“One of our main goals this year is to focus on helping mothers and children, as well as to provide sanitation and hygiene,” said Ivy Khuc, a marketing junior and president of Texas Rotaract. “The event is being hosted with the mission and intent to spread awareness and end stigmas about periods.”
During the event, around 30 participants put sanitary wipes into bags, which were then placed into bigger bags that consisted of four tampons, four pads and four panty liners in an assembly-line format.
“I think a lot of people don’t realize how high the taxes on these products can be and how women experiencing homelessness have to choose between these products and food, for example,” said Kacie Cardwell, a public health graduate student. “I like these kinds of events because they help raise awareness of that and minimize weird feelings people might have about periods.”
After filling up individual bags with feminine hygiene products, participants placed them into larger garbage bags to be more easily transported. The bags filled with completed flow kits will be donated to local organizations, including schools and homeless shelters.