In 2017, I became an ambassador for Days For Girls, a non- profit started by a woman in Ca. who visited Africa and learned that most menstruating girls miss school when they have their periods and many drop-out. Period products are unaffordable, hard to get in rural communities and there is stigma attached with menstruation.
Days for Girls Period kit makers, gathered in a sunny new classroom in the Gateways building Monday morning. We sewed, we serged, we traced, pinned , ironed and clipped. There is a job for everyone with the goal of making these string bag kits that hold all a girl needs during her period to stay
Hello from the kitchen, Saturday, February 1st, twelve of us rolled up our sleeves, donned our caps and sharpened our knives, to do the first “Green Aprons” training in the Gateways commercial kitchen. There were all levels of experience, but most importantly, an eagerness to learn. Chef Diana Hart led basic demos, kitchen safety rules, knife
