Bernie Sanders and his team are turning a funny moment into a charitable opportunity.
Bernie’s team announced that sweatshirts of Bernie sitting in the chair with his mittens will be on sale for $45 and 100% of the profits will go to Meals on Wheels Vermont.
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The Vermont Congressman and former U.S. Democratic Presidency candidate made headlines after his photo went viral on social media and was turned into different memes.
He talked about the viral moment in an interview with Seth Meyers on Late Night. Bernie also gave a shout out to the designer of the eco-friendly mittens, Vermont School teach Jen Ellis.
The sweatshirt seems to be as popular as the meme — it’s currently sold out “due to overwhelming demand,” according to the campaign store website, which notes it could take up to eight weeks to receive the item.
Age Well, the largest provider of Meals on Wheels in Vermont, said on Twitter it’s “BLOWN AWAY by the support for our Meals on Wheels program” from the sweatshirt sales.
Age Well CEO Jane Catton told CNN affiliate WCAX, “On behalf of all of the area agencies on aging and our partners in the community who help us provide meal services, this is a tremendous gift and we couldn’t be more grateful.”
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