|  Concerned
about the environment and wanting to work from home to be
with her young daughter, Brenda started GladRags in 1992. Inspired by her daughter's
soft cotton diapers, Brenda decided to design and market GladRags
Cloth Menstrual Pads.
GladRags
are now distributed through health food stores, food cooperatives
and on-line retailers across the country, as well as in Japan
and Europe. GladRags is a small company with a big presence trying to promote positive attitudes toward menstruation and making the environment a safer, cleaner place at the same time. Besides the in-house employees and a Portland-based sewing contractor, GladRags hires a
crew from Oregon Employment Services Company, which finds job
opportunities for those with developmental disabilities.
Here's a shot of Paul, Trish and Annette from Oregon Employment
Services Company, with their supervisor, Jenny. The crew comes in every
week to package GladRags in paperboard and cellulose
packaging. |
