(CNN) – Senator Bernie Sanders raised US $ 1.8 million for a visit on a journey of inspired merchandise sales and the viral photo of him and his guinea pigs of President Joe Biden’s Toma.
The Vermont Senator’s team has begun selling photos and t-shirts with the photo, which inspired countless memes, during the campaign to pass the game.
The US $ 45 black sudera black is becoming as popular as the meme: the first tirade of the product takes place in less than 30 minutes on Thursday nights, according to a press release from Sanders’ office.
“If more articles are aggregated during the end of the week and the moon is increased by the moon”, says the press release.
All the money raised will be distributed to various benefit organizations in its native Vermont state, according to the communiqué.
“Jane and yo quedamos asombrados por toda la creatividad musrada por tanta gente durante du ultima semana, y estamos contentos de poder usar me fama en Internet para ayudar a los habitantes de Vermont que lo necesitan”, dijo Sanders en el communicado.
“But that includes the amount of money that will not sustain the Congress’ action, and it has everything to do in Washington to ensure that Vermont workers and all the peace of mind that comes with the necessity and means of the crisis that has plagued us since. the Great Depression ».
These are the sudaderas that sold Bernie Sanders’ campaign.
The fundraisers collected by Sanders support various charitable organizations
Beneficial organizations that Sanders chooses to benefit from the inclusive merchandise sales include: Area Agencies for Mayors to finance Meals on Wheels in Vermont, Vermont Community Action Agencies, Feeding Chittenden, Vermont Parent Child Network, The Chill Foundation, Centers Mayors in Vermont work through the Areas and Bistate Primary Care Agencies to improve dental care in Vermont.
Age Well, the mayor of Meals on Wheels and Vermont, said on Twitter that ASOMBRADO ‘nuestro program Meals on Wheels’ was a journey from the las ventas de sudaderas.
We are WONDERED by the support for our Meals on Wheels program by @SenSanders and so many people locally and across the country.
The sweatshirt may be sold out, but you can still support Meals on Wheels: https://t.co/W8uaJXcekh https://t.co/1nEbwsAHOf
– Age Well (@AgeWellVT) 23 January 2021
“In many of the areas of the area and our societies in the community that we help to burn committee services, this is a tremendous shelf and we can be more aggravated,” said Jane Catton, executive director of Age Well, ‘n WCAX , affiliated with CNN.
Sanders is not the only one that uses the viral moment as an opportunity to raise money for charitable organizations.
As part of the licensing agreement to publish the famous photo in tights, sudaderas and calcomanías, Getty Images donates its licenses to Meals on Wheels America, according to the press release.
Burton Snowboards, which manufactured the apron Sanders used on the day of the vacancy, donated 50 jackets to the Burlington Department of Family and Families on behalf of the senator.
Inspired by Sanders’ donations, a Texas, Tobey King woman donated a handful of Sanders coins and received more than US $ 40,000 from Meals of Wheels America.
“El Senador Sanders spends much of his time defending the Meals on Wheels,” CNN’s Jenny Young, vice president of communications at Meals on Wheels America, before ending the subast, “is incredible. see his desperate moment at the center of attention is inspiring others to unite at the lucha to abort both the hamburger and the Islam of the mayors ».