Love Shouldn't Hurt Campaign - in support of Women affected by domestic violence

WHEN: February 11- 15

Drop-off between 8:30am-4:00pm | USW Office | 154 Albert Street

Coordinated by the United Steelworkers (USW) Women of Steel Committee

Love Shouldn't Hurt is an annual event occurring around Valentines Day to raise awareness of domestic violence and to collect donations for Interval House (assisting women in crisis). Interval House provides safe, temporary shelter to women and their children.  They also provide support, counseling and safety planning for those residing, visiting or telephoning the shelter.

We are asking members of the Queen’s Community to drop by the USW office (during the dates and times listed above) with a donation for Interval House of any of the following items:

• Toiletries for women/children/babies
• Tampons/Pads
• Underwear for women/children
• Brushes, Hair elastics
• Face cloths and towels
• Make up, Lotion, Razors, Cotton Swabs
• Backpacks for women/children
• Socks, Flip flops/slip-on shoes for women and children (dollar store)
• Sippy cups
• Pacifier (new in package)
• Onesies
• Powder, Baby Wipes, Diaper Cream
• Zip lock bags, Sealable containers
• Latex/Non-Latex Gloves, Disinfectant wipes
• Journals
• Bandaids, Polysporin

For more information or to make an online monetary donation, please visit:  

Kingston Interval House: http://kingstonintervalhouse.com/ 

Lennox and Addington Interval House: http://www.intervalhousenapanee.ca/index.html