With just a tweet, Inuk artist and mom Janet Brewster has eased the financial burden of buying school supplies for students attending one Iqaluit high school. Soon, Inuksuk High School was receiving mail filled with school supplies for kids in need, sent by people from across Canada. We would like to thank everyone for your generous donations of school supplies for our students at IHS. #ihsdonations — Inuksuk High School (@InuksukHigh) September 8, 2020Brewster told HuffPost Canada that although school supplies aren’t needed at Inuksuk High anymore, school is still accepting donations of clothing. With the price of school supplies rising annually, Nunavut Teachers’ Association president John Fanjoy told Deuling that his organization is persistently asking Nunavut’s government for financial assistance.

Source: Huffington Post September 23, 2020 20:37 UTC