International Paper Assembles More Than 500 Feminine Care Kits For Community

July 11, 2023

Employee volunteers at International Paper Pensacola gathered recently to assemble more than 500 feminine care kits to end “period poverty”.

This is the second year International Paper has packed feminine hygiene kits for the community. The kits include feminine products and a personalized note in a discrete bag. The kits were distributed to the Health and Hope Clinic, Pace Center for Girls and United Way of West Florida.

“We are proud to support the organizations dedicated to improving the lives of the young women in our community,” said Nicole Crawley, area process manager, Pensacola Mill. “Period poverty is a serious issue that not many people realize exists, and we must work together to care for and uplift members in our community.”

Period poverty is a term used to describe the struggle that many women and girls face because they lack access to adequate menstrual health management supplies and education, and it can have serious consequences. Each year, more than 500 million people worldwide do not have what they need to manage their periods. It’s an issue that leads to a number of problems like school truancy, reproductive issues, health risks and unnecessary shame.

Comments

9 Responses to “International Paper Assembles More Than 500 Feminine Care Kits For Community”

  1. Ensley Miss on July 13th, 2023 5:02 pm

    What a wonderful thing to do.

  2. Enough is enough on July 12th, 2023 8:13 pm

    Thank goodness my mother taught me about this, in private. Has everyone lost their mind. Oh, to be fair, don’t leave out the guys.

  3. Give me a break on July 12th, 2023 2:34 pm

    At least we can have nice stories of the community coming together to help other without someone turning it political…oh wait–nevermind.

    Way to go IP & everyone involved in this program!

  4. carolyn bramblett on July 12th, 2023 1:15 pm

    What a great idea. It’s good to hear a story like this so it gives us all an idea of what other things can be done in the community.

  5. Old Skinny on July 12th, 2023 12:48 pm

    EMD … you must be a registered Democrat … I guess there should be a government sponsored program that gives all these products away. THANK YOU IP for being such an incredible and gracious member of our community!

  6. Steve on July 11th, 2023 5:32 pm

    Such beautiful people doing good work to move us forward.

  7. Amazing on July 11th, 2023 11:10 am

    This is amazing and so considerate! I can’t imagine the stress it might be to not have what you need.

  8. Leslie on July 11th, 2023 10:16 am

    @EMD
    At least it’s a start. Someone stood up and started something good.

  9. EMD on July 11th, 2023 9:11 am

    Nice. But, what will the recipients do when these kits run out?

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