149 [S2E52]: Marsha Lovejoy of I Support the Girls
149 [S2E52]: Marsha Lovejoy of I Support the Girls  
Podcast: The 812
Published On: Wed Dec 11 2024
Description: Our guest today is the director of the Bloomington affiliate of I Support the Girls. It's a nonprofit organization that started in the District of Columbia to get donations of old bras and unused feminine hygiene products to women in the local homeless shelter. It's now a global organization aimed at "supporting girls, women and folx in need with products to support and maintain their dignity."Marsha Lovejoy founded the local affiliate, and for her work in March was named Woman of the Year by the Bloomington Commission on the Status of Women. We ask how she got started supporting I Support the Girls, how the organization works, and how it's going. She also tells us what it's like to win that prestigious award and attend the Women's History Luncheon that fills the local convention center every year.We also note and lament the passing of Monroe County Councilmember Cheryl Munson, who died yesterday at 80. We'll devote our Friday episode to a remembrance of her, and revisit the interview she gave us in June.Support the showA production of Plateia Media ©2024-5. All rights reserved.