HUNTSVILLE, Ala.—From the adult store that distributes free condoms from their drive-thru window as a daily community service, Pleasures will be giving away special gift bags filled with condoms, lubricant and toy cleaner to celebrate Mother's Day.
"When people are equipped with the right tools, motherhood is a choice," said Pleasures store owner Sherri Williams. "If only one unwanted, unplanned child birth was prevented by this free Mother's Day gift, then Pleasures has done its job for the community."
On Sunday, May 13, both Pleasures locations will distribute an unlimited supply of free condom gift bags to their respective communities between the hours of noon and 6 p.m.
"Cities and states spend so much time and money trying to close adult stores when they could simply require that such stores provide these valued services," said Williams who battled for nine years to overturn Alabama's ban on the sale of adult toys.
Pleasures is an upscale romance boutique with locations in Huntsville and Decatur, Alabama. The stores have been the focal point for community involvement for nearly two decades through campaigns such as their "Toys for Tots and Ta-Ta's" toy drive during the Christmas holiday and their annual "Guns for Toys" event which helps victims of gun violence.
Having spent most of its life span in the limelight, Pleasures has turned that attention to the charities and local communities it supports. This event is a unique approach to raising awareness on a day that celebrates both the anticipated and unintended mothers of the world.
