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Corporate partners play an essential role in our mission by being part of the collection and distribution of period products. It involves:

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• Donating – you’d host a donation bin (that we’ll deliver to you) in a communal area of your office/workplace for your staff to donate period products as and when they can.

• Volunteering – your staff can volunteer to deliver the period products to allocated community venues for distribution, typically every other month, or when needed based on demand in community venues. If you don’t have enough donated products to distribute, we can provide some from our stock for you to distribute.

• Funding - as a corporate partner we ask that you make a donation to help run the scheme.

 

We’ll give you a donation box, posters and all the promotional materials needed for your workplace, and keep in touch to check you have enough product for distribution, let you know about any updates from your community venues and for any other support.

 

   Why you should get involved ​

• You can be part of a solution to help end period poverty in Bristol 

• Involvement supports your social responsibility, diversity and community outreach work  

• It provides easy volunteering opportunities for your staff, typically a half day every 2 months delivering products to allocated venues 

• We can run brown-bag style learning sessions with your employees to share knowledge and help raise awareness of the issue and our scheme.

• We will support you every step of the way  

 

Here’s what some of our community venues say about Period Friendly Places:

 

“The charity restores dignity, empowers individuals and ensures everyone has access to menstrual care. You help break the barriers and help support the community, so they aren't held back by their cycle. Keep up the great work!” Easton Leisure Centre

 

“We’re delighted to be working with Period Friendly Places – it’s a fantastic scheme that has been great to have at our centre. Our users say how great is it to have period products available in the toilets to use for free” St Werburgh’s Community Centre

 

   Costs to join the scheme  ​

We are a small charity with limited funds, and we ask for a donation to help with the cost of keeping things running and obtaining products (if staff donations don’t quite meet demand). We suggest this donation be between £500-£1,000 per year although any amount is appreciated.  

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   How much and what type of product is needed​

It varies from venue to venue, typically 50 boxes of period products every two months. We need packets of sanitary pads and tampons - generally more sanitary pads are needed than tampons.

 

   How many places you’ll deliver to

We’ll talk with you about your capacity and number of venues you can accommodate. Typically, corporate partners distribute products to around eight community venues every other month. We’ll keep in touch to make sure you have enough product to meet this demand and aim to allocate community venues in similar areas of Bristol.  

 

   Sustainability

 

Sustainability is an important focus for us, and wherever possible we aim to source sustainable products (e.g. organic materials, plastic-waste free, from ethical companies). We are however grateful for whatever period products people can donate.   

Let’s work together - get in touch so we can start working together:

Email us at periodfriendlyplaces@gmail.com  

 

Call Danny Cox on 07855387797