Women's shelter help

[celticdragonfly]

This is a fantastic thing. I found this one misia's journal.

In other news, eco-conscious household supplies manufacturer Seventh Generation is sponsoring a very cool project, somewhat along the lines of The Hunger Site and similar web-clicky-donation things.

Women’s shelters in the U.S. go through thousands of tampons and pads monthly, and, while agencies generally assist with everyday necessities such as toilet paper, diapers, and clothing, this most basic need is often overlooked. You and I may take our monthly trips down the feminine care aisle for granted, but, for women in shelters, a box of tampons is five dollars they can’t spare. Here’s some good news: you can help us contribute to rectifying this situation by making a virtual donation below!
For each virtual donation, Seventh Generation will send a pack of organic cotton tampons or chlorine-free pads to a shelter in your state.

click here to donate. I did, and I intend to keep doing so. Pass the news on.

Comments

[mawychick.livejournal.com]

fantastic:D Thanks! I also try to do these, in case you haven't seen them, every day: http://www.care2.com (all their daily clicks) and http://www.thehungersite.com (and all their associated clicks).

And then, just to perk you up, I'm enjoying listening to this right now: http://www.live365.com/stations/julesong

[tepintzin.livejournal.com]

I've donated. When I had more money and was doing Any Soldier packages regularly, tampons and pads were something I sent a lot of.

I am a bit put off by the "organic cotton tampons or chlorine-free pads". These items usually cost two or three dollars more than the usual grocery-store kind. This makes a reference to us taking our monthly trip down the feminine hygiene aisle for granted, but I know *my* feminine hygiene aisles don't sell organic cotton tampons and chlorine-free pads--and I'm in southern California! I think I'd take this a little more seriously if I didn't feel they were blowing money in order to get green products, which I myself can't afford and think it's just FUD behind them anyway.