Cannock Soroptimists held a successful day in Cannock Town Centre recently when many members of the public paid them a visit to donate items of sanitary wear and also toiletries. They had responded to articles in the press and to posters in both Cannock and Hednesford. Amongst those to donate was Tesco store in Hednesford – they had displayed a poster and were very keen to help those women and girls who are unable to afford sanitary wear on a month by month basis.
Research has shown there are a large number of families who struggle financially with mothers often having to make choices which are unreasonable – whether to buy food or whether to buy sanitary wear for themselves or their daughters.
The items donated will be distributed via Pathway and Staffordshire Women’s Aid to women in Cannock who are in need of this help. Should anyone else wish to donate, Food Banks are regularly asked for sanitary wear and so donations can be made to them – also, members of SI Cannock will always accept donated items.
Many of the people who visited Soroptimists on the bandstand in Cannock were interested in the work they do: supporting women and girls locally and globally, enabling them, educating them, empowering them.
More information can be found on the website: www.sigbi.org/cannock-and-district; on Facebook www.facebook.com/SICannock; or on the twitter account @sicannock
Photo attached: l to r: Soroptimist Lynne Tuckley; June Bould, President, SI Cannock; Soroptimist Trish Mellor