Service Project: Days For Girls

Our Women's Conference service project is organized in conjunction with Days for Girls, an international organization that provides reusable feminine hygiene products to girls in communities all over the world. There are over 400 chapters throughout the world that create kits to send to these communities. For more information, visit daysforgirls.org.

Days for Girls Mission

Creating a more dignified, free and educated world through access to lasting feminine hygiene solutions.

Days for Girls International is a grassroots 501(c)3 non-profit. Women, and girls discover their potential and self-value, are equal participants and agents of social change and are given opportunities to thrive, grow, and contribute to their community's betterment while ensuring quality sustainable feminine hygiene.

Women's Conference Project

We will be making the bags and liners during the Women's Conference. With your donations and in conjunction with the Rockville MD chapter of Days For Girls, our goal is to assemble 50 kits on October 15. You don't need to be an experienced seamstress to participate. There will be stations for using sergers and sewing machines, stations for cutting, pinning, and ironing at the appropriate stage of creation, and kit assembly. We also welcome your donations to make this project a success.

Advance Donations Needed

We are looking for the following items to prepare for the service project. If you are willing to loan or contribute these items, please contact Andrea Affeltranger at aaffeltranger at gmail dot com by October 9.

• Cotton flannel in dark floral or geometric prints (no animals)
• 1/2" or 5/8" grosgrain ribbon
• Serger (up to 6 needed)
• Sewing machine (up to 6 needed)
• Large cutting mat and rotary cutter
• 6" and 8.5" quilting rulers

Donations to Bring On October 15

To complete the kits, please bring the following purchased items with you on October 15. There will be a donation table drop-off in the gym.   

• Ziploc brand gallon-size freezer bags (non-zipper slider)
• Girls' size underpants, size 10-14 (colored preferred)
• Washcloths (colored preferred)
• Travel soap