Drop Your Drawers Here

A service opportunity presented itself to my family, this week, and the Willy kids jumped on board. 

Did you know that in some countries, girls drop out of school once they start menstruating because they have no access to feminine hygiene products?  In many of these cases, the girls only have one or two cycles a year, so a small number of missed days is all that sits between them and receiving an education. 

daysforgirls.org is an international organization that provides reusable feminine hygiene kits for these girls and women to help them stay in school.  A local chapter has recently formed in NWA, and WE are going to help them collect items for the kits! 

Drop Your Drawers Here! The Willy kids are hosting an underwear drive this week and next!  Their goal is to collect 100 pair of underwear by May 30th. 

Each Day's for Girls kit includes 2 pair of girls underwear (sizes 10-14), so 100 pair would help provide 50 girls with an opportunity to stay in school. I've posted the link to the Days For Girls organization below if you'd like to check it out. 

We will have an underwear "drop box" on our front porch until May 30th.  So run to Walmart, pick up a pack, and drop your drawers here! 

Isn't that the cutest donation box you have ever seen? I'm getting excited for the kids to see it get filled up. 

Non locals (and local people who like an easy button) are invited to have underwear shipped directly here via Amazon. 

Are you a high school graduate?  You can pay it forward! 10 bucks buys a 12 pack of underwear.  Help my girls help other girls.

Side note, I really love the conversations and openness this has already sparked between the girls and I. Reese confidently and comfortably explained the project to Aaron yesterday. Serving other girls is creating a lovely transition into young womanhood for my daughters. It's beautiful for them to learn that they do not have to resent or renounce femininity to become  empowered young women.