SPOKANE, Wash. – Numerica employees dropped off 600 pounds of hygiene products Thursday to Spokane non-profit Project Beauty Share to support the charity’s first Hope 4 Kids Hygiene Drive.
4 News Now is partnering with Numerica to collect donations for Project Beauty Share to distribute to nine local school districts.
Numerica has been collecting items at its branches in Spokane and North Idaho and delivered the first round of donations to Project Beauty Share’s warehouse.
“These things are definitely important; they help with confidence,” said Numerica employee Ashley Overacker. “When you have confidence, you learn better, you grow better and it makes you a better human being. Honestly, it’s a basic human right. They deserve it, we all deserve it.”
Project Beauty Share founder and executive director Julie Farley started the drive after hearing from school districts last year.
Kids were coming to school without these basic necessities – or not coming to school because they didn’t have things like deodorant and period products.
“The community is so incredible and I think this story really speaks to them,” Farley said. “People understand the need for hygiene products and that food stamps don’t cover these items. This is crucial for a student’s self-confidence for them to feel like they can go to school.”
The drive continues through October 2.
After donations are collected, they’ll be given to students in nine local districts: Medical Lake, Cheney, Spokane Public Schools, Mead, West Valley, East Valley, Central Valley, Post Falls and Coeur d’Alene.
The drive got an early boost from deodorant company W by Jake Paul. The company donated four pallets for distribution.
Right now, the most-needed items are shampoo, soap/body wash and period products.
You can find dropoff locations and a link to Project Beauty Share’s Amazon wishlist at this link.
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