‘Kay’s Way’ honors Kay Krapohl Smith by collecting personal hygiene products May 9-25
Krapohl Ford & Lincoln is partnering with the Women’s Initiative on this year’s Kay’s Way Supply Drive, May 9-25. The dealership is a drop-off site for items for women and girls of Isabella County.
Imagine your mom, daughter, friend, neighbor, or the woman you met yesterday not having essentials such as feminine hygiene or period products, underwear or shampoo. It happens more than we realize.
That’s why the Women’s Initiative is launching Kay’s Way today — a special drive to collect items for women and girls of Isabella County. The top 6 supplies needed are:
- Feminine hygiene/period products
- Underwear, socks and sports bras
- Deodorant
- Shampoo, conditioner and styling products
- Shaving cream, razors
- Lotion, moisturizer
Supplies and donations can be dropped off at Krapohl Ford & Lincoln on Pickard and Weichert Realtors on Broadway through Wednesday, May 25. Clothing INC and The Care Store will distribute all items from their locations in the Strickler Nonprofit Center on High Street. All monetary donations, which can be made at their locations or via their websites, will be used to buy additional supplies.
Kay’s Way is named for Kay Krapohl Smith, daughter of Bob Krapohl, who founded Krapohl Ford & Lincoln with his brother, Harold. Kay could be found working behind the scenes at Krapohl, raising her family and volunteering. She co-founded the Women’s Initiative 19 years ago through the Mt. Pleasant Area Community Foundation.
When Kay passed away in 2008 at age 67, her obituary listed more than 20 volunteer organizations she served, mostly in leadership roles. She was the Mt. Pleasant Citizen of the Year in 2006.
In Kay’s honor, Krapohl also will have a special oil change fundraiser on Wednesday May 18, donating 100% of all oil change purchases at Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center to the supply drive.
The Women’s Initiative endowment has granted more than $100,000 to local organizations to support women and girls. It has funded coats, boots, diapers, formula, tricycles, a lunch that introduced eighth-grade girls to careers in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math), Girls on the Run, and phone/video-conference mental-health services during the pandemic.
“Mom was a force and a role model for women,” said Mark Smith, her son and third-generation co-owner and general manager of Krapohl. “Tom (Krapohl, dealership co-owner and Kay’s cousin) and I are excited to partner with the Women’s Initiative and Mt. Pleasant Area Community Foundation to expand her impact.”
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