**Monthly Care Initiative Update ❤️**

First of all, thank you so much to everyone who has supported the Monthly Care Initiative!

Thanks to your generosity, we've already been able to purchase and distribute a few thousand of reusable menstrual pads to girls and women in need.

I wanted to clarify something about our fundraising page. Although GoFundMe shows the total amount raised, those funds have already been used to purchase and distribute pads. Unfortunately, this can make it look as though we still have money available for our next batch when we don't.

To avoid confusion and keep everything as transparent as possible, I've decided to **close this fundraiser and create a new GoFundMe for each new batch of pads**.

That way, everyone can clearly see how much we're raising, how close we are to reaching our goal, and when each batch has been fully funded.

We've already secured approximately one third of the funding needed for our next batch, but we still need to raise the remaining amount, along with shipping costs.

**The Monthly Care Initiative isn't ending! We're simply moving to a new fundraising page.**

I'll share the link to our new GoFundMe so anyone wishing to continue supporting this initiative can do so there.

Thank you for helping make this grassroots effort possible, one batch at a time! ❤️White Rose Linen’s

Care Initiative is an ongoing grassroots effort providing reusable cotton and linen pads for periods and incontinence to women and girls who desperately need them, locally and overseas.

When these essentials are out of reach, women and girls may miss school, stay isolated, or rely on unsuitable alternatives. Together, we can help bring comfort, dignity, and practical support.

What We’re Doing

We continuously raise funds to purchase quality reusable pads, package them with care instructions, and arrange delivery. We connect directly with individuals, trusted contacts, organizations, and women’s groups to reach those in need. We give according to need, without discrimination.

Reusable pads can be washed and worn again and again. With proper care, they can last for years, reducing waste and the ongoing expense of disposable products.

What Your Donation Covers

Your generosity helps cover the pads, packaging, care instructions, shipping, customs duties, import fees, and other required delivery costs.

Getting the pads to their destination can be expensive. For example, shipping a shipment to South Africa cost approximately $200, and customs fees were charged on top. Unfortunately, the recipients had to pay those additional fees.

We want to prevent that from happening again. Our goal is to cover the full cost of delivery so people receiving donated pads do not have to find money to collect them.

Examples of How Your Donation Helps

$15 CAD / approximately $10 USD can cover a five pad cotton kit for one woman.

$45 CAD / approximately $32 USD can cover five pad cotton kits for three women.

$3 CAD / approximately $2 USD can cover one quality reusable cotton pad.

These amounts are examples of pad costs, rather than fixed donation packages. Every contribution supports the overall initiative, including shipping and customs fees. Any amount helps.

Transparency and Where We Give

Every dollar is documented. I always share where the pads are going, along with updates, photos, and shipment receipts, so you can see how your support is helping.

Although this fundraiser’s URL mentions Cape Town, South Africa, that wording was included by mistake. Our initiative reaches people locally and overseas, wherever we connect with individuals and organizations in need.

If you cannot donate, sharing this fundraiser is another meaningful way to help.

Thank you for helping us bring dignity, comfort, and hope, one pad at a time.

Blessings,

Cathrine Rose

White Rose Linen