Share the Dignity with Woolworths

Woolworths and Share the Dignity are calling on Bass Coast Shire residents to participate in a Dignity Drive following an increased need across Victoria for period care products. 

This month's Dignity Drive aims to directly address period poverty and increase the number of freely available period care products across the state.

Woolworths will also donate five cents from each period care product sold during the drive to help fund support local community initiatives and Share the Dignity’s Dignity Vending Machines. 

Since the partnership's beginnings in 2019, Woolworths customers have donated over 575,000 period care products. In March alone, Woolworths customers donated more than 82,000 period care products and Woolworths donated $119,000 to Share the Dignity.

Group Manager Jaimie Nash, said: “We’re proud to continue our partnership with Share The Dignity and support the meaningful change they are creating. We would also like to thank all our Bass Coast Shire customers who have donated as their generous contribution has helped lessen the impact of an already challenging time.”

Share the Dignity VIC Volunteer State Team Leader Donna Levinson-Murray said they were pleased to have the support of Woolworths to “raise awareness and lessen the impact again this year, following a successful Dignity Drive in March”.

The Dignity Drive will run across Woolworths supermarkets in Bass Coast Shire. Customers can purchase any period care product and donate it in store via the pink collection boxes located at the front of every Woolworths store or add a cash donation at Woolworths registers. 

Period care products such as selected tampons and pads will be on sale as part of the Woolworths weekly catalogue, encouraging customers to purchase an item to donate for those in need.

Since the start of the partnership Woolworths has donated over $2 million to support those experiencing period poverty.