PROCEEDS WILL SUPPORT PAPAL VISIT
With the pope’s visit looming, thousands of souvenirs – including T-shirts, umbrellas, tumblers, hats and tote bags – have already been sold at a pop-up store at the Catholic Centre in fundraising efforts for the Catholic community.
Other items for sale include school bags and toys for the young, all in the colours of the Vatican flag.
To further boost fundraising efforts, limited-edition items – featuring the upcoming papal mass at the National Stadium on Sep 12 – will soon be available for purchase.
The team behind the effort worked on these designs for months, said Ms Lilian Kong, executive director of the Catholic Foundation and head of the Pope Francis Singapore Fund’s fundraising and souvenirs committee.
She said that the committee designed the logo to reflect a theme of unity and hope originating from scriptural text.
“We also have a very meaningful cross emblem which incorporates the five stars of (the Singapore flag) in it,” Ms Kong added.
Some items are already sold out, she said.
