Saturday 12 th October 2019...a little bit of everything!!!

Perfect start to my Saturday morning on the tennis courts for two hours!!

Afterwards I went on three pick ups of donations for the Three Kings...they were all in within five blocks of each other and happy to report the total amount I received this morning was 4000 pesos...

It has been just one week since I started the fund raising appeal with a goal of 85000 pesos and I am thrilled to report that todayI am at 36000 pesos received or promised.

I have spread sheets and have a complete list of everyone that has donated and their amounts...thanks to you all and still lots of time to donate either on the GOFUNDME  account or contact me personally at mexicokid77@yahoo.com

This afternoon I took Little Yella for a ride in to the country, here are some shots..

I think I took a wrong turn!!

Another wrong turn!!

Beautiful area I live in!!

I don’t think you have to be a sports fan to realize what an amazing feat of endurance this was!!!

Eliud Kipchoge has become the first athlete to run a marathon in under two hours, beating the mark by 20 seconds.

The Kenyan, 34, covered the 26.2 miles (42.2km) in one hour 59 minutes 40 seconds in the Ineos 1:59 Challenge in Vienna, Austria on Saturday.

It will not be recognised as the official marathon world record because it was not in open competition and he used a team of rotating pacemakers.

"This shows no-one is limited," said Kipchoge.

"Now I've done it, I am expecting more people to do it after me."

 1954 Roger Bannister breaks the 4-minute mile

 1969 Neil Armstrong walks on the moon 

 2009 @UsainBolt runs 100m in 09.58

 2019 @EliudKipchoge runs a sub two-hour marathon#INEOS159 #NoHumanIsLimited

The Olympic champion - who holds the official marathon world record of 2:01:39, set in Berlin, Germany in 2018 - missed out by 25 seconds in a previous attempt at the Italian Grand Prix circuit at Monza in 2017.

Knowing he was about to make history on the home straight, the pacemakers dropped back to let Kipchoge sprint over the line alone, roared on by a large crowd in the Austrian capital.

The four-time London Marathon winner embraced his wife Grace, grabbed a Kenyan flag and was mobbed by his pacemakers, including many of the world's best middle and long-distance runners.

Kipchoge, who compared the feat to being the first man on the moon in build-up to the event, said he had made history just as Britain's Sir Roger Bannister did in running the first sub four-minute mile in 1954.

"I'm feeling good. After Roger Bannister made history, it took me another 65 years. I've tried but I've done it," said the Kenyan.

"This shows the positivity of sport. I want to make it a clean and interesting sport. Together when we run, we can make it a

With a leading pace car beaming green lasers on to the road to indicate the required pace of 2:50 per kilometre, Kipchoge never went slower than 2:52.

To break the mark, he had to run 100m in 17.08 seconds 422 times in a row at a speed of 21.1kph (13.1 mph).

He was 10 seconds ahead of schedule at the halfway mark, before appearing to slow with a few 2:52 kilometres, only to regain the pace and kick on in the final stages.

Kipchoge was assisted by a team of 42 pacemakers, including Olympic 1500m champion Matthew Centrowitz, Olympic 5,000m silver medallist Paul Chelimo and the Ingebrigtsen brothers Jakob, Filip and Henrik.

They rotated in and out, running in formation around Kipchoge, with former 1500m and 5,000m world champion Bernard Lagat anchoring the final leg.

"They are among the best athletes in the world - so thank you," added Kipchoge. "I appreciate them for accepting this job. We did this one together."

Kipchoge's coaches delivered him water and energy gels by bike over 4.4 laps of a 5.97-mile course in the city's Prater park, instead of having to pick refreshments up from a table as in normal competition marathons.

These aids are not allowed under the rules of the IAAF, athletics' world governing body, which is why it will not recognise this feat as the official marathon world record.

'That was super human'

Kipchoge ran 42.2km, which is 26.2 miles

The attempt was funded by petrochemicals company Ineos - owned by Britain's richest man, Sir Jim Ratcliffe - which also sponsors the cycling team of the same name.

The location was selected because of the favourable climate, excellent air quality and almost completely flat terrain, with only 2.4 metres of incline across the route.

At Kipchoge's request, the course - consisting of two 2.67-mile stretches and two small loops at each end - was lined with spectators, unlike his previous attempt in Nike's Breaking 2 project in Monza.

Nike also provided Kipchoge with a new model of the shoe that has been worn by athletes running the five fastest marathons in history.

The Ineos team selected the start time of 07:15 BST after assessing weather conditions in Vienna this week.

"That last kilometre where he actually accelerated was super human," said Ratcliffe.

"Everything has to go right to do this. It's so nice to see the 'pacers' be part of this - they are just so full of enthusiasm."

Kipchoge's coach, Patrick Sang, said "everything went perfectly right" in this attempt.

"He has inspired all of us and shown that we can stretch the limits in our life," he added.

"For the sport, it is a challenge to other young athletes that they can perform better than they think. For humanity, it shows you can move to another level.

"History has been made. It's unbelievable.

That Ashley keeps doing it!!!!

Yashi Kochi!!

Friday 11th October 2019..the weekend!!!

Gracie and I went out to the campos that I visited yesterday but we got a late start which meant we could only visit two communities.

In both schools we spoke to the director of the school and they were both very happy that we would be coming to their school to bring the children a gift.

I recorded the number of Kindergarten girls as they get a different gift from the older girls and also the number of boys.

In total just from the two communities there are approximately 375 children.

What was good is that the schools are fairly close together and when we go back next week to visit more schools they are all in the same area.

It was good to start to get a track of numbers as I want to order and pay for the soccer balls by the end of this month!!

This afternoon I took a circular walk into Centro...always love taking shots of the main church and I think the colour of the sky is vibrant!!

Cute kid....

As usual I sit on one of the benches and question how a city boy from Sheffield England finished up here in this magical town!!

Ashley is still weaving her magic on the tennis courts!!!

Time for a shower and then watch my show.

I want to wish all my Canadian friends a wonderful safe and happy Thanksgiving weekend!!!!

Yashi Kochi!!!

Thursday 10th October 2019...a mini road trip!!!

Off to the tennis court this morning and once again a great two hours and a wonderful way to start the day!!

Home to change and then went to get Little Bluey and picked up another Three  Kings donation and then off into the country.

I had a good idea of the schools that I want to deliver the toys to this year but just went to check out their locations....

Sights along the way....

Check out the eye lashes!!!

I did find seven schools that I would be interested in and Gracie is coming with me tomorrow so she can actually talk to the school staff and see about numbers and details.

I did enjoy the drive out in the country as the traffic in SMA is so bad right now even on the scooter as they are digging up roads almost everywhere.

A relaxing quiet night!!

Yashi kochi!!!!

Thursday 10th October 2019...one time only asking!!!!

This is the link to my GOFUNDME account where I am collecting donations for the Three kings Toy drive here in San Miguel de Allende.....please consider making a donation!!

Just one word of advice..the account is set up in Canadian dollars.....for example if you wanted to donate 50 US dollars when you get on the site you would have to select 65 dollars in the  donation amount because the funds are in Canadian dollars so 65 Canadian dollars is equal to 50 US dollars...

Best wishes and have a great day..les

https://www.gofundme.com/f/three-kings-day-toy-drive

Yashi Kochi!!!

Wednesday 9th October 2019...nice day!!

I think all my days are going to be busy now I have started the Three kings drive....The donations are coming in which is so wonderful!!

My gym session this morning was at 11.30 am a great time for me as I dash home get cleaned up and off to poker fortunately from my house to Ray’s house where we p,Amy is only two minutes non the scooter!!

I seem to be on a super roll at poker came away with another win..this time 200 pesos.

Afterwards I had time to come home shower and get myself sorted for my English class.......nine students showed up and I moved the desks out of the way and we sat around in a circle, much better, each of them told of their pay forward..everyone did something it is a blessing to me to hear their stories!!

Then I made copies of this...

And we took turns to read one out loud and then we talked about it....they are so inquisitive and ask questions we only got to number 11 before we had to stop as the class was almost finished...but we had time to play one game of twenty quest for chocolate.....what a great class!!!

Interesting article and this happens at all the big grocery stores In Mexico!!

For seniors bagging groceries, tips are their only source of income

A bagger might earn a 10-peso tip from a shopper with two bags, or simply a blessing.

When shopping in a supermarket in Mexico, you are likely to see senior citizens bagging groceries at the checkouts. These seniors are not employees, but volunteers, subsisting entirely on tips.

At Walmart and its subsidiaries Sam’s Club, Bodega Aurrera and Superama and other supermarket chains such as Chedraui, Soriana and La Comercial Mexicana, pensioners bag groceries. None of them receive salaries, but the work is important to them.

Mexico does not have age-based labor discrimination laws. Employers can advertise for a position and include the age range they are willing to hire. Even when these age ranges are not explicitly stated, it is nearly impossible to find a job in Mexico after turning 60. This creates a desperate situation for senior citizens whose pensions do not cover living expenses.

Supermarket chains take advantage of this desperation by hiring them as volunteers instead of employees, at great benefit to their bottom line.

Volunteers at the Superama on Río Churubusco in Mexico City work five-hour shifts, six days a week, with their day off rotating from week to week.

Although they have none of the benefits or protections of regular employees, they are still expected to follow many of the same rules. If they want to go on vacation, they must ask for permission in advance but receive no vacation pay.

If they miss a day of work, they must bring a written justification, such as a doctor’s note. Their only medical insurance is through pensions from their previous careers.

At Superama, volunteers work for 30 minutes, then rest for 30. Not every supermarket provides breaks. At Soriana, volunteers work for five consecutive hours.

Diego, 66, who asked that we not publish his name, has been bagging groceries at Superama for four years. “I’ll keep working until I fall over. I have to.”

So how are the tips?

“Some people tip better than others. You might get 10 pesos [US $0.50) for two bags, or you might bag a week’s worth of groceries and get a smile, or a blessing.” Diego used to be self-employed but retired with a government pension.

María Guadalupe Zarate, 64, has also been at Superama for four years. She previously worked as the head cashier for the IMSS Social Security Institute, and is also on a government pension. “I can make about 200 pesos a day. That money is important for my personal economy. If I need to rest when it isn’t my break, one of the other volunteers will cover for me,” she said. What she makes in tips is almost double the minimum wage for a day of work in Mexico City — 102.68 pesos.

Walmart has a long history of shady business practices and strained labor relations in Mexico. In March of this year, the company narrowly avoided an 8,000-employee strike by meeting some of their demands. In 2012, the New York Times published an exposé on their history of using bribes to circumvent zoning laws, including opening a store next to the pyramids at Teotihuacán, which led to prolonged protests by local residents.

In 2008, Mexico’s Supreme Court ruled Walmart’s employee payment scheme was unconstitutional. It had been paying employees with vouchers only redeemable in their stores.

The federal government reached an agreement recently with pension funds that will reduce commissions and give a person entering the workforce today 10% more upon retirement. Unfortunately for current retirees, there are no plans to increase their pensions.

Mexico’s senior citizens will have to continue to make ends meet however they can, and for many that will mean bagging groceries for tips

Yashi Kochi!!!

Tuesday 8th October 2019...another busy day!!!!!

Today is a special day for my family... 53 years ago today my brother Malc married his childhood sweetheart, Janet.....it was a great day as was their 50 th celebrations....

Their daughter Sam posted this on her FB page...

Best wishes and so proud of both of you and Janet the huge medal you deserve is in the post!!!!

This was from their golden wedding anniversary!!

Back on the tennis courts this morning for two great hours of good camaraderie and the occasional great shot!!

After tennis I went and picked up two more donations for the three Kings ..apart from raising the money I enjoy doing this..I go on my scooter so that is easy...I get to meet some really interesting people and I see their homes...

Next it was up to the big Tuesday market..this is the Mexican version of a huge flea market...the word is that if you cannot find it at the Tuesday market it does not exist!!

I went to see the lovely stall owner , Fabiola, who for the past three years has supplied us with the small purse for the girls, inside the purses are gloves, socks, hair products, some nail stuff, pencil and note book.....She was there and happy to see me.....she quoted me the same price as last year 125 pesos per purse and I will give her the number required in the next few weeks, will be around 400.

In the years past she calls me and tells me the purses are ready and I go and pick them up...she has them all in huge garbage bags there are about six different patterns and she has all the products inside, the beauty is they don’t have to be gift wrapped so saves on work, expense and most of all when we deliver no garbage!!!

Home for an hour to relax and then off to get Gracie to go out for a late lunch and then to Bo’s house for our regular Tuesday night Mexican train!!!

Ashley won another award!!!!

You may not want to mess with this kid...Halloween 2006!!

Quite a day!!

Yashi Kochi

Monday 7th October 2019...a full day!!

After breakfast I went out to do some pick up of donations for the Three Kings in total today I collected 5500 pesos which is a wonderful start to the campaign!!

Had a lovely conversation with my Brother and gorgeous SIL this afternoon we usually talk once every couple of weeks.

My gym session was at 4.30pm and as always hard and almost fun!!!!

From there I get cleaned up and go to my English class.....I had them come to the front of the class and tell all about their weekend...I see them much more confident than five weeks ago..

I made copies of this article...

The students sit with their satchels on their desks, eager to get home after another long day of seven 50-minute classes. They listen patiently as their teacher makes a few announcements about tomorrow’s timetable. Then, as every day, the teacher’s final words: “OK everybody, today’s cleaning roster. Lines one and two will clean the classroom. Lines three and four, the corridor and stairs. And line five will clean the toilets.”

A few groans arise from line five, but the children stand up, grab the mops, cloths and buckets from the broom cupboard at the back of the classroom, and  go off to the toilets. Similar scenes are happening at schools across the country.

Most first-time visitors to Japan are struck by how clean the country is. Then they notice the absence of litter bins. And street sweepers. So they’re left with the question: how does Japan stay so clean?

The easy answer is that residents themselves keep it that way. “For 12 years of school life, from elementary school to high school, cleaning time is part of students’ daily schedule,” said one student.. “In our home life as well, parents teach us that it’s bad for us not to keep our things and our space clean.

The school curriculum helps the children develop an awareness of, and pride in, their surroundings. Who wants to dirty or deface a school that they have to clean up themselves? 

“I sometimes didn't want to clean the school,” said Chika Hayashi, “but I accepted it because it was part of our routine. I think having to clean the school is a very good thing because we learn that it’s important for us to take responsibility for cleaning the things and places that we use.” 

On arriving at school, students leave their shoes in lockers and change into trainers. At home, too, people leave their street shoes at the entrance. Even workmen coming to your house will remove their shoes and pad around in their socks. And as the schoolchildren grow, their concept of what constitutes their space extends beyond the classroom to include their neighbourhood, their city and their country.

Even Japan’s football supporters are cleanliness-conscious. In World Cup football tournaments in Brazil (2014) and Russia (2018), the national team’s fans amazed the world by staying behind to pick up rubbish from the stadium. The players also left their dressing room in immaculate condition. “What an example for all teams!”

“We Japanese are very sensitive about our reputation in others’ eyes,” Awane said. “We don’t want others to think we are bad people who don’t have enough education or upbringing to clean things up.”

Similar scenes unfold at Japanese music festivals. At the Fuji Rock festival, Japan’s biggest and oldest festival, fans keep their rubbish with them until they find a bin. Smokers are instructed to bring a portable ashtray and to ‘refrain from smoking where your smoke can affect other people’, according to the festival website. 

Examples of social awareness abound in daily life too. Around 08:00, for instance, office workers and shop staff clean the streets around their place of work. Children volunteer for the monthly community clean, picking up rubbish from the streets near their school. Neighbourhoods, too, hold regular street-cleaning events. Not that there’s much to clean, because people take their litter home.

Even banknotes emerge from ATM’s as crisp and clean as a freshly starched shirt. Nevertheless, money gets dirty, which is why you never put it directly into someone’s hand. In shops, hotels and even in taxis, you’ll see a little tray to place the money. The other person then picks it up.

Invisible dirt – germs and bacteria – are another source of concern. When people catch colds or flu, they wear surgical masks to avoid infecting other people. This simple act of consideration for others reduces the spread of viruses, thereby saving a fortune in lost work days and medical expenses.

They took turns in reading paragraphs and asking questions about words they did not understand and they all agreed this system needs to be put into place in Mexico!!

The time goes by so fast and they are amazing students!!

That Ashley is at it again winning another tennis tournament..she is on the left!!

Yashi Kochi!!!

Sunday 6th October 2019......something different!!

This morning at the St.Pauls Anglican Church they had a service for blessing of the animals and Gracie and I took her dogs......

We did not know how they would be around other dogs but they were very good and received a blessing!!

I have put this article out to many people in SMA and thought I would share it here!!

As the Christmas season is fast approaching, I have again taken on the joyful task of organizing the Three Kings toy drive, as I have done for the last three years.

As you may know, Three Kings day in January is more important to the Mexican people than Christmas. This is the day that Mexican families exchange small gifts. Sadly, due to the extreme poverty of many, children in the outlying areas receive little or nothing.

As a result of this community’s generosity, last year we were able to give a small gift to more than 700 boys and girls in the campos near San Miguel de Allende! This year year I am setting the bar high and want to get gifts to 800 children. This will require a great deal of generosity (some financial, some volunteer) by many people. 

Where your money goes:

We have found over the years that boys from kindergarten to middle school all want a soccer ball. I am happy to say that I found a supplier two years ago in a nearby village where the balls are handmade by the residents of the village. He is willing to sell the balls to me at a really great price. As a byproduct, it also greatly helps the people of the village. I plan to order 425 soccer balls and they must be paid for by November 1st.

For the older girls, we have a supplier who sells us lovely purses, inside of which we put an assortment of things: notebooks, pencils, hair products, nail products, and gloves. The price is very reasonable, and the girls have been very happy with them. The kindergarten girls will receive a bag of colorful toys and some useful items; gloves and socks for the winter.

The toys are not wrapped, which saves on the work load, but more importantly creates no garbage. The school personnel seem particularly happy with this!

Donations:

And so, I am once again asking for cash donations. This is the best way to maximize our efforts to reach the goal of 800 children and ensure the gifts are of equal value. This is not a charitable organization so no tax receipts will be issued, but I will keep a copy of everyone who donates (and the amounts) and send each a thank you and photos of the gift giving! Plus, you are welcome to join us the day of delivery and see the excited faces of the children as they receive their gifts by a ‘King’.

If you do not live in San Miguel please email me and I will give instructions how to get your donation to me. 

mexicokid77@yahoo.com

Thank you,

Les Pearson

And at the end of the day this wonderful shot taken from my kitchen door!!!!

Yashi Kochi!

Saturday 5th October 2019.......afternoon concert!!!

The Tuesday night Mexican train crowd, Gracie, Lisa and Bo and myself went to this concert this afternoon and it was a spectacular show...Lady Zen has a powerful voice and Mark was amazing on the piano...just really good entertainment...

San Miguel Playhouse

Lady Zen, the opera-trained, blues-singing star performer in San Miguel and Puerto Vallarta, is returning to her favorite local venue, the San Miguel Playhouse, for a special concert of Broadway songs. The show will be given four times.

Immortal songs such as the Gershwins’ “I Got Rhythm” and “Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off,” Jule Styne and Stephen Sondheim’s “Some People” (from Gypsy), will be on the program, along with numbers from West Side Story, Company, Annie Get Your Gun, La Cage aux Folles, and A Chorus Line, among many others.

Lady Zen’s musical director and piano accompanist, Mark Hartman, is himself a Broadway veteran, with a long list of credits. Hartman is a two-time winner of the Manhattan Association of Cabaret Award, the top honor in the field. He was musical director for Avenue Q, the Broadway musical that swept the Tony Awards in 2004; and he has conducted, accompanied, and arranged for Chita Rivera, John Cullum, Ben Vereen, Rosie O’Donnell, and Jeremy Irons (in a production of Camelot), among many other stars.

We had dinner afterwards and then to Bo’s house for train!!!!

Yashi Kochi!!!

Friday 4th October 2019....a tennis surprise!!

I woke up to an email from my tennis buddy Loren inviting me to a private home in the country to play tennis........I had an open morning so I met Loren and we went to this place where he plays every Friday.

I had a glimpse of a very wealthy Mexican family .....I met the owner Edwardo and his hacienda was really beautiful and huge with many acres of open fields leading to the mountains..

Edwardo was very friendly and soon Guermo arrived and we had three sets of really good hard tennis.....

 

Now blowing my own horn here ...the other three guys were in their late fifties and I managed to hold my own and did not embarrass myself..it was a great morning but the courts were hard courts and I am afraid my body took a beating and I am a tad stiff and sore this evening hopefully being out on the courts in the morning will fix that!!

Did not do too much the rest of the day except spend a couple of painful hours trying to use TransferWise unsuccessfully.

Also have started in earnest the Three kings toy drive and I have a letter drafted for the local newspaper here in town and going to send emails to all the wonderful donors from last year!!

I found this article disturbing!!

On September 3rd, 87 elephant carcasses were found near the Okavango Delta wildlife sanctuary in Botswana.  This is an unprecedented massacre considering Botswana has been recognized as one of the formidable defenders and conservationists of wildlife in Africa. 

Botswana is home to approximately 130,000 elephants.  Due to its steadfast conservation, elephants from other countries were crossing the borders into Botswana for safety. 

However, after the election of President Mokgweetsi Masisi in May of this year, anti-poaching units (APU) were removed from the country’s borders and the anti-poaching teams’ weapons were confiscated.  If these APUs were present, this recent killing spree of elephants could have been thwarted successfully. 

According to the World Travel and Tourism Council in 2017, 74% of travel to Botswana was by tourists compared to business travel.  Monies generated by tourists was 686.6 million USD or 7,119.6 million BWP (Botswana Pula) and this contributed to 26,000 jobs for 2017.  The obvious reason tourists travel to Botswana is to see wildlife.  If anti-poaching units are not restored, the number of wildlife will continue to dwindle and in effect lead to a loss of revenue and jobs, affecting the economy as a whole. 

Each year approximately 35,000 elephants are killed in Africa.  If their population continues to decline due to poaching, ecosystems will be affected.  The presence of elephants in the delicate ecosystem is undeniably paramount in not only supporting other wildlife but for the people who live in Africa as well.  Elephants in the wild aide in generating tourism dollars which fuels the economy that then helps to feed the hungry, finance education programs and enable health-care programs that save lives. 

The wildlife presence in Botswana has an obvious overwhelming positive effect on human life.  If we stand idly by, the loss of wildlife will have a negative effect in the quality of life for the people of Botswana.

President Mokgweetsi Masisi and the government of Botswana, your gravitas and solemnity are being beckoned by the world for you to restore the Anti-Poaching Units and arm game rangers.  Your conservation efforts to protect the wildlife will in effect help your people and maintain the economy of Botswana.

Yashi Kochi !!!

Thursday 3rd October 2019......Smile!!!!!!

Yashi Kochi!!!

Wednesday 2nd October 2019.....a special day!!

I had a really great day today starting off by going to the supermarket and then coming home and having breakfast.

Aaron was able to change my gym session to 11.30 am so I went there where he put me through my paces, such a great trainer.

Came home in time to change and off to poker... I enjoy these fun afternoons especially when I win which I do most times but today was a banner win..270 pesos!!!

Then I had time to come home and shower and change and get myself to the bakery where I had ordered a birthday cake, see below!!!

I want my students to experience talking in front of strangers and hearing different accents so I had invited seven of my good friends to come to class.

After introductions were made my students took turns coming to the front and telling of their act of kindness for this week...they really have taken to heart this and every week every one of them does some act of kindness..I love it!!

I then paired them off one on one with my friends and told them to find out all about their new friend....then I reversed the roles!!

About 20 minutes we all went back into the classroom and my students and friends took turns talking about their new friend..it was really good...I am so proud of them!!!

The I surprised Carlos with his birthday cake...

remember he is the one who brought his guitar to call on Monday!!

Everyone had cake ..we sang happy birthday to him in English and Spanish and it was just a very special evening!!!

Yashi Kochi!!!!

Tuesday 1st October 2019.....Rabbits!!!!

Did you say Rabbits three times to bring you good luck this month???

Well I knew that the huge storm we had last night would drown out the clay courts and as expected tennis was cancelled this morning 

so I took the opportunity  to have a nice relaxing breakfast whilst doing some reading.

Around 11.30 am Gracie dropped her dogs off and I took them for a lovely long off leash walk, they are very good dogs!!

This afternoon I took in a live European soccer game before going off to another evening of Mexican Train at Bo’s house!!

This company should be shut down pronto!!!

 20 years ago, two school shooters rampaged the Columbine school campus — Lenora was about 30 minutes away from the tragedy. As a mom, the issue of school shootings is personal. So she was shocked when “designer” hoodies riddled with bullet holes were put on display at a Fashion Week event. She’s launching a campaign to tell the designers to cancel the line of sweatshirts before they go on sale. Help stop this company from profiting from the loss of many innocent children.

A company called Bstroy (founders Brick Owens and Dieter Grams) have designed shirts with school logos and bullet holes.

Sandy Hook (where 6-year-olds were mass murdered) and Columbine are among the logos.

This company has potential to profit from killings of children. They have not stated that the items won’t be sold.

Imagine what a parent of a child who was killed would feel seeing someone flaunting this disgusting apparel in front of them

Yashi Kochi!!