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Menstrual Health Education In Tanzania

(Rotary Whyte Avenue's own Kristen Jennings presenting on women's health in Tanzania in November 2019
 
We all know of the fantastic work our fearless Community Services Chair Kristin Jennings does in our community, but this week we got to learn about her incredible work abroad! Last Tuesday, Kristin came and presented on her efforts supporting sustainable menstrual care and health education in Tanzania.
 
Kristin explained that, for some women and girls in Tanzania, education about menstruation is not readily available. What's more, many women also face barriers in accessing safe and sustainable menstrual hygiene products. 
 
To help overcome these barriers, Kristin went with a small group to schools across Tanzania in November 2019 to make a difference. She spent over six days distributing kits across rural Tanzania, provided presentations, as well as did demos at rural schools in Tanzania.  
 
Kristin talked about their important work to support menstrual education, including by showcasing some of the materials distributed. She also raised how her group provided dental hygiene presentations for the boys at the schools so that all students received support. She also talked about going beyond schools and supporting families, which they did through a community presentation for about 30 women (all of which also received kits).
 
Kristin ended off her journey with an amazing climb up Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa!  An fantastic presentation by an incredible Rotarian, thank you for speaking to our club Kristin!
Rotary Schedule At A Glance
Next week's speaker:
 
 
Tracey Vavrek
Rotary During the COVID-19 Pandemic
 
&
 
University of Alberta Rotaract
Halifax Rotaract Conference 
May 12, 2020
 
6PM - 7PM
(online Meeting)
 
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Rotary Whyte Avenue News
Rotary Whyte Avenue Goes the Extra Mile Again With Our 3rd Meals for Melcor Volunteering Event!

Delicious chili, pastas, muffins, and more were served by Rotary Whyte Avenue for community members in need!

 Over 100 delicious meals and 100 baked goods were made and delivered by the Rotary Club of Edmonton Whyte Avenue for marginalized persons with complex needs who live at Melcor Village and are supported by the Skills Society. All meals were picked up and delivered to Melcor Village by our amazing Community Services Chair Kristin.

 

Thank you Kristin for your leadership and to everyone who helped out!
Don't Forget!
Donate Your Coffee Cups To OFSS Through The Coffee Cup Roundup
Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, our club was not able to support the Operation Friendship Senior's Society (OFSS) by preparing lunch in-person this month as we initially planned. In the meantime, we have come up with another way to help support OFSS: The Coffee Cup Roundup. OFSS accepts donations of new or used coffee cups to use in their centre and it would be great to help them out by collecting cups.
 
Please check your cupboards and if you find some coffee mugs that you don't use, set them side and our amazing President-elect Stan B will collect them from you and deliver them to OFSS when it is safe to do so. If you would like to get the cups out of your house right away, and feel comfortable dropping them off on my front porch, feel free to email Stan (s_bissell@hotmail.com) to coordinate a drop off time.
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