A young girl who was a friend of Amanda Todd has written a song about being the victim of bullying, and she wants to give the proceeds to the Kids Help Phone.
Todd took her own life after creating a video of herself holding up messages, telling about being a victim of bullying and violence, and how it affected her. The video went viral on Youtube.
“I actually went to school with her at MRSS, and we were both bullied and were very good friends, keeping in touch after she switched schools and I moved,” Avery Cantello said in an email.
She moved to Peterborough, Ont. last summer.
Barry Haggarty, a music producer in Peterborough, and Greg Well, a music producer in LA, have recorded the song she wrote, called Carnival of Souls.
“People from all around the world told me their stories and sent me pictures of hand hearts to put in my homemade music video for it.”
Cantello has been working with a professional who has made music videos for Hedley and other acts. Her plan is to sell the song on iTunes, with the proceeds going to Kids Help Phone.