Rossmoor Woman's Club Wins Award For Work With African Sisterhood

ROSSMOOR, CA — The Rossmoor Woman's Club recently won three awards in the California Federation of Woman's Clubs, Orange District Annual Competitions, the club announced.

Rossmoor Woman's Club took home one first place and two second place awards in the competition.

"The Rossmoor Woman's Club won for our work with African Sisterhood," according to a spokesperson. "The Second place awards went to Del Clark for Legislation and Susan Denley for Communications."

African Sisterhood was founded by Jessie Ridgeway, at the age of 17, and is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to facilitating opportunities for young women in Africa to pursue an education by providing them with feminine hygiene products.

Tragically, an estimated 36 percent of school-aged girls in Kenya are forced to drop out of school due to the lack of feminine hygiene products. This causes them to miss extended periods of class time during menses.

"Studies show that when provided with these products, the drop-out rate among female students is reduced to just 8 percent," a spokesperson for the club tells Patch. "Proof that something so simple works!"

Congratulations to this group of women for doing what it takes for their community, and beyond!