We hope you and your loved ones are staying safe, healthy, and cool this summer!
We are beyond excited to share all the updates from our FD Family. Our amazing community continues to expand and unite in powerful ways. We are always stronger when we work together!
Here are some wonderful updates and shout-outs from our expanding Fulfilling Destiny Family:
First off, we should like to give a big thank you to Alpha Phi Omega (APO) at UC San Diego! Tina organized and picked up the products for the packing party held by APO. They have mini packing parties amongst their organization and they packed 480 Dignity Bags in total! Thank you all so much for supporting FD, we appreciate you!
And a shout out to Jan-Marini! Jan stopped by to pick up around 50 Dignity Bags for the Jags Food Pantry at Southwest College. We are happy to continue partnering with Jags Food Pantry in the future!
Dignity Bag Distributions:
Take a look at some pictures from our May and June distributions! Bridget distributed Dignity Bags toRachel’s Women’s Center, Victory Resource Center, Areta Crowell Wellness Receovery Center, and TAY Academy!
We are very thankful for everyone’s support in pushing our mission to end period poverty. We would not be able to provide free products within our communities without your help! Our Distribution Partners allow us to expand our support to menstruators all across San Diego and San Jose!
Please let us know if you are interested in assisting with Dignity Bag distributions or know a community center that may benefit from receiving Dignity Bags (San Diego or San Jose). We are always open to creating new partnerships throughout the community and would love to connect and serve more menstruators out there!
Feel free to direct message us on Instagram or send an email to bridget@fulfillingdestiny.org!
Congratulations Nicole!
We would like to highlight one of our recent graduates of the Fulfilling Destiny team. Congratulations Nicole!
She received her Masters Degree in Nonprofit Leadership and Management from University of San Diego (USD).
Nicole is one of the San Diego Region Co-Directors of Fulfilling Destiny. She works hard to continue our operations in San Diego and develops more partnerships within our community.
We are so happy for you Nicole! Thank you for sharing your beautiful and compassionate soul with us, we are very lucky to work alongside a powerful woman like you! Continue to spread your knowledge and love for advocacy to those around you, you are an inspiration!
Thank you: Blood, Sweat, Dignity 5K
On April 23rd, Communication Students of San Diego State University and Communications Professor, Dr. Savage, organized the first official Blood, Sweat, & Dignity 5k/Marathon.
Thank you Dr. Savage and all the wonderful students for organizing this event. And another big thank you to all of those who supported the event, either by joining the run or donating! We are so grateful for all of the support we’ve received and so moved by our wonderful community. Lets continue to fight period poverty together!
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Volunteer with us!
Gather up your friends and family for a Packing Party before this Summer ends! They can be held outdoors and socially-distant. We will provide you all the materials needed. Let us know if you need extra tables, chairs, or snacks!
Products we include in our Dignity Bags:
- Pads (regular and heavy)
- Tampons (regular and super)
- Panty liners
- Flushable wipes (when available)
You can also help by distributing Dignity Bags to our partner organizations. We have partners all over San Diego and San Jose that utilize these donations. Send us an email if you’re interested!
San Diego Volunteers:
- nicole@fulfillingdestiny.org (Distributions)
- bridget@fulfillingdestiny.org (Packing Parties/Donations)
Thank you!
We are extremely thankful for all the amazing individuals and organizations that we’ve gotten to know and work with over the past few months. We wouldn’t be here without all of you!
We would like to remind you that our inbox is always open! You are welcome to reach out to us, through email or social media. Our Fulfilling Destiny family is constantly expanding, so we’d love to hear from you and continue supporting and strengthening our beautiful community together!