One Direction aim to stamp out bullying
One Direction have designed a school stationery line to raise money for an anti-bullying campaign.
The singers are backing Office Depot's drive to stamp out bullying by creating a special product range to fund an education program for schools across the country.
Notebooks, binders and other school supplies created by the boys
will be sold to raise money for the 1D + OD Together Against
Bullying campaign.
The stars have filmed a video to launch the initiative and it will
be played during all of the band's upcoming concerts.
Niall Horan explains, "We're really excited to partner with Office
Depot and help spread the anti-bullying message with our fans and
students in schools across America. And you know we're not long out
of school ourselves so we can relate. It's a problem that's fresh
in our minds and we're eager to raise awareness on this subject. We
hope the (video) will help raise awareness, especially since it
will be played at our concerts across America."
A statement from Office Depot reads, "The 1D/OD alliance will
feature a collection of limited edition back-to-school products,
which will be exclusively sold at Office Depot. A portion of the
proceeds from each sale will be used to fund an anti-bullying
educational program to encourage kinder behaviour among
students."
The collection will be available from 5 July (13).
Lady Gaga has previously designed a stationery line for the company
to crack down on bullying and raise funds for her Born This Way
Foundation.