We need your help. PERIOD.

Our period promise: To provide dignity one box at a time.

Almost one quarter of people who menstruate in Canada say they have struggled to afford menstrual products for themselves or their children. And when people don’t have menstrual products, they miss school, work, or other opportunities to contribute to their community.

By uniting with our neighbours, local businesses, unions, schools, and community organizations, we can support people in need by making sure they can access basic needs, like period products.

Beginning March 5, we will be hosting collection drives for period products across the region. Consider purchasing an extra product (or two) the next time you’re at the pharmacy or grocery store, and drop it off at one of our community locations by March 31.

You can visit any of the following locations to drop off products:

• McIntyre Centre
• Arthur St. West
• Memorial & John
• Arthur St. East
• Edward St.
• River St. – Grandview Mall
• Arundel St.
• Red River Rd.

You can also drop off at any OPP NorthWest Region detachment, including:

• Kenora
• Red Lake (including Ear Falls)
• Sioux Lookout (including Pickle Lake)
• Rainy River District (including Atikokan)
• Dryden (including Ignace)
• Thunder Bay (including Armstrong)
• Nipigon (including Schreiber)
• Marathon (including Manitouwadge)
• Greenstone

If you would like to hold a collection drive at your business or place of work, you can download a Tampon Tuesday Collection Drive poster here.

Thanks to other workplaces throughout Thunder Bay who are participating by doing a collection drive with their own staff: Thunder Bay District Health Unit, Superior North EMS, IG Wealth and Elleiance Network. Thanks also to those who donated at the collection drives held at the Thunder Bay & District Labour Council International Women’s Day March & Celebration and the Women’s Business Showcase Market hosted at Goods & Co.