I did a Corporate talk about Days for Girls today. I think was even more scary because a good friend and a daughter actually work there and I desperately didn't want to let them down!
I did my talk (it went well) and then the staff helped pack kits for us - and what a load they did!
As they started to run out of components they carried on packing - and adding a label noting the missing parts (starting with 'missing two knickers)
(all pics can be clicked on to enlarge)
And ending with "missing two knickers, 7 liners 1 x pod" . . . that means the bag only has a shield, a bar of soap and a flannel LOL, but it means we are ready to fill them as we make the rest of the stuff on Saturday!!!
And the other side of the project is the distributing! Here is Briege with some of the local ladies! These ladies make the kits at Local Enterprise units. They learn a skill and can support their own families, and the kits can be 'sold' - not necessarily to local ladies, but to individuals and groups like you and me and my Stitch group, to then be donated to local hospitals, schools or villages - isn't that great!
What a lovely project.
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