This week, EC Montreal will be celebrating National Pink Shirt day. On this day we raise awareness for bullying in all its ugly forms. We ask all our students to wear pink to show their support to our bully free philosophy at EC. We ask our students to choose kindness over bullying and to always strive to be a buddy not a bully.
National Pink Shirt Day is a big deal here in Canada. All the schools do something special to honor the day and to get their students involved. In previous years, our EC Montreal teachers have lead student presentations and projects where students had to deliver a “talk” on different kinds of bullying and what we could do to prevent it. We also had a special guest speaker come to address our student population. He was a police officer who is specialized in training kids, teens, and young adults on how to deal with bullying. He delivered a powerful presentation and gave very helpful tips that we can all use in our daily lives to ensure we take a stand to bullies.
On National Pink Shirt Day, the EC Montreal team always made sure to decorate the student lounge in pink. We had pink balloons and streamers and a variety of pink treats and refreshments. Every table in the student lounge also had special slogans and banners regarding this anti-bullying campaign. Slogans that read things like “Kindness is one size fits all” or “Be a buddy not a bully”. We also put up a chalk board wall and ask our students to write down their comments on what they can do, personally, to create a bully-free zone at the school.
This year’s Pink Shirt Day will be a little different because of our social distancing measures and social gathering restrictions. We still wanted to celebrate this special day, so we have asked all our staff and students to come to school dressed in pink. We will be serving Krispy Kreme’s pink glaze donuts to all the classes.
So, in honor of National Pink Shirt Day, I am happy to share my recipe for Pink Dessert! For this recipe, you will need the following ingredients:
– 16 oz container of Cool Whip Topping
– 1 can of condensed milk
– 1 can of crushed pineapples
– 1 cup of miniature marshmallows
– 1 can of cherry pie filling
Blend together the whipped cream and condensed milk. Fold in all the other ingredients and place in the refrigerator for at least one hour. This dessert tastes so much better when it is super cold. It tastes just like ice cream. It is a beautiful pink dessert and so easy to make to celebrate Pink Shirt Day!
