A new orange T-shirt is on sale at the Ki-Low-Na Friendship Centre ahead of the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation on Sept. 30.

A group of volunteers got together and tie-dyed and printed 1,000 T-shirts with a new logo.

“We decided to do this logo because we wanted to represent the flame that’s getting passed, kind of, from one generation on to the next,” said Kody Woodmass, Strategic Planning Co-ordinator.

“All the profits gained from these t-shirts are going to go towards our new social enterprise call Original Born Art or OBA. And the whole purpose of OBA is to create an e-commerce site where we can offer Indigenous art online for individuals while giving Indigenous youth a chance to increase their tangible skills, increase some soft skills and learn a skill-set that they can use for the rest of their life,” added Woodmass.

They have sold more than 730 shirts and raised more than $6000. That should support 12 months of workshops for youth.

The orange T-shirts are available by calling (250) 763-4905 or email [email protected]. Or you can also pick them up on a first-come-first-serve basis at 442 Leon Ave. Currently, they are only accepting cash payments.