#ItsMyBloodyBirthday

By Nikki Parkinson Join Me

#ItsMyBloodyBirthday

It’s my bloody birthday … month. I’m turning 54 on June 6 and this year I’m ditching the presents and asking for donations to Share the Dignity. Those who know me, know this is a big thing for me. I LOVE my birthday. I love the gifts. I love the celebration. I usually organise a whole damn festival.

The festival is still happening – because every year on this earth is an absolute gift, not in a cliched Instagram kind of way, more from a crappy personal perspective. I’m now three years older than my mum lived to and I’m the same age that my mother-in-law lived to. This is not the birthday perspective I’d wish upon any woman but it’s one that I live with.

It helps me to be grateful for the good things in my life and to acknowledge the immense privilege I live with. So, while I’ll be celebrating another year around the sun, I’m choosing to fundraise on behalf of other women not living with that same privilege.

There won’t be any presents for me this year, instead I’ve asked my family and friends to donate to this incredible cause instead.

No woman or teenage girl in Australia should have to suffer the indignity of not being able to afford period products, of missing work or school because they don’t have pads or tampons, of being admitted to a public hospital, getting their period and not having the money to buy period products. (Yes, hospitals are not funded to provide patients with period products. I know, it blew my mind too.)

As a business we’ve signed up to be on of Share The Dignity’s Champions of Change. We’re on a mission to raise $10,000 over the next 12 months to pay for a Dignity Vending Machine (so many more are needed). These vending machines are installed in public toilets, charities, homeless hubs, domestic violence refuges, community centres, hospitals, Aboriginal health services and low socioeconomic schools across Australia so that women don’t have to experience the indignity of asking for period products when they’re not in a position to be able to afford them.

If you are able to please donate to my #ItsMyBloodyBirthday campaign, you’ll be part of the change. Your donation will help buy product to stock in Dignity Vending Machines. Every donation goes one small step to helping end period poverty in Australia.

Share the Dignity

Share the Dignity works to make a real, on the ground difference in the lives of those experiencing homelessness, fleeing domestic violence, or doing it tough. They distribute period products to those in need and work to end period poverty here in Australia.

When someone is doing it tough, the last thing on their mind should be dealing with their period.

They help those in need by collecting thousands of period products each year through collection drives and campaigns and distribute them directly to charities across Australia.

My Updates

#ItsMyBloodyBirthday

Monday 31st May
Thank you to these #BloodyLegends who have donated to my #ItsMyBloodyBirthday!

$500

Lm

Great cause Nikki, Happy Birthday. xx

$316.50

Kester Hubbard

Your passion to help those around you is inspiring. Love you xx

$316.50

Anonymous

$316.50

Paul And Amanda Tuckey

Happy birthday lovely! You are such a beautiful and generous human. 💞

$200

Herman And Jasmine Hunt

Happy birthday Nikki! Such a wonderful initiative!

$158.25

Brooke And Symon Rubens

Happy birthday Nikki. Good on you for organizing this. Looking forward to celebrating with you x

$158.25

Alex & Maddy <3

Happy birthday Mum/Nikki!!! You are an amazing woman. Love you so much and can’t wait to celebrate with you 🥰 xxx

$150

Kate Luke

Happy Birthday beautiful, we can't wait to celebrate with you! xxxxxx

$116.05

Iseat® Beanbags Hire & Sales

Goal reached - Wonderful Cause Nikki thanks for inspiring to give.

$105.50

Caroline And James Wilkinson

Happy happy birthday my beautiful friend - so sad to be missing your celebration but I’m sure you’ll celebrate in style 😘

$105.50

Cameo Ashe

Happy Birthday Nikki!!

$105.50

Stace Mcgregs

Happy Bloody Birthday to you my friend

$105.50

Matthew And Trudy Pulvirenti

Happy Birthday gorgeous girl! 😘

$105.50

Bec Nolan

Happy Birthday my gorgeous friend. Can’t wait to celebrate with you! And congratulations on supporting such a worthy cause. Xx

$105.50

Renee O

The best of your life has yet to come, embrace it, be confident, and embark on a future of limitless possibilities and opportunities. Happy birthday. Best wishes Renee x

$105.50

Rachel Wilkinson

Such a bloody great idea Nikki. Looking forward to celebrating with you.

$105.50

Anna Kerwick

Happy Birthday Nikki and well done to you for this initiative- can’t wait to celebrate with you xx

$105.50

Lucky B

Happy birthday!!!

$105.50

Karen Mangelsdorf

Happy birthday Nikki can’t wait to party with you Karen & Rob xxxx

$105.50

Ben Barber

$84.40

Ginporium

A wonderful initiative and we're honoured to be a part of it!

$84.40

Sally

I hope you reach your goal sister! see you tomorrow xxx

$52.75

Michele Watson

$52.75

All Good Housekeeping

You are such a beautiful, generous soul Nikki. Happy to donate to this wonderful charity. X

$52.75

Julia Horton

What a great idea … happy birthday !

$52.75

Caroline Genge

$52.75

Kym O'gorman

Happy Birthday Nikki. I hope you have an amazing day.

$52.75

Anonymous

$52.75

Dom White

great cause Nikki! happy birthday

$52.75

Anonymous

Well done you fabulous woman. Great cause xx

$52.75

Helen Cain

Happy Birthday Nikki - congratulations on supporting such a wonderful cause xx

$52.75

Anonymous

$52.75

Liz Kirk

Hope you had a fabulous birthday Nikki. This is lovely that you’re doing this xx

$52.75

Ginporium

$52.75

Nikki White

Happy Birthday Nikki... xx

$52.75

Kimba

Happy bloody birthday, babe! Love your work! Love Kimba X

$52.75

Jodie

Happy Birthday Nikki. I have witnessed in my home town the need for these vending machines. Thank you for raising this money and awareness #sharethedignity

$52.75

Fiona Karslake

Happy Birthday Nikki 🎉🎉xx

$52.75

Leah

$52.75

Christina Butcher

Happy birthday beautiful Nikki! Xx

$52.75

Brooke Falvey

Happiest of birthdays to you, my wonderful friend. May the year ahead be filled with much love and joy (and fun times dancing up a storm together) xx

$50

Robyn Dunlop

$50

Louisa Fitzgerald

Happy birthday to you! Awesome idea instead of gifts.

$31.65

Lynne

Happy birthday Nikki. Such a wonderful initiative ❣️

$31.65

Tracey Trenter

$31.65

Cpsqld

Happy Birthday Nikki!!!!!

$31.65

Sophie Sheppard

Happy birthday Nikki! I hope you have a lovely day on Sunday and keen to pawty tonight! xx Sophie

$31.65

Julie Gentle @gentle.bliss

Thank you for bringing awareness to this cause. We are so privileged to have the life we do. Happy Birthday beautiful x 🎂🍰🍾🥂

$31.65

Anonymous

$31.65

Suzie Richetti

Happy Birthday and great cause ❤️

$31.65

Megan Poynter

Happy birthday

$31.65

Anonymous

Happy Birthday..

$26.38

Maria Griffin

Happy Birthday Nikki! Maz

$26.38

Bec Senyard

Happy Birthday Nikki. A great cause to support.

$21.10

Anonymous

Happy Birthday Nikki Such a great cause 😊

$21.10

Jenny Delacca

Great cause - you are an amazing lady Nikki! Happy Birthday

$21.10

Monica Lahra

Happy Birthday Lovely idea x

$21.10

Magda M

Happy birthday gorgeous Nikki, you’re one generous human.