Hi Team! This up-date includes some repeated information so you can send it along to a friend that is new to Days for Girls. If you are already up to date, skip down to Project Updates (just below the first picture) for the latest in PA Collection Point News. This is a long one but we have so much good news to share! Please read all the way to the bottom for a special DfG announcement.
Days for Girls works to eliminate the stigma and limitations associated with menstruation so that women and girls have improved health, education and livelihoods. To date, we have reached over 3.5 million women and girls with our life-changing menstrual health solutions.
The PA Collection Point receives components for the DfG menstrual health kits from other DfG teams around the country and from individual donors. Locally, GCASC Interact and Global Scholars help out during their club meetings and volunteer hours so that we can get items prepped for packing quickly. We coordinate with the Days for Girls International Project Manager, The Mercer County Career Center for shipping, and other nonprofit partners to make sure the kits are delivered efficiently. We are exceedingly grateful for our host George Junior Republic for allowing us to use a building on their campus, helping us with large packages, and really exceeding our expectations of neighborliness.
Each standard Days for Girls washable kit includes: 2 waterproof shields, 8 liners, 2 panties, 1 carry pouch, a 100% cotton wash cloth, a small bar of soap, and an ovulation chart and directions, all packaged in a drawstring bag. Those are the things you can see. What you might not notice immediately is that those kits also contain: dignity, education, and independence. These kits and their accompanying education can lift entire communities out of poverty.
To complete these orders we fundraise to purchase supplies. You can send us monetary donations through: Donate to the PA Collection Point as well as sending needed items directly to us through our Amazon Wish List. The other way to help us is to follow us on social media and share our posts: @dfg_pacollectionpoint and Facebook. If you are interested in donating your time you can volunteer with us. Please use this email to inquire about volunteer opportunities: pacollectionpoint@daysforgirls.org
Individual Donors and DfG Teams get their shipping reimbursed when they place an order for underwear – through the online resource shop – with the shipping address listing the collection point. You will need to pay for the order and the shipping, then email Nicole Redd at resources@daysforgirls.org to ask for the shipping to be reimbursed.
Days for Girls Collection Point
GJR Receiving Dept.
233 George Junior Road
Grove City, PA 16127
Getting DfG underwear at the collection point is a huge help. This means we do not have to measure/size the underwear because they are already the correct DfG size. This saves us tons of time! And this underwear is ethically sourced and made to specifications that we know works well with our DfG products.
Underwear is our most needed item. Specifically, we need women’s small and medium underwear. Our largest order has requested these sizes.
Project Updates:
Throughout the year, we will be working on an order for Global Links (totaling 5,000 kits). These kits will be distributed at various clinics and birthing centers in Latin and South America. For this project we will need women’s small and medium underwear. At the beginning of February, we took a pallet of boxed kits to Mercer County Career Center that the students palleted, wrapped, and shipped out for us. We also took a pallet’s worth of components and worked with students and Grove City Days for Girls team members to set up a packing assembly line. The students worked on this pallet while our Collection Point team worked on the pallets for DTCare for their relief efforts in Ukraine. Both the Global Links pallet and two pallets for DTCare shipped out at the end of March.
The two pallets for DTCare will be going to their relief efforts in Ukraine. Liz and the Oakdale team have been working with them for a few years and DTCare is so thrilled with DfG kits that they have increased their order. Thank you Liz and team for your efforts!!!
If your team has a partner that is looking to increase their order beyond what you can do alone, please let Sara Newton, DfGI Project Manager know. We look forward to working with you (and the rest of the big team) to have a bigger impact together.
Up next is to pack a pallet of Extra Long (Heavy Flow) kits for Global Links. They use this kit at their birthing centers for new mothers. We hope to have this pallet ready for shipping in April. Check out these pictures of our collection point team prepping these components for our packing day on March 22nd. We work hard to make sure the packing days go smoothly for our “big team”.
The March 22nd packing day went smoothly and we have a full pallet packed! Thanks to the Days for Girls teams from Grove City PA, Oakdale PA, and Pittsburgh North PA.
On March 25th the Mercer County Career Center shipped the pallet for Global Links. On March 27th the MCCC picked up the boxes for the first DTCare pallet and our team loaded the boxes for the second pallet into our cars and drove over to the school. Students will palletize the boxes and coordinate the shipping on March 26th. These pallets will be going with DTCare to their efforts in Ukraine.
Also, a big thank you to Karen and Ron for picking up our cardboard and getting it to the recycling center. The collection point is just about empty of kits, component, and this huge pile of cardboard is the result of so much effort. We hope to be receiving more components soon because we have more orders to fill. Thanks to all of our contributors!
Projects you helped us to compete in 2025:
On January 25th we were able to complete and ship just over 400 kits to the Shara Foundation that will go to people in Grenada. This was a quick turnaround order and we were grateful to have enough components on hand to fill it quickly. Your regular contributions made that possible.
In February: One pallet (1242 kits) shipped to Global Links.
In March: One pallet (1242 kits) shipped to Global Links. Two pallets (2484 kits) to DTCare.
Volunteering at the Collection Point:
I’m training a collection point team to be able to assist volunteers on Saturdays so that we can make a big impact monthly towards our collection point goals. I hope that your team will take advantage of coming to see how the collection point works, network with other teams, and see the impact we can all make together. Our next Saturday event: March 22nd.
We meet from 10am to 2pm. Lunch break is at noon. You are welcome to bring your lunch or go out to eat. We usually have water, coffee, and light snacks available. Please let me know if your team plans to attend one of these Saturday events so that I can plan our work accordingly. I’ll also send out parking instructions to those who RSVP. Even if you’ve worked with us before and don’t need the instructions for parking, please RSVP so I know you are coming and can plan activities accordingly.
The Pittsburgh South team brought underwear donations so they got to pick DfG shirts. If you visit the PA Collection Point and bring a package of underwear (or the cash equivalent) we will gift you a DfG t-shirt while supplies last.
Announcement from Days for Girls International:
🔑 Unlock a Period-Friendly World Together! 🔑
A Special 2025 Menstrual Hygiene Day Project for DfG USA Chapters and Teams
Get ready to make a powerful impact! In celebration of Menstrual Hygiene Day 2025, we are launching a special initiative under this year’s inspiring theme:
🌍✨ Period-Friendly World! ✨🌍
Menstrual health is a basic right, yet so many people around the world still face challenges accessing safe and sustainable period products. This is where YOU—our incredible DfG USA Chapters and Teams—come in! Because of you, between January 1 – March 20 2025 the 3 USA Collection Points sent out 12,285 DfG Kits with 7 amazing organizations. What an incredible start to the year! 🎉 Between April 1 and August 31, 2025, we aim to send an additional 12,000 DfG Kits to Venezuela, Ukraine, Cuba, Jordan, and South Sudan, plus be prepared to respond swiftly to a disaster.
💖 Your Mission: Sew and send as many high-quality DfG Kit components as possible to the USA Collection Points. Your stitches and dedication help unlock a world where periods are no longer a barrier to education, opportunity, and dignity.
🎯 Our Goal:
Together, we aim to gather components to be included in 12,000 DfG Kits, reaching people who need them most.
🌟 How Your Team Can Get Involved:
✅ Sew high-quality components following DfG guidelines
✅ Send your completed components to USA Collection Points
✅ Every volunteer and Team member can take THIS MH Day quiz to be entered in a weekly draw to win DfG swag!!
📅 Deadline: To ensure the Kits are ready for distribution, please send your components to the USA Collection Points by Menstrual Hygiene Day on May 28, 2025.
Your dedication makes a world of difference! Let’s come together to UNLOCK access, dignity, and equality—one DfG Kit at a time.
Period Pastor Pad 