Jeans Day
On Jeans Day, people across British Columbia, Canada, wear their jeans and their lapel pin or button acknowledging their support of BC Children's Hospital. Jeans Day typically falls on the last Thursday in April.
Anyone can participate in Jeans Day by purchasing a $20 lapel pin or a $5 button before or on Jeans Day.
Since its inception in 1991, Jeans Day has raised millions of dollars to ensure that children in British Columbia have access to quality pediatric care at BC Children’s Hospital. In 2008, over 180,000 British Columbians purchased Jeans Day lapel pins or buttons and helped raise over $1.25 million for BC Children’s Hospital. Funds raised from Jeans Day goes towards the urgent needs at the hospital funding research, equipment, health promotion and education.
Read more about this topic: BC Children's Hospital Foundation
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—David Elkind (20th century)
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