Valentine’s day is supposed to be a day filled with love and happiness. But that day, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School was filled with pain and fear after a shooter walked into the building, killing 17.
Over 1,000 miles away from Parkland, Florida, sophomore Mikaila Moore heard about the tragedy and wanted to help.
“[I thought that] it was outrageous and unacceptable that this is happening again,” Moore said. “[I want to] help people and make up for the mistakes of others.”
The first idea to pop into her head was to make t-shirts and donate the profits to the school. Moore’s parents have their own screen printing shop called Rockford Inks, which she used to her advantage.
“They’ve said many times before that if you have any organized groups that you have that want shirts done, we’ll do it for you,” Moore said.
Moore and her parents sat down to discuss the design. She shared her sample idea with her stepmom, a graphic designer, who made some changes. Moore loved the professional looking design, so they went with it.
Over 20 shirts sold between February 26 and March 5, totaling $140 in donations.
Moore will have shirts available again later this month to be distributed in time for the March for Our Lives event, taking place on March 24.
Moore plans on sending all of the money to Parkland after the second sale ends.
She turned the pain she felt for the victims and their families into motivation to help them and to speak up.
