Support the Period Product Drive: Donate to the Period Bank!
We’re so excited to announce our upcoming Period Product Drive! In collaboration with the City of Oshawa and Campus Health Promotions, we’re inviting our Ontario Tech community to come together to support the Period Project and help eliminate period poverty on campus.
This initiative aims to support the longevity of the Period Bank, an essential service that gives in-need students access to free menstrual products. Kits Include enough pads or tampons for one cycle, or one menstrual disk per academic year.
How can you help? It's simple! Between March 9 and 16, drop off unopened, non-expired menstrual products at one of our donation locations:
- Shawenjigewining Hall: SHA 115 9:30-5:00pm
- Charles Hall: CHA 106 (by appointment)
- City of Oshawa City Hall: 50 Centre Street
What is the Period Project?
The Period Project is a student union advocacy initiative launched by the 2018 executive team to address menstrual inequity and period poverty on campus. We do this by providing free menstrual products to students through a network of tampon and pad dispensers installed in washrooms across both campuses and a Period Bank, where students facing financial hardship can access a kit of products once every 30 days.
Beyond product access, the project works to end stigma around menstruation and promote menstrual equity by ensuring students don’t have to struggle to afford essential hygiene products.
Let's come together to support this important cause and help ensure that everyone has access to the products they need. For more information or to donate, reach out to Dianne at dianne.montecillo@ontariotechu.ca.
Thank you so much for your kindness and generosity!
💙 The OTSU
