandise raises $1.8 million for charities
(JTA) – Bernie Sanders found a way to turn his superstar social media status into some significant charity – $1.8 million, to be exact, for several charitable organizations across his home state of Vermont. In case you missed it: A photo of the Jewish senator at the presidential inauguration ceremony wearing homemade mittens went viral last week. In response, Sanders’ website sold a variety of merchandise with the image on it, including sweatshirts and mugs, pledging to donate the proceeds to charity. The beneficiaries include Meals on Wheels, the culinary training program Feeding Chittenden, the youth development Chill Foundation, senior centers in the state and Bi-State Primary Care for dental care, Sanders’ office said.
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Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont arrives for the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol for President-elect Joe Biden in Washington on Jan. 20.
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About those wooly mittens that U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders wore to the presidential inauguration, sparking endless quirky memes across social media? Theyâve helped to raise $1.8 million in the last five days for charitable organizations in Sandersâ home state of Vermont, the independent senator announced Wednesday.
The sum comes from the sale of merchandise with the Jan. 20 image of him sitting with his arms and legs crossed, clad in his brown parka and recycled wool mittens.
Sanders put the first of the so-called âChairman Sandersâ merchandise, including T-shirts, sweatshirts and stickers, on his campaign website Thursday night and the first run sold out in less than 30 minutes, he said. More merchandise was added over the weekend and sold out by Monday morning, he said.