Upton – On Nov 1, Girl Scouts from Mendon, Hopedale and Upton, ages 5 to 16 came together to celebrate the birthday of founder Juliette Gordon Low. The girls had ice cream and played minute-to-win-it games. They also collected over 300 items including menstrual products and undergarments and over $300 for Dignity Matters to help girls and women in Massachusetts affected by period poverty. Dignity Matters provides free menstrual care to 16,500 people every month in Massachusetts through a network of 175 nonprofit partners across the state. From Springfield to Hyannis, Haverhill to Fall River, and everywhere in between, these shelters, schools, food pantries, and clinics – and the women they support – can count on Dignity Matters every month.           

Mendon Hopedale Upton Girl Scout Service Unit serves girls in grades K-12 and is part of Girl Scouts of Central and Western Massachusetts. Girl Scouts of Central and Western Massachusetts serves with the mission to build girls of courage, confidence and character, who make the world a better place. For more information, please visit www.gscwm.org.