TOPEKA (KSNT) – Junior League of Topeka President Ashley Charest stopped by the 27 News studio to chat about an upcoming project, upcoming events and membership.
The Junior League of Topeka (JLT) has a signature project that runs every 3-6 years to help support the Topeka community. The current project is the “Project Period Topeka” and started this past June.
“It is about creating period packs for young ladies as well as women in our community that are not able to afford feminine hygiene products,” Charest said. “Half of our population needs them and it’s a huge need in the community.”
Sharest said the community along with Stormont Vail came out with a community needs assessment. On the assessment, the Junior League of Topeka noticed that period items were a huge need in the community.
“One of the glaring pieces we saw on that for us as an organization focused on women is we saw that period items were a huge need,” Charest said. “We are at that first step, getting the products out there that are needed in the community and then potentially an education component could come later.”
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There is an upcoming fundraiser coming up for the organization called “30 Days of Cash.” Raffle tickets are available to buy until Oct. 31 then during the month of November cash prizes are given out every day. The funds raised supports the JLT’s signature project.
To find out more information about the organization or to donate to Project Period Topeka, click here or to view the full interview see the video above.
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