March Volunteer of the Month: Lauren Johnson
Lauren Johnson is 20 years old and a current sophomore at the University of Iowa. She is currently a Health Studies major with a minor in Italian. In the future, she hopes to be in the medical field and become a Pediatrician.
How and why did you get involved in Love For Red?
This is a funny story actually, but my roommate is Maanya Pandey who is the President/founder of Love For Red. And when we first met each other and got to know each other as roommates Freshman year she told me she started a non-profit and all about what Love For Red was and I absolutely loved it and supported it and I knew right then and there I had to be a part of it.
What are your hopes for the future working with Love For Red?
So I currently have the role as one of the digital media creators for our Instagram and Facebook accounts, so I hope for the future I can just continue to have fun making posts and spreading our message and awareness to the public and help gain followers/supporters!
What impact have you seen Love For Red make?
I have seen immense amounts of impact from Love For Red. A big part of why I wanted to be a part of Love For Red was because of the help we would give to people who need it. No one should have to suffer and struggle to have access to basic human needs like period products. And Love For Red has done just that. Big or small, we have been able to donate products to a variety of places like schools, shelters, medical businesses, etc. And the impact hasn’t just stopped with that. We have had an impact towards the public’s knowledge and awareness regarding the issue we have been trying to fix as well!
What has been your favorite part about being in Love For Red?
I think one of my favorite parts about being in Love For Red is the people I have been able to meet along the way. This organization has such nice and awesome people and I have been able to meet some of my good friends in this organization! I have also met some amazing people when we hold events to spread awareness or when we have gone to the Capitol to talk to legislators! And then of course my other favorite part is just being able to help people and make a difference in our society.
Finally, I just want to say YOU MATTER. PERIOD. ❤️