SEPTEMBER MEETING DATE CHANGE

The first Saturday of September falls during Labor Day weekend, and many folks reported that they couldn't make it.  I checked with Mary Jo, and was able to reschedule our next workday to the second Saturday in September.  So, please mark your calendars and join us, if you can, on 9/9.  Come to Our Sewing Room any time after 10:30, for as much time as you have available.  We usually leave between 4:00 and 5:00.  

EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN

LIONS SUPPORT

We have been so fortunate to have the support of the Springfield Lions Club, and benefit tremendously from the extensive work Lion Patty does for our chapter. 

In the current (July/August 2017) Lions International newsletter, there's an article about Lions in British Columbia partnering with the Mayne Island Quilters making DFG kits.

SWAZILAND ENTERPRISE

This woman expresses her appreciation for how their lives have been changed by Days for Girls Swaziland.

NEW LAW IN NEPAL

You've read about girls and women in Nepal being banished to huts away from their homes during their periods and after giving birth.  This past year two girls died during this chhaupadi period.  It became illegal a dozen years ago, but with no consequences, and was still being observed in rural areas.  Now, anyone forcing this isolation on a female faces jail time and a fine.  The BBC reports.

HONG KONG

Read this in-depth article in the Guardian about women fighting to break the taboos surrounding menstruation.