Always® Commemorates Menstrual Hygiene Day by Donating an Additional One Million Period Products in the U.S., as Part of Ong...
24 May 2018 - 12:13AM
Business Wire
In Recognition of Menstrual Hygiene Day, Always
Reaffirms 35-year Commitment and Ongoing Efforts to Empower Girls
and Women through Puberty Education and Access to Products
In honor of Menstrual Hygiene Day, Procter & Gamble’s
leading feminine protection brand Always is donating an additional
one million period products to confront period poverty across the
United States as part of their long-standing donation program.
Through an ongoing partnership with Feeding America®, the largest
hunger-relief organization in the country, Always aims to provide
greater access to period supplies for girls and women in need.
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Menstrual Hygiene Day takes place on May 28 and is a global
initiative, launched by P&G’s partner WASH United in 2014,
which aims to raise awareness around the challenges women and girls
face during their menstrual cycles. The initiative also strives to
educate on the role menstrual hygiene management plays in enabling
women and girls to thrive.
As the brand that has been championing girls’ confidence
globally for more than 35 years, Always is uniquely-equipped to
help address this issue. In fact, Always has partnered with over 65
organizations, including Feeding America, across more than 50
countries to help serve girls in-need around the world. In the past
ten years alone, the brand has donated more than 80 million pads to
girls who need them most.
“Lack of access to period products is a problem not just in
developing countries, but also here in the U.S.,” said Jennifer
Davis, Vice President, North America Feminine Care and Global
Tampax, Procter & Gamble. “This donation is just part of our
ongoing mission and commitment to help empower girls and women
everywhere with access to the products they need to manage their
periods so they can focus on reaching their full potential.”
For years, Always has been an important partner of Feeding
America, whose services reach communities in all fifty states.
While many people know Feeding America as an organization that
battles food insecurity, their network of 200 food banks and 60,000
pantries also provides much-needed personal care products like
period products. In fact, research conducted by Feeding America
found that one in three low-income American families struggles to
afford basic non-food household goods. The one-million-product
donation to Feeding America this May will enable more girls and
women to avoid having to choose among the basic supplies they need
throughout the month.
For additional information on Always’ commitment to women &
girls, visit
https://always.com/en-us/about-us/we-care-about-all-women-and-girls
and for more information on Menstrual Hygiene Day visit
http://menstrualhygieneday.org/.
About Always
Always®, the world's leader in feminine protection, offers a
wide range of feminine pads, wipes and liners designed to fit
different body types, period flows and preferences. For over 35
years, Always has been empowering millions of girls globally
through puberty and confidence education, and the provision of
products to girls in need. More recently, the Always #LikeAGirl
campaign has furthered these efforts by helping tackle key societal
barriers to girls’ confidence. Together, Always believes we can
create a world where puberty is a moment that propels girls forward
into confident womanhood. Please visit www.always.com for more
information.
In 2016, Always was proud to announce that all feminine care
owned production sites have achieved zero manufacturing waste to
landfill.
About Procter & Gamble
P&G serves consumers around the world with one of the
strongest portfolios of trusted, quality, leadership brands,
including Always®, Ambi Pur®, Ariel®, Bounty®, Charmin®, Crest®,
Dawn®, Downy®, Fairy®, Febreze®, Gain®, Gillette®, Head &
Shoulders®, Lenor®, Olay®, Oral-B®, Pampers®, Pantene®, SK-II®,
Tide®, Vicks®, and Whisper®. The P&G community includes
operations in approximately 70 countries worldwide. Please visit
http://www.pg.com for the latest news and information about P&G
and its brands.
About Feeding America
Feeding America® is the largest hunger-relief organization in
the United States. Through a network of 200 food banks and 60,000
food pantries and meal programs, we provide meals to more than 46
million people each year. Feeding America also supports programs
that prevent food waste and improve food security among the people
we serve; educates the public about the problem of hunger; and
advocates for legislation that protects people from going hungry.
Visit www.feedingamerica.org, find us on Facebook or follow us on
Twitter.
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