The washable feminine hygiene kits that we assembled at the District Conference last May provide a solution for girls in emerging countries that have minimal access to feminine hygiene products. The kits help keep girls in school and I believe we can help break the cycle of poverty if we help a girl manage her cycle! 

Each of the 567 kits we distributed worldwide will last three years if maintained. Our distribution includes: 50 to El Salvador (Orono Rotary), 100 to Haiti (Uptown Rotary/Haiti Outreach), 100 to Cameroon (Brooklyn Park Rotary), 17 to Vietnam (Children’s Surgery Intl.), and 300 to Uganda (Roseville Rotary/American Refugee Committee).  

We are still making kits. So we still need your help hosting a sew-a-thon, donating materials (e.g., girls panties sizes 8-16, washcloths, dark patterned flannel and cotton, and gallon-sized freezer Ziploc bags), and providing distribution sites. 

If your club is interested in helping, please contact Judy Johnson (Maple Grove Rotary) at Jjohnson9730@msn.com, 763-535-1249 or 612-296-6658.