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Pink Shirt Day virtual concert an important time to spread positive message

Karissa Hoffart hosted a special Pink Shirt Day virtual concert on February 24. It was important for the country-recording artist to help spread the positive and encouraging message of Pink Shirt Day to local students.
Karissa Hoffart

Karissa Hoffart hosted a special Pink Shirt Day virtual concert on February 24. It was important for the country-recording artist to help spread the positive and encouraging message of Pink Shirt Day to local students.

“Pink Shirt Day is a day of awareness that bullying does happen everywhere and we need to come together to reduce bullying,” said Hoffart. “By wearing pink we take a stand against bullying and hopefully this day will educate people on what bullying is and the effects it can have. All it takes is one person to stand up and speak up for someone else.”

“This virtual concert for Pink Shirt Day was a very meaningful concert where I was able to share my own experiences and give strong inspirational messages to help students have hope and strength.”

Three schools in Weyburn participated in the live virtual concert, including Queen Elizabeth, Haig and Souris Schools, and at the end of the concert there was an opportunity for students to come up to the computer screen and ask questions. Hoffart felt that this allowed for a more personal touch.

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“The concert was very well received and appreciated by staff and students. Karissa had an inspiring message of kindness and hope. Her perspective as both a performer and nurse fit very well into the Pink Day theme of lifting each other up. The shared virtual concert was a great way to bring our schools together in a safe way,” said Dara Uhren of Queen Elizabeth School, the teacher who organized the virtual concert.

During the virtual concert, Hoffart shared six songs from her “Life of Mine” album, which was released in October. “I personally wrote each song on this album, each of which has a motivational message. My song ‘She's Enough’ was the first song I sang and the message in this song is that you truly are enough just the way you are.”

It was especially important for Hoffart to help encourage students, and inspire them to stand up against bullying.

“Having been bullied myself I felt like I was able to give hope to students who needed it and provide advice as to how to get through the hard times. I was so happy to see the smiling faces and hear the applause, as I knew this concert was worth every minute,” she said.