Our summer interns gathered in Omaha last week and participated in a group volunteer outing with three local nonprofits – Nebraska Diaper Bank, @access_period and @WhisperingRoots.
While volunteering, they packed:
✔ 18,000 diapers
✔ 175 three-month period packs
✔ More than 1,200 containers of soup
Volunteering is one of many ways we serve the communities we and our customer-owners call home. We’re proud to include such an impactful event as part of our summer internship program.
We're partnering with @access_period for the ICAN Women’s Leadership Conference! They fight period poverty by providing free menstrual products to those in need. Please bring a product donation on May 15 - let’s see our collective power in action! Visit https://t.co/WRFvjmZV7G
State Sen. Danielle Conrad proposes requiring Nebraska school districts to provide menstrual products in girls' bathrooms or locker rooms.
From @ZachWendling2
https://t.co/JJNz4rIRbv
Can’t get enough of the amazing Women’s Fund team who works nonstop to help others in our community. Thanks for spending time working and advocating for greater access to free period products!
We're all about advocacy AND action! ⚡️
Today, we packed period products for @access_period and we submitted testimony in support of LB 1050 so that all students can have access to free period products in school restrooms. #NEleg
Monday 2/12
Education (1:30 pm)
A personal favorite.
LB1050 (Conrad) would provide free menstrual products in schools.
Submit comments/read bill: https://t.co/OaJqKahmDG
Marisa Hattab, the Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer for Douglas County, was recently honored as one of this year's Martin Luther King Jr Aspire to Inspire Award Winners! 🌟 #WCW
Read more about Marisa: https://t.co/XV19zT6Jwh
✍️: Mary Lee Harvey Dircks
📸: C4 Photography
📣 CALL TO ACTION from @access_period!
Submit an online comment in support of LB 1050 if you believe all students should have access to free period products in school restrooms: https://t.co/Cuyi84fCKo
#NEleg
New in 2024 is a partnership with @access_period & three-month supplies of period products! One more thing: Check out our FREE Garage Sale 1/15-1/22 for lots of kitchen items, blankets, towels, clothing & more.
All 👏of 👏this 👏on the 3rd floor of Olson Student Center!
Werner Final Mile was proud to make a difference in the community today! The team helped transport a substantial last-minute donation for @access_period.
Access Period helps provide free menstrual products to anyone who needs them in Omaha and the surrounding areas.
Thank you to the 19 local nonprofits that participated in our first BeInvolved Community Organization Fair! Children's team members were able to meet local nonprofits, register for volunteer opportunities and learn more about available community resources.
Great news from Ohio! The recently-passed Ohio State Budget includes $5 million in funding for period products in schools! In a step towards ending #PeriodPoverty for students, OH schools will receive funding over the next 2 years to support students with free menstrual supplies.
💓 Packing party!
Our Women's Leadership Alliance (WLA) and Blue Brigade groups teamed up to assemble period product kits for @access_period.
Thank you, volunteers, for helping those in need in our community! #WernerProud
Our Omaha Mechanical team joined up with our LEAD group to assemble period packs for @Access_Period, a local group that supports people facing poverty who need menstrual supplies in order to get to work or attend school.
"About 1 in 4 people who menstruate experience period poverty."
@access_period invites you to help provide period kits! https://t.co/jpKd7CVwn4
#ShopforGood, presented by @WellsFargo
Big News: Minnesota schools will now provide free period products to all students in grades 4-12! Thank you to @SandraFeistMN and our Minnesota allied programs for your incredibly hard work to advocate for our students’ needs and #EndPeriodPoverty.