Comments on Crunchy Chicken: I need your help!

Why not try some Feminist sites like "Feministing"...

2008-04-29T22:55:00.000-07:00

Why not try some Feminist sites like "Feministing"? No matter how you feel about the site, it does seem to reach a lot of passionate women. "Bitch" and "Bust" would also be good, and maybe the women who run "New Moon" too? It's a magazine for girls, but maybe they would be interested in setting up an interview with you. Look up "New Moon Girl Media" and see if you can contact them.

Oh, and why not try Heather Corrina from Scarleteen.com? She is (among other things) a passionate feminist, activist, educator who reaches a lot of people, and from what I know, she has been into the green movement for a long time. Also (if I recall correctly) she currently resides in your hometown, which is a plus. See if she's interested.

P.S. I'm a poor college student, but I've donated 3 pads and am planning on donating more. This is a great cause and I'm happy to help in any way. Best of luck with it. :)

Have you considered contacting the Girl Scouts? I...

2008-04-12T08:09:00.000-07:00

Have you considered contacting the Girl Scouts? I think it would be a great project for the older girls to spearhead as leadership or help with as a service project. Thinking Day is already over for this year, but it would follow the important theme of that day of thinking about our sisters around the world. In this case they would be helping girls their age!

I already got some supportive comments when I link...

2008-04-04T11:08:00.000-07:00

I already got some supportive comments when I linked from my LJ (I'll link from my Wordpress blog at some point, but I have about six readers, most of whom probably read this blog anyway) :-)

I'll also see about posting on some Bryn Mawr communities...there were some pad-sewing workshops at the Women's Center there when I was a student.

I'll definitely post the button on my blog. I happ...

2008-04-03T19:50:00.000-07:00

I'll definitely post the button on my blog. I happened to be looking for sewing classes for myself the other day, and found this very cool looking place: https://www.stitchlounge.com/stitchlounge/store/productactions/ViewProduct.do?productId=929 - I wonder if they'd consider having this as their project, thereby creating some product, but more importantly, giving people the skills to make more? Good luck! Love your blog!

Has this been mentioned on the cloth pads group on...

2008-04-03T13:38:00.000-07:00

Has this been mentioned on the cloth pads group on LJ?

(also, am in Seattle [Westalake] if you need help.)

Re: Space. If that does become a concern, look in to ActivSpaces. They are artist type spaces around Seattle where you rent a room.

-Jenn
(midnightsky (at) midnightskyfibers (dot) com)

Will post a button on my blog... I am for anything...

2008-04-01T22:12:00.000-07:00

Will post a button on my blog... I am for anything to help keep kids in school!

OK I am late to the party here, and I haven't read...

2008-04-01T19:33:00.000-07:00

OK I am late to the party here, and I haven't read every line about this worthy project. I read early posts and browsed the instructions for making pads.

What I am wondering - why can't girls in Africa be taught to sew their own pads from local (or donated) materials?

I know this is a bigger project in some ways, but one hopes that if the pads are really helpful and girls share the knowledge with each other, the technology will spread virally.

Then the young girls won't depend upon the generosity of foreigners for their pads.

If I missed a component of this project and this has been addressed already, forgive me...

Er, sorry about the Jessica/Kathryn thing. (My tot...

2008-04-01T11:10:00.000-07:00

Er, sorry about the Jessica/Kathryn thing. (My totally unused blog name is Jessica Pancakes. It's a song. Blogger is weird.)

-K

Heya-
I don't know if you ever need any actual ...

2008-04-01T11:08:00.000-07:00

Heya-
I don't know if you ever need any actual manpower help, but I live on Capital Hill if it ever comes to needing help boxing or what not! I don't know how to sew, but I am great with grunt work!

Also, someone suggested Bust magazine... look into Bitch too. They are based out of Portland, smaller, and probably easier to get in touch with.

-Kathryn

i will do my best to plug this again on my site so...

2008-04-01T09:22:00.000-07:00

i will do my best to plug this again on my site soon and see who else i can spread the word to.

Thanks to everyone for your comments and suggestio...

2008-03-30T11:22:00.000-07:00

Thanks to everyone for your comments and suggestions, I'll follow up on them.

Tara - you rock!

I've set up a challenge on my blog, asking readers...

2008-03-30T11:06:00.000-07:00

I've set up a challenge on my blog, asking readers to participate and pledge to contribute a certain number of pads for 2008. The I put a "Pad-o-meter" in the sidebar of my blog showing my pledge amount and how many I've made and sent.
I'm not above begging either. I'll send out a mass email this week.

What about contacting Deepika at PatternReview.com...

2008-03-30T08:56:00.000-07:00

What about contacting Deepika at PatternReview.com? This would be a great way to get the message to a lot of sewists all at once.

I have a whopping two or maybe three pads in my cl...

2008-03-30T05:32:00.000-07:00

I have a whopping two or maybe three pads in my closet waiting to be shipped out to you. Maybe I should get off my tail and do it tomorrow... Actually I have a couple more I could send but they don't have "wings". If I sent them to you would you be able to have the wings added?

I've written about Goods 4 Girls on my blog and po...

2008-03-30T03:54:00.000-07:00

I've written about Goods 4 Girls on my blog and posted about it on several forums.
Keep up the good work, it's such a fantastic initiative!

Another thought - have you considered asking churc...

2008-03-29T18:49:00.000-07:00

Another thought - have you considered asking churches? I know they send missions groups out but this would be something those unable to go could do. I know my aunt's church has a sewing group and they always look for projects! I think our church has a quilting group too and man those elderly ladies are fast when they get together! We have a few mega churches around here and those would be the most 'productive' or financially generous or whatever. I'll let you know if I can get our little group going...congrats on the success!

Why don't you try connecting with Bust magazine? I...

2008-03-29T17:29:00.000-07:00

Why don't you try connecting with Bust magazine? I'll bet they'd run an article, at least.

I'm a new reader but "kudos" on a fabulous project...

2008-03-29T16:26:00.000-07:00

I'm a new reader but "kudos" on a fabulous project. I posted a button on my blog.

I haven't made any pads yet, and sewing by hand, I...

2008-03-29T16:22:00.000-07:00

I haven't made any pads yet, and sewing by hand, I will be quite slow. However, I would like to take a stab and see if I can help. I will certainly blog about it if I do. In the meantime, I have told a few people, and I will gladly post your button.

Hi! I'll write a blog about it tomorrow, but in th...

2008-03-29T11:30:00.000-07:00

Hi! I'll write a blog about it tomorrow, but in the mean time, I posted it on digg.com, hehehe. I also wrote on the wall of one of facebook's menstrual alternatives groups. Might do a few more this afternoon.

So, everyone, go to digg.com, and digg it. The more people digg it, the more people will see it.

http://digg.com/health/Sustainable_pads_to_African_girls

I have just sent an email to my church office aski...

2008-03-29T11:07:00.000-07:00

I have just sent an email to my church office asking that information about this be put into the church notes. I suspect I am too late to get it into tomorrow's service notes, but hopefully it will get into next week's notes.

i've just suggested to the sf bay area women's ema...

2008-03-29T10:44:00.000-07:00

i've just suggested to the sf bay area women's email list that i'm a member of that we band together to make a donation. i'll let you know what the response is like! i've also send mail to spread the word to women active in the yoga and wicca communities here, which seem likely to be interesting in offering support.

thank you for galvanizing us to action on this and for your constant positive inspiration!

What about home ec classes? I'm 29, but I still r...

2008-03-29T09:31:00.000-07:00

What about home ec classes? I'm 29, but I still remember my high school offering classes in home economics and sewing. I don't know if they've survived the No Child Left Behind era, but can you imagine the productivity (and beauty) of an assembly line of 20 or so teenagers spending an hour a day for a week sewing these up? I'll check into high schools in my area (Boston) and see if they can help.

When I clicked on your potato growing link to Moth...

2008-03-29T09:07:00.000-07:00

When I clicked on your potato growing link to Mother Earth News from your previous post, they had a Kotex/Africa ad in there. Imagine if it was a G4G add instead! I'm not sure if this will help or not, but I'm going to write to MEN (I'm a subscriber too) and tell them that I would much rather see them support Goods For Girls than Kotex.

I can start a Facebook group, if you don't already...

2008-03-29T09:05:00.000-07:00

I can start a Facebook group, if you don't already have one. Let me know :)