University of San Francisco’s Student Group, Period., Named Grand Prize Winner in Zipcar’s Students with Drive Campaign 
April 2, 2025

University of San Francisco’s Student Group, Period., Named Grand Prize Winner in Zipcar’s Students with Drive Campaign 

BOSTON, April 2, 2025 — Zipcar, the world’s leading car-sharing network, is proud to announce that Period, a mission-driven student organization at the University of San Francisco (USF), has been awarded the grand prize in Zipcar’s 2025 Students with Drive campaign, for its outstanding efforts to combat period poverty and promote menstrual equity on campus and in the wider community. 

The Students with Drive campaign celebrates student organizations across the country that are driving positive change. This year’s grand prize honors Period for its impactful programming, dedication to social justice, and commitment to supporting underserved communities by distributing free menstrual products and advocating for systemic change.  

As Grand Prize winners, Period will receive $2,000 in Zipcar driving credit to support transportation for their ongoing outreach and events, $5,000 in grant funding to grow their programming, $5,000 in grant scholarship for the University of San Francisco and recognition across Zipcar’s national platforms. 

"Zipcar's generous prize will allow Period at The University of San Francisco to continue the Period Equity Project. Through these workshops held multiple times a semester, we hope to educate, reduce stigma, and empower those who menstruate [and allies]. This project induces dialogues and challenges norms for people to become agents of change. With this funding, we hope to change the culture surrounding menstruation at USF and keep giving back to the community through more product drives," said Karolyne Lajera, President of Period at The University of San Francisco. 

“Zipcar is thrilled to recognize Period for their incredible leadership and vision for a commonplace need,” said Kate Smith, head of Business to Business and Partnerships. “They exemplify what it means to drive change—literally and figuratively. We’re proud to support their mission and help expand their reach through our Students with Drive grant program.” 

About the 2024-2025 Students with Drive Winners 

In addition to the Grand Prize winner, Zipcar also awarded grants to student organizations and universities across the country, including: 

Second Place: $3,000 Scholarship, $3,000 Grant to Student Organization, $1,000 Zipcar Credit   

  • FEAST Garden, Occidental College, Los Angeles: The Food Energy and Sustainability Team (FEAST) is dedicated to fostering a sustainable and equitable future through education and community collaboration. are essential for meaningful impact, ensuring access to vital resources for all. 

Third Place: $2,000 Scholarship, $2,000 Grant to Student Organization, $1,000 Zipcar Credit  

  • El Table, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA: A self-sustaining student-run co-operative cafe dedicated to serving the wider Wellesley community, especially queer/trans siblings who are Black, Indigenous, and of color. 

Fourth Places: $500 Scholarship, $500 Grant to Student Organization, $300 Zipcar Credit  

  • UC Berkeley Lightweight Rowing, University of California, Berkeley, CA: Driven to make the sport of rowing accessible to UC Berkeley students, experienced or otherwise, while building a competitive, tightknit, mutually supportive program that can reproduce this goal for generations of students. 

  • CODAdet, Gallaudet University, Washington D.C.: Driven to raise money for various outreach programs at Deaf schools around the country, for the Language First organization, and for Deaf/Hard of Hearing/CODA/KODA summer camps  

  • Healing Strokes, Stanford University, Stanford, CA: facilitates relaxation-based art therapy for stroke patients and their caregivers with the goal of alleviating post-stroke depression often experienced during recovery. 

  • Dental Care Club, University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA: Committed to raising dental health awareness and assisting students interested in a future in dentistry in addition to creating and distributing dental kits to homeless shelters and marginalized populations. 

  • exploretech.la, University of California, Los Angeles: committed to providing high school students from underserved communities in L.A. with access to computer science, engineering, and technology.  

An Affordable, Sustainable Transportation Solution on Campuses Nationwide  

For 25 years, Zipcar has been a critical component of campus transportation and sustainability initiatives, providing students, faculty, and staff, access to Zipcars to pursue off-campus activities, enriching the student life experience and supporting a university’s impact on the community. Since Students with Drive first launched in 2011, Zipcar has given more than one million dollars in funding to empower more than 400 student groups across the country.  

Fewer personal vehicles on campus reduces traffic, congestion and carbon emissions, freeing up valuable space that could be used to enhance the campus experience. Today, Zipcar enables hundreds of campus communities to drive on-demand with gas and electric charging, insurance options, dedicated parking and up to 180-miles a day included in the cost of a reservation. To learn more, visit www.zipcar.com/universities.  

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