Netlore Archive: Email flier touts a Website where users can click to donate free feminine hygiene products to women's shelters around the U.S.
Description: Email flier
Circulating since: March 2007
Status: Program temporarily suspended
Analysis: See below
Email example contributed by Shari B., 27 February 2007:
Fwd: Helping women in sheltersDear Friends:
You probably never thought of this, but women's shelters in the U.S. go through thousands of tampons and pads monthly. Assistance agencies generally help with expenses of "everyday" necessities such as toilet paper, diapers, and clothing, but one of the most BASIC needs is overlooked - feminine hygiene products. (Who is at the helm of the funding assistance agencies!?)
Seventh Generation, a green paper products and cleaning products company, has a do-good attitude and will donate a box of sanitary products to a women's shelter in your chosen state - just for clicking the link. Talk about easy (literally takes less than 1 minute and they ask nothing of you).
And, yes, it is Legitimate!
http://www.tampontification.com/donate.php
Thanks for helping out.
Please pass this on.
Comments: True. On www.tampontification.com, a Website set up by environmentally-friendly household products manufacturer Seventh Generation to promote its feminine hygiene line, users are invited to click a link to donate free tampons and pads to women's shelters around the U.S.
Program temporarily suspended
Unfortunately, according to a note recently posted on the site, the company has experienced logistical problems keeping up with donation requests and has temporarily suspended the program:
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3.12.07 UPDATE: Thanks to all who have visited this page to donate product. We are moved and overwhelmed by your response to this initiative and are looking forward to distributing much-needed products to shelters across North America in the coming months. Unfortunately, we have received so many clicks in the past few weeks that we need to temporarily suspend the click-to-donate action until we can get all of the product out to the shelters that need it. We hope you'll check back again very soon...
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Sources and further reading:
Seventh Generation
Seventh Generation company WebsiteTamPontification.com Donation Page
Check here for updates on the click-to-donate program
Last updated: 03/13/07
