Period-Palooza Period Making Kit Event on January 31

In full transparency, the following is a press release submitted to SOURCE media (stock photo)

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NORTHBOROUGH – According to the 2021 State of the Period, 1 in 5 students in the United States experience period poverty on a monthly basis.

Community A.C.T.S., Northborough Junior Woman’s Club and ARHS Girls Up is partnering with a small woman-owned business, Fihri, to host a Period Palooza- period kit making event on January 31 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Trinity Church in Northborough.

Each kit includes a reusable pouch, organic pads and panty liners, biodegradable pads and panty liners, organic tampons with applicator and without applicators. $10 per kit will help a menstruator for 1 month. These kits will be donated to Northborough schools, The Northborough Food Pantry and the Northborough Library.

Period poverty is known as the lack of access to menstrual care products, hygiene, and education surrounding menstruation. This is an issue prevalent for many globally, and even here in Massachusetts.

The public is welcome to attend and learn about the groups involved, see how a Period Palooza is done and learn more about period poverty. Community A.C.T.S. is a group for children and teens to come together and provide community service in the MetroWest area. It is youth-led and meets every other Tuesday at Trinity Church in Northborough.

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The Northborough Junior Woman’s Club is comprised of more than 50 women who want to help the community through volunteer efforts.

Some of their Community Projects include Women In Science, Technology, Engineering & Math (STEM), Styrofoam Recycling, Pinwheels for Prevention, and
the organization supports many international and local non-profits. The Club also support the library, the Northborough and Worcester food pantries, Community Meals, Northborough parks and many more local and state organizations.

Girl Up is a girl-centered leadership development initiative, focusing on equity for girls and women in spaces where they are unheard or underrepresented.
Fihri’s mission is to end period poverty in a sustainable way. Fihri hosts Period Paloozas, offers a student sponsorship program and donates a pad or tampon for every purchase made.

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To support the fundraiser go to https://northboroperiodpalooza.causevox.com/ or
www.wearefihri.com/.To learn more about Community A.C.T.S. go to
https://www.trinitynorthborough.org/copy-of-youth-group-registration-form The
Northborough Junior Woman’s Club https://www.northborojuniors.org/ and ARHS Girl
Up https://arhsharbinger.com/30382/news/girl-up-club-works-to-empower-women-help-com
munity/