Today reports Getty Images will donate the money it made off the merchandise to Meals on Wheels of America. Plus, Burton Snowboards—which made Sanders's jacket in the photo—donated 50 jackets in Sanders's name to the Burlington Department for Children and Families.
Oh, and a crocheted doll of “Chairman Sanders” sold at an auction. I need to see that ASAP. Ellis, who made the original mittens, teased all of this on Twitter over the weekend. “Bernie Sanders called me earlier today to tell me that the mitten frenzy has already raised an enormous amount of money for Vermont charities,” she wrote. “I am not authorized to disclose the amount yet- but it's BIG and it's amazing!
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