The Moose Jaw Food Bank received an unexpected surplus of menstrual products through Food Banks Canada. 

“When I applied for the grant, it asked me how many pallets that we could receive. I thought in total, but they actually meant each time,” explained Deann Little, operations manager with the Moose Jaw and District Food Bank.  

The food bank received three pallets a month in November, December, January, and February, amounting to 12 pallets in all. The ratio of products was 80 per cent pads and 20 per cent tampons.  

“We got a lot more product and pallets due to me misreading the question – which is a positive thing, too, because it’s a product that doesn’t expire.” 

The items came pouring in at the busy season for the Moose Jaw and District Food Bank. “We literally have the product stacked on top of each other, right up to the ceiling in our small warehouse.” 

Clients coming in for bi-monthly food hampers can request the menstrual products, and the Moose Jaw and District Food Bank is also sharing the unexpected windfall with other nonprofit organizations in the city, including the Moose Jaw Public Library, the Moose Jaw Newcomers Centre, and Transition House among others.  

The Moose Jaw and District Food Bank is located at 270 Fairford St W.