Bernie's Mitten Memes Help Boost a TC Nonprofit
9 & 10 News February 2, 2021 A social media phenomenon has turned into big business for one retailer – and it’s a nice boom for a local nonprofit, too. High Five Threads located in the Grand Traverse Commons took advantage of the Bernie Sanders “memes” many of us have seen since inauguration day. The democrat was sitting at Joe Biden’s inauguration in his handmade mittens – and people have been playing off of Bernie’s Mittens ever since. High Five turned it into a mitten design for t-shirts, sweatshirts, and stickers, and decided to donate a portion of the proceeds to charity. B...