Randa Joatar, a third-year Medical Sciences student; Khyatiben Rajeshkumar Patel, a third-year Public Health student; and Ayomiposi Adeloye, a third-year General Sciences student, helped to construct boxes for Brock’s United Way Campaign committee’s Period Promise initiative, which aims to donate tampons, pads, cups and other menstrual products at locations across campus from Wednesday, May 1 to Sunday, May 12.One in six Canadians who menstruate have experienced period poverty. Brock University’s United Way Campaign committee is collecting menstrual products in support of United Way Niagara’s Period Promise initiative from Wednesday, May 1 to Sunday, May 12.
The struggle to afford or access essential menstrual products, known as period poverty, can interfere with work, school and social activities.
Brock students, faculty and staff are invited to donate tampons, pads, cups and any other unopened menstrual products that will be distributed to Niagara agencies, food banks and service providers for those in need.
Menstrual products can be donated at locations across campus:
- Black Student Success Centre
- Brock Campus Store
- Brock LINC
- Brock University Students’ Union — outside the front desk
- Burlington Campus
- Cairns Welcome Desk
- Central Equipment Room
- Graduate Students’ Association office
- Human Rights and Equity Office
- Hungry Badger
- International Centre
- James A. Gibson Library
- Learning Services
- Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts
- Market Hall
- Nursing lab in East Academic Building 2
- Registrar’s Office
- Student Life Involvement Commons (MCA204)
- Walker Complex Welcome Desk
For more information, contact Jenna Moorhead, Community Experience Co-ordinator with Student Life and Success, at jmoorhead@brocku.ca
