Several years ago, I had the fabulous opportunity to co-start my
own service group with other friends. We named our group Girlz4Good and
took the opportunity to meet together monthly to perform service. Each
group member was responsible for identifying and planning 2 service
events per year. Through Girlz4Good I was exposed to multiple different
organizations and saw the many different ways service benefits the
lives of others! (You can check out Girlz4Good's website at
Girlz4Good.org).
At this point, I am an alumni of Girlz4Good as membership in the group only goes through the end of high school.
Girlz4Good
also gave me the inspiration to establish handz4service. The
experiences I had giving service with friends are experiences that are
available to all youth! Check out handz4service.org for information
about starting your own service group similar to Girlz4Good!
My
sister and mom are still two members of the Girlz4Good group and it was
fun to join with them, new Girlz4Good members, and other friends as
they put together 122 kits for Days for Girls.
A
special thanks to Days for Girls-Utah Valley Chapter who sewed and
provided all of the shields and liners for the kits! Also, for the
generous donations they received of the drawstrings for the bags and the
panties! 
My late grandmother actually
sewed the 122 drawstring bags earlier this year and I'm so excited that
her kindness will be felt all around the world as girls are able to stay
in school and use their Days for Girls kits! My grandma had a master's
degree and was a mother of 4 daughters - she was an absolute advocate
for education for women and I love that her last act of service was to
help girls stay in school.
At the event, I
shared information about the incredible Days for Girls organization
(check out daysforgirls.org) and the absolute difference that this
service can make in the lives of girls worldwide. I love that with
these kits, girls can stay in school and gain the skills they need to
end the poverty cycle in their families! I love the confidence the kits
give girls to know that nothing is wrong with them when they have their
monthly period!
I loved seeing the
members of Girlz4Good and the friends and guests who participated in the
event, catch the vision of Days for Girls and the ideas it generated
for those present to continue helping with this great cause even after
the 122 kits were completed.
You don't have
to sew to make a difference in the world! And, with Days for Girls,
youth can make a difference by putting together kits, threading
drawstrings through bags, collecting donations of soap, purchasing
washcloths and Ziplock gallon bags.
Special thanks also to Lookieloo photography (http://www.lookieloophotography.com/) - Suzanne Plant - for the great pictures and helping with the kit assembly!
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