Days for Girls International to Ring Opening Bell at New York Stock Exchange

March 2, 2016 - PRLog -- Days for Girls International will be ringing the opening bell of NYSE, spreading their message of education and dignity for every girl, everywhere. Period. Taking stock in women and girls will prove to be the best return on investment in the 21^st century.

“There is no reason that any girl or woman anywhere should be isolated or excluded from life because of something her body does naturally,” says Founder and CEO Celeste Mergens. Days for Girls International is on a mission with #5MoreDays to return the time stolen due to lack of resources and knowledge.

Jill Miller, Director of the New York City Chapter, will ring the bell and bring #5MoreDays to NYSE to raise funds and awareness about the need for menstrual hygiene management. Imagine no school for days. No income for days. No access to hygiene... for days. What would you miss? What is already being missed? You can join the movement and ensure that no girl or woman in this world is restricted, discriminated against, or held back by her period. Days for Girls invites everyone (yes, boys too) to participate in the following ways:

· Share on Facebook or Twitter what you would do with #5MoreDays. For example, “With #5MoreDays every month I would _______ (learn to surf, call my mom more, etc.) @daysforgirls.”

· Donate by matching the cost of something you would normally purchase for five days (i.e. your daily latte, bus ticket, pack of gum, movie ticket) to Days for Girls. You can donate at http://www.daysforgirls.org/#!donate/crpz.

The United Nations has identified the wealth of potential that lies in women and girls and the critical roles they play in social change. In providing sustainable hygiene kits to women and girls, along with education and enterprise, Days for Girls dispels the stigmas and shame surrounding menstruation for individuals and the surrounding community.

About Days for Girls International

Days for Girls (http://www.daysforgirls.org/) aims to promote dignity, opportunity and health of girls and women throughout the world. We help girls gain access to quality, sustainable feminine hygiene; vital health knowledge and income-generation opportunities. By ensuring quality, sustainable feminine hygiene, women and girls discover their potential and self-value, become equal participants and agents of social change, and are given the opportunity to thrive, grow and contribute to their community’s betterment.