Share the Dignity
This term, the St Patrick’s College Social Justice Council’s primary focus has been raising awareness of and donations for the “Share the Dignity” cause. This charity supports homeless women and women in crisis situations and centres itself upon providing for the basic needs of these women so they can maintain a sense of self-worth and confidence.
Our girls managed to donate enough items to fill the boot of a car
To support this crucial and considerate venture, we took a stand as a community to launch our second ‘Dignity Drive’ for this year. This involved inviting students to purchase and donate sanitary pads, tampons and other personal hygiene items. We wish to thank the College Library staff for allowing the Library to be the collection point for the donations. All donated items are then collected by Share the Dignity organisers for distribution to their partner charities. Every donated item makes a real difference in the lives of women within our local community and beyond. This organisation exists to show women they are not alone, they are cared for, and that self-esteem and confidence can be regained when they are provided with the materials they require. On average, there are over 85,000 women nationally who need help of this kind and our donations go some way to making life better for them. I am pleased to say that the great generosity from many of our girls has delivered a boot full of donations to this important cause.
Thank you all very much,
Rachel N – Social Justice Captain