GRADS ORGANIZE CROSS-COUNTRY VIRTUAL PROM

A resourceful group of high school grads is organizing a national prom, a virtual replacement for prom nights across the country cancelled by the pandemic. #Promison 2020 will be livestreamed May 22, with funds raised for Kids Help Phone. “We’re going to show off our prom wear, dance to a live DJ set from Juno-winning duo Loud Luxury, hear shoutouts from Canadian role models, and meet fellow grads from across Canada,” said Toronto high schooler Rubaina Farin, one of the organizers. “We’re celebrating our senior year together, apart.”

The event is being organized by a committee of 36 students from every province and territory, with the help of the Student Life Network. “We hear daily from young people about the things they are worried about. Schools are closed, they aren’t able to see their friends or family and now, proms are cancelled. We are so excited to be a part of this initiative and want to thank Canada’s young people for being courageous and positive during these unprecedented times,” the CEO of Kids Help Phone, Katherine Hay, said in a statement.