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PUNCTUATING THE PERIOD: MB Piland's 25th anniversary focused on reducing period poverty

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On April 1, 2023, MB Piland turned 25—that's a long time, punctuated by growth, success, ups and downs and renewals. We’re always looking for ways to make our community better. That’s our purpose. To mark this business milestone, we decided to shine a light on Period Poverty. It’s a big problem. And we wanted to do something about it.

Period Poverty is when people don't have the financial means to purchase what they need to manage their menstrual cycle.

Thank you for your support of our campaign to provide period products to Topeka Public Schools. Your generosity exceeded all expectations!

We are happy to report that Community Action has a period pantry and is working with area schools to provide needed products. If you'd like to know more or support their efforts, contact Sara Rust-Martin at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

 

ABOUT PUNCTUATING THE PERIOD

punctuating the periodMB Piland launched Phase 1 of the campaign in February 2023. For 6 weeks we collected donations, and on Friday, March 31, a group of more than 40 volunteers—our clients, friends and supporters—pitched in to create hundreds of period kits that included enough product for a student to manage not just a day, but at least one whole cycle.

Phase 2 began on April 1, our anniversary, and continued through the end of the year.

Topeka Public Schools is our county's largest school district, serving 13,000 students. About 77% of students in Topeka Public Schools are in low-income families.

THANK YOU to the many people who donated product, money and time for Punctuating the Period. Your generosity has delivered at least 30,730 items valued at nearly $10,000 to Topeka Public Schools.

 

PACKING PARTY PHOTOS

Check out the photos below from set up to finish!

 

FACTS ABOUT PERIOD POVERTY

 

 


black quotesPeriod Poverty is when menstruators don’t have the financial means to purchase what they need to manage their period.

 

These products can be expensive and they’re not provided like other basic necessities in restrooms like toilet paper, paper towels and soap. Women face a wage gap, and there’s the additional financial burden of managing what is a basic biological function. It’s a heavier burden on low-income families who sometimes have to choose between food and menstrual products. When they don’t have what they need, they miss out on work, school, activities and opportunities.

 

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LEARN MORE

The first step in solving any problem is education. You can learn more about Period Poverty from these sources:

https://period-action.org/periodpoverty

https://www.joghr.org/article/32436-period-poverty-why-it-should-be-everybo…

https://period.org/uploads/State-of-the-Period-2021.pdf

https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243035/negative-impact-of-period-pover…

 

 

 

Digital ad samples

Here is a sampling of digital ads created by MB Piland. Use the links to view samples. (Links will open in a pop-up window.)

 

Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE)

 

GO Topeka

 

PCI: Precast, Prestressed Concrete Institute

 

Brewster Place

 

Heritage Bank

 

Jayhawk Pharmacy

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Cretex Concrete • Forterra Pipe & Precast and Forterra Structural & Specialty • Wolf Construction • Mohan Construction • DL Smith Electric • Architect One • Stevenson Company • Midwest Coating • Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute • Mars Chocolate North America • Jockimo Architectural Glass • Kinedyne • Torgeson Electric

economic development and workforce
GO Topeka • Key Staffing • Kansas WORKs • Workforce AID • Kansas Research Nexus • Topeka Regional Airport and Business Center

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Architect One • Civium Architecture & Planning

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