Hunting for eclipse glasses? This Quebec teen is among those trying to help
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When 14-year-old Logan Laguë first started selling eclipse glasses across Quebec's Eastern Townships, he had no idea that it would balloon into an undertaking that would keep his whole family busy.
Bundled up and battling the wind whilst selling glasses from a stand in Knowlton, Que., about 100 kilometers southeast of Montreal, Logan has already sold 1,000 pairs ahead of the solar eclipse on April 8, with all of the profits going to charity.
"Around Quebec there's a lot of people that don't have any and there's a big shortage and there's a lot of people who aren't getting the right ones," said Logan.
"It's really been a mission to help people and make sure that they're safe during the eclipse."
It all started when Logan's grandmother, Kathleen Mullarkey Royea, came back from bingo with news that some of her friends started buying glasses for the upcoming total eclipse that will pass over much of southern Quebec.
After looking into it, Kathleen's daughter, Cynthia Royea, realized they weren't the right ones.
"So Logan said, 'well, Mom, we're already ordering some,'" said Royea.
"Then different people contacted us 'Well, I want some for my family' … We realized that there were a lot of people that hadn't ordered the right ones."
Taking to Facebook, Royea, posted about the initiative and how any profits from the sale would go toward Logan's foundation, Le Projet Logan Ryder, which helps people experiencing homelessness.
She says she was blown away by the response.
"I'm more than shocked," said Royea.
"There's people calling us from Saint-Jean. There's people calling us from Sherbrooke."
Tanya Fell, who works in Knowlton, stopped by to pick up two pairs of glasses on Thursday evening, reaching out to give Logan a hug and to thank him for his initiative.
Fell was happy to support a foundation like Logan's while also securing glasses for the "once in a lifetime event."
This First Person column is the experience of Shannon Flaman, who lives in Red Deer, Alta. For more information about CBC's First Person stories, please see the FAQ.
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