Armed with the facts that 50% of low-income families worry about meeting their children’s hygiene needs and 73% of low-income households cut back on food expenses to afford hygiene products, Fort Collins Breakfast Rotary members recognized that they needed to step up to the plate. In early November, our Rotary collected and delivered a pickup load and a half a carload of hygiene products to PSD’s Early Childhood Education headquarters. Hygiene products included hand soap, dish soap, shampoo, tooth paste, tooth brushes, diapers, feminine hygiene products and more.
“When individuals are unable or are challenged to meet their needs—and the needs of their families—at the very basic level of hygiene, it can be difficult to focus on goals such as job security, housing, mental health, etc.,” states Fran Lefler who chaired this community service project. “By providing basic hygiene products, we are helping to build stronger families and a healthier community.”
In 12 months’ time, Fran estimates that our Club has donated $4,000 worth of hygiene products to Early Childhood Education.
“When individuals are unable or are challenged to meet their needs—and the needs of their families—at the very basic level of hygiene, it can be difficult to focus on goals such as job security, housing, mental health, etc.,” states Fran Lefler who chaired this community service project. “By providing basic hygiene products, we are helping to build stronger families and a healthier community.”
In 12 months’ time, Fran estimates that our Club has donated $4,000 worth of hygiene products to Early Childhood Education.