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Kerrie Huxham (l) and Secretary Dianne Want making a certificate to Kerrie. Image: Yamba Day VIEW

Yamba Day VIEW

Yamba Day VIEW Club had the privilege of listening to Kerrie from ‘Days for Girls’ at our last meeting. She had recently returned from overseas on a medical supply ship to a part of a third world country, delivering supplies and medical services to the population.

Days for Girls is a not-for-profit organisation that has a network of teams and chapters around the world. They raise funds to make washable reusable sanitary care kits which are then distributed to girls and women in need. Alongside the distribution of these kits, reproductive and hygiene education is given and encouragement with support training is also given to communities to produce their own kits and deliver health education.   

A Days for Girls kit last for three years and allows a girl to attend school every day of every month. They are convinced that educated, healthy and skilled adolescent girls will help build a better future, advance social justice, support economic development, and combat poverty.

Kerrie’s visit to the club was well received and so interesting. If anyone would like to make a donation of any kind, cash or product, call Kerrie on 0429 647 200.

A reminder to members, phone Dianne 0418 602 832 to put your name down for morning tea at Little Warrior Jungle Jim Coffee Shop, southern end of Coldstream Street at 10am on August 22, so that the venue can be notified of numbers attending.

Guest speaker for September will be George Szekely from the S.E.S. If you will be attending our luncheon next month, phone Dianne to put your name down by September 12.

Joy Lauder