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No Period Without Fudraiser at SOHO
Come down to SOHO for an amazing event raising money for an awesome cause. There will be a silent auction & each ticket has a free drink
When and where
Date and time
Sun, May 28, 2023 3:00 PM - 7:30 PM MDT
Location
SOHO 11454 Jasper Avenue Edmonton, AB T5K 0M1 Canada
Refund Policy
About this event
No Period Without. was founded in 2017 when an Edmonton homeless woman asked Scarlet Bjornson for change. Out of curiosity, as Scarlet gave her some money she asked the woman what she planned to spend the money on. The woman replied, “Well truthfully ma’am, I would like to buy some booze, but I need to buy some tampons.” In Scarlet’s words “This hit me like a brick. I went to my car and grabbed my emergency stash of tampons from the car and gave them to her.” She took to social media to ask her friends if anyone was interested in helping with a tampon drive and the response was overwhelming both from those that wanted to help, and from charitable organizations in the city hoping to be a recipient of the donations.
The overwhelming community support and requests for support from local organizations highlighted the ongoing issue of period poverty in Edmonton. It was clear there was a need for continual and consistent support as well as advocacy. This led to the evolution of No Period Without.