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 "Shifting Gears with a Period Purse Mini Drive")
Let’s take a ride and discover what it takes to run mini drives with Queen City Diva’s (QCD). This all-female motorcycle club is made u...
18 February 2023
 "The First Step in Ending Period Stigma is Education")
I talk about periods a lot, even before I stepped into the position of education coordinator at The Period Purse last September. At parties, book e...
10 January 2023
 "Donations, Dymon and Storage")
Updated on 13 December 2024
The Period Purse (TPP) has a storage unit in Toronto, that provides you a drop off location year round! (Sorry, y...
27 December 2022
 "Choosing Sustainable Period Products")
Period products like tampons, liners and pads, are made with plastic, which has negative ecological impacts on our environment. These products can ...
25 November 2022
 "Why are periods harder for some than others?")
Periods have no gender. But many of us don’t think about that. Hi, I’m Sammi Ho (she/her) and I am the Community Engagement Strategic As...
30 September 2022
 "The Ins and Outs of Creating an App")
It was one idea, and many months later we created a period tracking app!
It was the summer of my grade 11 year, when I learned about youth...
15 September 2022
 "Why I Joined The Period Purse as a Chapter Leader")
On my way to work one morning, I was listening to “Metro Morning” on CBC Radio and heard Jana Girdauskas being interviewed about The Pe...
20 June 2022
 "Why I Finally Downloaded a Period App")
I’m a privacy professional and until recently, I kept track of my period in my iPhone’s Notes app because I don’t want my data be...
11 May 2022
 "Periods Need to be Inclusive")
Menstruation is experienced by over half of the Canadian population, yet the conversation around periods can still be seemingly uncomfortable or &l...
26 April 2022
 "Bloody Great Run - How to be a Team Captain")
An interview of Caitlin McKay by Jannie Nheng
Blood Great Run (GRB) is our annual May fundraiser to honour Menstrual Health Day (MH Day on May 28t...
2 April 2022
18 February 2023
Let’s take a ride and discover what it takes to run mini drives with Queen City Diva’s (QCD). This all-female motorcycle club is made up of, “a diverse group of intelligent, sassy...
10 January 2023
I talk about periods a lot, even before I stepped into the position of education coordinator at The Period Purse last September. At parties, book events, in casual conversation—it doesn&rsquo...
27 December 2022
Updated on 13 December 2024
The Period Purse (TPP) has a storage unit in Toronto, that provides you a drop off location year round! (Sorry, you probably need access to a car.)
1. Come w...
25 November 2022
Period products like tampons, liners and pads, are made with plastic, which has negative ecological impacts on our environment. These products can take up to 450 years to decompose in landfills, se...
30 September 2022
Periods have no gender. But many of us don’t think about that. Hi, I’m Sammi Ho (she/her) and I am the Community Engagement Strategic Associate at Friends of Ruby. Friends of Ruby is ded...
15 September 2022
It was one idea, and many months later we created a period tracking app!
It was the summer of my grade 11 year, when I learned about youth participation with The Period Purse (TPP )- it wa...
20 June 2022
On my way to work one morning, I was listening to “Metro Morning” on CBC Radio and heard Jana Girdauskas being interviewed about The Period Purse. This was the first time I heard about ...
11 May 2022
I’m a privacy professional and until recently, I kept track of my period in my iPhone’s Notes app because I don’t want my data being shared with anyone else or used for advertisin...
26 April 2022
Menstruation is experienced by over half of the Canadian population, yet the conversation around periods can still be seemingly uncomfortable or “inappropriate” depending on who you tal...
2 April 2022
An interview of Caitlin McKay by Jannie Nheng
Blood Great Run (GRB) is our annual May fundraiser to honour Menstrual Health Day (MH Day on May 28th). It is an event for like minded individuals to ...
