All I Want For Xmas is Sanitary Protection

(39 Posts)
MerryLindor Fri 07-Dec-12 08:08:51

Read why I am talking about this on my blog.

I'd like to organise two Xmas charity donations - one for TeamMumsnet on Catapult and another private one to the women and girls I met in Kenya. I want to send them a big box of sanitary pads for Xmas. I'm in the process of organising this, so if you'd like to donate please PM me.

For the Catapult donations - sign up to the website and join TeamMumsnet. Decide which project you want to support and donate - remember to click that you are donating with TeamMumsnet.

Then share on Mumsnet and on Social Media - Facebook, twitter, tumblr, google+

MerryLindor Mon 10-Dec-12 14:34:03

Christmassy bump

MerryLindor Tue 11-Dec-12 20:09:36

if you are a member of TeamMN on Catapult, check out the projects that Johnson and Johnson are sponsoring - they are matching donations on certain projects.

MerryLindor Tue 11-Dec-12 20:14:45
MerryLindor Sun 16-Dec-12 16:02:18

Sorry, haven't been back to this all week, as I have been v busy.

If you are interested in donating, please let me know - some of you have PMed me.

I will send out a parcel in January.

MerryLindor Sun 16-Dec-12 23:31:58

Thanks to those who PMed me. I have replied smile

TheSecondComing Sun 16-Dec-12 23:35:34

Can't we do a MN whipround for a machine??? £100 is fuck all when there's people on here donating all sorts?

MerryLindor Sun 16-Dec-12 23:42:16

Do you mean for a water tank, TSC? The machines are £1600

TheSecondComing Sun 16-Dec-12 23:44:09

Hmm. We could get a good start on it... I'll have a think.

MerryLindor Sun 16-Dec-12 23:51:03

Right now, I think that a water tank would be of more use to them. They are in a very rural location. I would have to investigate if one of these machines would be suitable for their location.

If anyone wants to donate cash instead of san pro, then we could donate a MN water tank. That would be pretty cool.

MerryLindor Thu 20-Dec-12 22:01:05

Bump in case anyone else is interested

MerryLindor Sun 23-Dec-12 21:38:20

Am bumping this rather than watch James May blathering about gliders.

Why do men watch such claptrap?

MmeLindor Mon 07-Jan-13 21:22:19

RIGHT.

<strident bossy tone>

Bumping this thread to see if anyone is interested. If you are, PM me and I will send you my address for you to send san pro to. If you would like to donate cash, I will gladly accept that too.

MmeLindor Mon 07-Jan-13 22:14:25

Bertie
A friend on FB has just introduced me to her friend, who works with these people who teach girls in East Africa to make their own san pro.

'A £ a period' is a great slogan, isn't it?

MmeLindor Wed 09-Jan-13 17:09:02

I have updated the blog - with details how to donate. If you are sending me money, would you note on it that it is for this campaign. Thanks

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