Two-thousand, two-hundred, and eighty days. That's how long, on average, a woman spends menstruating in her lifetime. Check out this new Huffington Post article featuring Days for Girls as a solution to the obstacles that women & girls around the world face due to menstruation. It has some very interesting numbers you might want to share as you tell people about Days for Girls. And please do talk about Days for Girls! So many great connections have been made from our supporters mentioning us and what we do. People don't know this is a problem, and don't know DFG exists.
MAY has been an amazing month for our Eugene Days for Girls team. Some of the highlights:
210 pairs of underwear purchased with money raised by four Hawaiian 6th grade girls
Hundreds of kit components were sewn at home and added to our inventory,
plus several dozen more washcloths, undies and Ziploc freezer bags were donated.
Two sergers donated--one used and one brand-spanking new!
20 big spools of Sulky thead donated.
New volunteers joining our team. What a great group of caring and talented women!
Donation of a generous box of fabrics that are perfect patterns and colors for bags and shields.
The Crowdrise fundraiser has earned us $1715 and there are 4 days left to go! All donations via Crowdrise this month earn matching funds for the work headquarters does.
Thank you to every one of you! You each help in a way that is right for you, and it all adds up to empowering girls!
Do you shop at Amazon? You can have a percentage of each purchase price go to Days for Girls. Just go to smile.amazon.com, sign up, then access Amazon that way instead of via amazon.com.
Today is International Menstrual Hygiene Day. Note the symbolism of the date: 5-28. Here are some interesting things you might like to read.
I'm looking forward to gathering for our next workday on June 14th. As usual, we'll be at Our Sewing Room from 10 to 5.
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