Rebecca H., a Community Advisor at the University of Stevens Point, recently led a program for her female residents on eco-friendly menstrual products. We think she was super brave to organize and lead this program, and we hope she'll inspire you to do the same! Here's her story:

I had my program on green feminine products last night at seven, and it went over really well. I spent the first half talking about the benefits of reusable cloth pads and talking about a few different brands that differ slightly in their construction and absorption.

I know a lot of my residents use tampons and are also extremely active in the outdoors, so I spent the next half of the program telling the girls about menstrual cups and how convenient they can be because you don't have to worry if you packed enough tampons for your trip and there is no waste to pack out when camping.

I was a bit nervous going into the program because I didn't know how my residents would react, but they asked tons of questions and were very responsive. I had given my friend John who is a nursing major a booklet to be funny and he ended up reading it all. Before the program HE was telling ME all the benefits and money you can save from using cloth pads. A lot of people know John and love him, so he actually sat in during the program and when I was done talking, he filled in areas I forgot about! The girls thought it was great to see a guy their age actually taking an interest in their health.

I bought some organic tampons and a few cloth pads at our local Co-Op and had a raffle drawing at the end for all who attended. The girls who won were really excited to try cloth pads. Two of the girls even asked me if I would please do the program again next year! It was great and I am so glad it went over well.