YBP Visits Interval House
Last month was ‘Women’s Abuse Prevention Month’, focusing on the important notion that every woman has the fundamental right to live in safety and security in her home and community — free from the threat of violence. This month provides an opportunity to raise awareness about violence against women and its prevention.
To usher in this month, last October one half of YBP had the pleasure of visiting Interval House, Bon Iver‘s elected charity, to meet the people there and to make our first donation from the proceeds of his t-shirt. We are proud to announce on donation of $8000. Below is a letter of thanks from their executive manager.
October 14, 2009
Dear Matt,
Thank you so much once again for visiting Interval House and for Yellow Bird Project’s contribution! Your compassion and friendship have provided abused women and their children with the most precious gift: the chance to rebuild their lives free of fear and violence. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your recent $8,000 donations, raised through the sale of Bon Iver designed t-shirts.
We’re full to capacity as usual, but there’s an incredible excitement at Interval House as the leaves start to turn golden and the women and children at the shelter plan activities together for the brisk fall days. With Hallowe’en quickly approaching, counsellors are busy planning fun activities, and families are forming lasting bonds with each other that are so essential on their journey towards independence and lives free from violence.
We’re looking forward to working with Yellow Bird Project in the future, and will do everything we can to promote the project. This initiative is an extremely creative way to engage individuals, and will help Interval House reach out to a new demographic. We hope that this partnership will allow our message to get out to younger women, to let them know that there is somewhere to go if they are experiencing abuse.
On behalf of the women and children who are fleeing violence, thank you for taking the time to organize such a wonderful and creative project for Interval House!
Sincerely,
Lesley Ackrill
Executive Manager
how wonderful to see that music can make so many lives change for the better. ybp… keep it up!!!
No only do I LOVE my Bon Ivor tee shirt, but it feels great that I contributed in a small way to helping Interval House. Thanks, YBP, love the concept and love the tee shirts.
It’s really nice to have news about the project. I’m glad to have contributed to help Interval House. Great initiative. Thanks to everybody involved. I hope, more tee-shirts will be designed by Bon Iver and other artists.
amazing…
[...] to directly are, for the most, part very appreciative. Last year [co-founder] Matt [Stotland] visited the Interval House women’s shelter in Toronto [the recipient of a donation from the sale of a t-shirt designed by Bon Iver], and they gave him a [...]
[...] to directly are, for the most, part very appreciative. Last year [co-founder] Matt [Stotland] visited the Interval House women’s shelter in Toronto [the recipient of a donation from the sale of a t-shirt designed by Bon Iver], and they gave him a [...]