Virginia woman says animals kept her going amid devastating 10-day power outage If it wasn t for them. I wouldn t be here If it wasn t for them, let s put it this way, I wouldn t be here, Bonnie Laporte said. They ve made me get up when I didn t feel like it.
By: Tyler Layne
and last updated 2021-02-21 22:29:46-05
LUNENBURG COUNTY, Va. As of 4:30pm Sunday afternoon, nearly 14,000 customers with Southside Electric Cooperative (SEC) were still in the dark. One Lunenburg woman said she s going on ten days without power and doesn t know much longer she can keep it up.
On Saturday, Southside Electric Cooperative said they’re working to get 95% of their homes restored by Wednesday afternoon, but says some homes may not have light until the end of the month.
The Junior League of Lynchburg is creating a Period Access Distribution Center âto create a referral and distribution system of free feminine hygiene products to adult women who are in need in Lynchburg and the surrounding areas.â
In conjunction with the YWCA of Central Virginia and Gleaning for the World, the center will enlist help from referring partners to enroll women in need in a subscription service to provide a free monthly supply of period products, according to a JLL news release. Referring partners will receive supplies to help their clients who have immediate needs.
The program will launch this spring with a $50,000 budget, which will include a part-time administrator working out of the PAD Center headquarters at the YWCA on Church Street. Junior League funding also will go toward having an educational and advocacy curriculum in 2022-2023 in partnership with other local organizations. Furthermore, $7,400 from the Al Stroobants Foundation will pay for supply ki
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