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.
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 menstrual health kits we fundraise to purchase supplies. You can send us monetary donations through: Grove City PA Team’s team fundraising page for Days for Girls International as well as sending needed items directly to us through our Grove City DfG Amazon wish list.
The other way to help us is to follow us on social media and share our posts: Days for Girls Grove City PA Team
If you are interested in donating your time you can volunteer with us. Please use this email to inquire about volunteer opportunities: grovecitypa@daysforgirls.org
August was a busy month! Our team is out and about in the community giving out menstrual supplies and providing opportunities for menstrual health education. Our “big team” is busy at work getting materials together for Mercer County food bank. We’ve distributed some of the food bank kits already. We had a big event for Grove City College for students to learn about DfG, help with some of the work, and receive menstrual cups and Smart Packs. And “sew” much more…
Ruth and Cindy taught an “All About Periods” class at the Grove City Library on August 13th. Carole, Ruth, and Mary participated in Grove City United Way’s “Stuff the Bus” event on August 20th.
We are thrilled that Lilly volunteers with Grove City DfG. Check out all of the other volunteer work she does at Lilly’s Pageant Page. She is a role model and we are “sew”proud of her.
Grove City College day of service to start off the school year! They learned about DfG and period poverty. Some students received Smart Packs and menstrual cups for their own use. Our DfG team guided them as they sewed, pinned, ironed, folded, snapped, etc. We had a great time working together.
Updates for the Mercer County Food Bank for the 2026-2027 School Year Order:
Ruth and Mary (Grove City) met Liz (Oakdale) to get the components and partial kits the Oakdale team assembled this summer.
The Pittsburgh North team has been working towards the Mercer County Food Bank order too. They agreed to make some extra carry pouches when we realized we were coming up a little short.
Pittsburgh South DfG (Sunset Hills United Presbyterian Church) has supplied the majority of the drawstring bags for the Mercer County Food Bank project.
Jan and Lynne brought their grandkids to DfG. They were great kit packers! We realized that we needed a few more shields so they got to pick out snap combinations and I attached them. Not the fastest way to put snaps on but certainly the most fun.
School staff has begun picking up their first installment of kits. Each school is getting 100 menstrual pad kits and 25 cups for their pantries.
Partnership with the Mercer County Food Bank for the 2026-2027 School Year
The Mercer County Food Bank and Grove City Days for Girls are partnering this year to make DfG kits available at every student food pantry in the county. We hope, with your help, we can supply them with kits and cups.
Grove City DfG team representatives, Christine Opitz and Ruth Magee met with Bailey Shepherd, Strategic Partnerships and Programs Manager at the Mercer County Food Bank, to see how we can better support Mercer County Schools. Baily reported that are 10,000 students in our county’s school districts and 7000 of them accessed a student food pantry last year. These students will also benefit from having access to sustainable menstrual products and education, especially since far more girls than boys access their school’s pantries.
Before the start of each school year, Bailey meets with the school district representatives who coordinate their school’s pantry. At this year’s meeting, district representatives saw a video about our kits. In turn, at the beginning of the school year, each district must provide the student body with education about the school food pantry and students take a tour of their school’s pantry. Students will view the DfG video at the same time they learn more about the food pantry at their school.
The Food Bank is asking for 4,000 kits over the course of the coming school year. The first shipment of 1,200 kits and 300 cups was distributed on August 20th. We will supply more kits to replenish the supply every 6-8 weeks.
Each washable kit we supply to the schools will include: 2 waterproof shields, 8 liners, 1 carry pouch, a 100% cotton wash cloth, a small bar of soap, and a period-tracking chart and directions, all packaged in a drawstring bag. Each menstrual cup kit will include: 2 menstrual cups, a period-tracking chart, directions, and small drawstring pouch. 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 the needed menstrual health kits, we will be fundraising to purchase supplies.
Contact Ruth at grovecitypa@daysforgirls.org about volunteer opportunities or the best way to make a donation. The August order was filled but more kits will be needed throughout the school year.
We want to give a big thank you to the “big team”: Oakdale PA, Pittsburgh PA, Pittsburgh North PA, and Pittsburgh South PA and our community partners, individual donors, and volunteers that are making this possible. Because of generous donors like you, we had the donations we needed to complete the August order.
Perviously in 2026:
Grove City Days for Girls Team July 2026
Partnership with the Mercer County Food Bank for the 2026-2027 School Year
Grove City Days for Girls Team June 2026
Smart Packs – read about these sample packs that we distribute locally for people who want to try washable pads.
Grove City Days for Girls Team May 2026
Grove City Days for Girls Team April 2026 We began making “Smart Packs” for those who wanted to try washable pads without committing to taking an entire kit. These were a hit at our many speaking events this month.
Grove City Days for Girls Team March 2026 This post includes the history of the Grove City PA DfG team, which began in 2016. In 2023, the team shared a building with the PA Collection Point from until it closed in 2026.
The Grief of Closing a Ministry and the Grace that Follows A theological reflection on closing the PA Collection Point
Collection Point Closes and Volunteers join other sewing teams (February 2026) This post includes the history of the PA Collection Point. The Pittsburgh PA DfG team began in 2015 and expanded to become the PA Collection Point in 2018. In 2022, the Collection Point and Pittsburgh team had to find a new building which led to them separating in 2023, at which time the PA Collection Point moved to Grove City while the sewing team stayed in Pittsburgh.
January 2026 PA Collection Point Update
Period Pastor Pad 