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Tobey King speaks to her crochet Bernie Sanders doll as the bidding continues on eBay on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021 in Corpus Christi, Texas. The doll sold for $20,300, and all of the proceeds are being donated to Meals on Wheels. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Billy Calzada/The San Antonio Express-News January 28, 2021 - 1:15 AM
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Bernie Sanders mittens: More than $1.8M raised for charity as senator, Vermont teacher and others continue to sell items based on meme
Updated Mar 10, 2021;
Posted Jan 28, 2021
Former presidential candidate, Senator Bernie Sanders (D-Vermont) sits in the bleachers on Capitol Hill before Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th US President on January 20, 2021, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)AFP via Getty Images
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He raised $1.8 million, the Associated Press reported.
But he’s not the only one using this popular and hilarious meme to raise money.
King, 46, initially posted photos of the 9-inch doll on her Instagram account, and they garnered thousands of likes and comments. On Saturday, she posted the doll on eBay and later auctioned it for $20,300, which she said will be donated to Meals on Wheels America. Her donation was inspired by Sanders, whose campaign created sweatshirts with the image on them and donated all the proceeds to Meals on Wheel in Vermont. This could be my purpose; this is my new path, King said. This is a new way of helping people in a way that I ve never been able to do before.
Bernie Sanders Memes And Mittens Have Now Raised Over $1.8 Million for Charity
Jan 28, 2021
The weather for President Joe Biden’s inauguration ceremony was blustery, with snow flurries and a wind chill making the temperature drop to near-freezing. But, never let it be said that a Vermonter like Senator Bernie Sanders doesn’t know how to dress for winter weather.
Along with Amanda Gorman’s stirring poem, Senator Sanders’ now-iconic mittens was one of the highlights of the day. Within 24 hours, the casual look had launched more memes than anyone could count and, like Elf on the Shelf, it was pretty much everywhere.