31 October

SOS Women’s Day. “We Are Totally Out Of Women’s Products…”, Sara, Cambridge Food Pantry Director. $3.35, $5.26, $7.97. We Are On The Way

by Jon Katz

Sarah Harrington sent out an urgent SOS this morning, just two days after 85 families serving 250 people broke all pantry records and depleted the women’s health products shelf. The items in urgent need are inexpensive tampons, pads, and light pads. Less than $16 will buy all three.

As usual, the miracle worker Sarah managed to secure bargain prices from Amazon for the urgently needed items. Your potential donation could make a significant difference, as this is the first time the Women’s shelf has been utterly bare of women’s health products, all of which are urgently needed as we approach the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays.

Sarah was concerned; these are the very things so many of the Pantry families – primarily young women in one-parent households or older women living alone. Women under financial pressure have the most challenging decisions to make about food and hygiene. For $16, we can get all three products and fill up that week quickly.

Here are three items we need to fill the women’s shelf:

Carefree Panty Liners for Women, Regular, Wrapped, Unscented, 54 ct Pantiliners, Carefree lingers, Daily Liners for Women, Light Periods and Leaks, 8-Hour Odor Control, 54 ct, $3.35.

Thick Maxi Pads with Flexi-Wings for Periods, Long Length, Super Absorbency, Unscented, Size 2, 32 Count, 1 Pack, $5.26.

Tampax Pearl Tampons Multipack, Regular/Super Absorbency, with Leakguard Braid, Unscented, 34 Count by Tampax, $7.97

 

Above, AOG items are waiting for Thanksgiving takeaways.

I admire Sarah, one of the best bosses I’ve ever had, and when she says it’s urgent, I jump. We work in great sync, and I greatly admire her struggle to make the food pantry a place of comfort, safety, and dignity. Her dedication is truly inspiring. I’m going to write more about that tomorrow. In the meantime, I hope we can fill that empty shelf in time for the next week’s swarm.

 

 

We hope to help these mothers and older women as we approach the holiday. This is a reminder that you can access the Cambridge Pantry Amazon Food Wish List anytime, day or night, all week, including weekends. Just click on a link in these posts or on the green button at the end of any blog post on this blog. Browse anytime you want and donate any item or product you choose. Sarah updates and fights for every person.

Please do what you can.

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The empty women’s shelf this morning.

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