Due Date for Easter Collection

Just a friendly reminder if you are contributing to the Easter Collection, all parcels should be posted on or before the 15th of Feb 2016 for your dresses to be included in the distribution. Dress sizes should be between size 8 to 10 only. No pickups from the postbox but send a message to dressagirlaustralia@gmail.com for postal details. I will not be responsible for any parcels sent to the postbox. And please do not send any dresses outside these sizes as I have no room to store them and have no location for distribution at this stage Thank you.

Sewing Marathon for Easter Collection Dresses 6/25

Today I sew another 3 dresses for my Sewing Marathon - Share the Love and Valentine blessings to disadvantaged kids to be included in the Easter distribution. Here they are - and brings my total to 6 dresses out of 25.

Sewing Marathon for Easter Collection Dresses 3/25

Today I started a sewing marathon to share love and Valentine blessings to disadvantaged kids during Easter. I completed 3 dresses today and I hope to sew at least 25 dresses this month.

Parcel for Kenya received today

Received an email today from Jennifer Hughes-Bystrom that she has received the parcel I sent last week for the girls of the Kijji Mission in Kenya. Also received this picture of a few of the kids from the mission who will be recipients of the dresses, leggings, undies and t-shirts sent. 

Seeing this picture makes the work of sewing those dresses and learning how to sew leggings more rewarding. Thank you Jennifer for sharing this picture and more pictures in the future. Much appreciated.

Reminder for the Easter Collection 2016

Just a friendly reminder to those who are intending to donate dresses for the Easter distribution to send a message to dressagirlaustralia@gmail.com for further instructions. All donations must be posted on or before the 15th of Feb 2016. There will be no pickups from the PO Box address. Thank you.

Parcel picked up today and last postage docket for 2015

The parcel for Kijji Mission was picked up by a courier from Australia Post today and also I was able to get a new copy of the postage docket for the third and last parcel I sent last month to the Philippines for Christmas distribution where I paid $101.00. I remembered I didnt have a copy at all for my reference.

To see a larger version, please click here. For all postage dockets for 2015, please click here. 

Donation Acknowledgement #4 - 01/2016 Donated by Yvonne and Cynthia

The dresses for the Easter distribution are starting to arrive. Received two parcels of dresses which I am acknowledging -
1) 10 dresses from Yvonne Henderson which arrived today -

2) 2 dresses from Cynthia Sheikh -

Thank you to Yvonne and Cynthia for the dresses. It is much appreciated.

Feedback Distribution - Sariaya - Christmas 2015

This distribution was made in a town called Sariaya about 2-3 hours away from Metro Manila. I think there are more pictures from this distribution but the lady who did the distribution is taking care of her mother and sometimes spends most of the night and early morning fully awake to look after her needs so I cannot really put pressure on her to send me pictures if she had more. She sent these pictures very early in the morning when her mother was fast asleep.

I am asking for more understanding especially from donors who are after pictures to prove that their dresses have been given away and not sold and for those who ask for receipts of their donations as I really cannot issue receipts to avoid further inconveniences. I humbly ask that if these are your requirements to PLEASE not make any donations in order to make life a little bit easier for me in making a difference. Thank you.

Dress Distribution #101 - Kijji Mission Kenya c-o Jennifer Hughes-Bystrom - 02/2016

This collection officially opens the first dress distribution for the year 2016, a distribution I regularly do for the little girls of the Kijji Mission of Kenya c-o Jennifer Hughes-Bystrom. I try to make sure that I sew all the dresses that I include on this parcel from either my fabric personal collection or donated fabrics. (Note: I do not accept fabric donations at this time.) 

Anyway, here is the parcel which contains 30 dresses, 30 girls' t-shirts, 30 undies & 27 leggings between the sizes of 4 to 6 for the children of the Kijji Mission in Kenya c-o Jennifer Hughes-Bystrom -

and the contents of the parcel -

made possible by my sewing , fabric donations and sponsored undies and dress accessories generously donated by the following donors and/or sponsors -
1) Monika Osvald for the t-shirts, leggings and undies
2) Dresses and leggings sewn from fabrics donated by Lucienne Magnay, the Millhouse Collections and Dress A Girl Australia
3) Heather Harris for a t-shirt
4) Lee Auyoung from South Korea for the sponsored undies
5) Dress A Girl Australia

For larger and individual images of the above collection, please click here. This parcel will be picked up by Australia Post on Monday for delivery to Jennifer who is going to handcarry these items that will make little girls happy. Click here for postage details.

My heartfelt thanks to the donors and sponsors for making this distribution possible and special thanks to Jennifer Hughes-Bystrom for giving me the chance to make a difference to the lives of the little girls in the Kijji Mission Kenya and see happy faces when they get to receive their new dresses. It is much appreciated. Thank you.

Undies for Kijji Mission Kenya

About a month ago (a week before Christmas I think) I sold a brand new quilting craft book (Ladies Day out with the Bonnet Girls) from my on-line shop  to someone from South Korea. In fact the buyer wanted more than one copy but I only had one left so yesterday I decided to use the money to buy the remaining 17 undies I needed for the little girls of the Kijji Mission in Kenya. K-mart still had it for $4.00 per pack of 6. I no longer need anyone to sponsor the one-time sponsorship for undies as I have already bought them and have taken down the dresses from my sponsorship website. The two dresses that I sew for this purpose will now be included in the parcel for Easter Distribution under the buyer's name from South Korea. 

Although I have thank the South Korean buyer for making the book purchase, I still want to show my gratitude on this posting and say 'thank you' once again for making the purchase and allowing me to make the undie purchase($12.00). I am now ready to close my parcel for the Kijji Mission Kenya and have Australia Post courier pick it up on Monday for an extra fee then I do not have to lift the parcel and go to the postoffice to send.

Donation Acknowledgement #3 - 01/2016 - Sponsored Dresses from Denise

Yesterday I received sponsorships for three dresses from Denise Scott. My petty postage cash fund which will fund the cost of distributing dresses this year is now starting to rise still quite slowly but surely and I hope and keeping my fingers crossed that all costs I incur to sustain this campaign will come from my Dress Sponsorship program. Here are the 3 dresses sponsored and will be included in the Easter Distribution in March.

Denise, thank you for your generosity and believing in this campaign. It is much appreciated.

Donation Acknowledgement #2 - 01/2016 - Undies from Monika

I received this parcel of 10 undies for girls and 5 for boys from Monika Osvald today. Second donation for the year 2016. One pack of 5 girls undies size 6 to 8 will be allocated to the Kijji Mission of Kenya. The two other packs will be allocated for future distributions.

Monika, thank you so much for your generosity and thoughtfulness. Your support of Dress A Girl Australia's campaign to make this world a better place for disadvantaged kiddies is very much appreciated. Thank you.

Re-routed Dresses from South Africa to Easter Distribution 2016

I sent a couple of parcels to South Africa last year and to my surprise I received back the last parcel I sent in October due to non-delivery. The parcel was returned by the South African postal service via Australia Post. I had mixed reactions when I got the parcel back. One was that the dresses will not find a girl to wear it and the second I was glad that it was actually returned due to non-delivery as I paid about $123.00 for the postage. Well, I lost the $123.00 and the time and effort I spent on this parcel but got these dresses back and the donors of these dresses should be happy that their dresses did not go to waste. 

 I will now re-allocate these dresses to Dress Distribution #100 for Easter Distribution in March 2016. I was not in the best of health late last year so I was not able to include them in the Christmas distribution. For individual images and donors of the above dresses, please click here.

Peasant dresses added to my Dress Sponsorship Program

These peasant dresses were added to my Dress Sponsorship program and are looking for sponsors. For $10.00 per sponsorship, proceeds will be used to pay for the cost of distributing dresses and Dress A Girl Australia Activities for the year 2016. Anyone who wants to make a difference this year, all you have to do is click on the image below - Thank you.

Dress Collections for Easter Distribution Instructions

To those who are intending to donate dresses between the sizes of 8 to 10 for the Easter distribution, please make sure you send me a message including number of dresses to donate at dressagirlaustralia@gmail.com. There will be no pickups at the postbox so make sure you follow instructions and guidelines on how to make and donate dresses are taken into consideration. 

Please see below original message re first collection of the year 2016 - "Collecting Dresses for Easter Distribution" posted 19-Jan-2016 at 12:56pm
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To anyone interested to donate dresses for Easter Distribution. I am collecting 85 dresses between the sizes of 8 to 10 only for Easter distribution. If you would like to donate, please send a message including number of dresses to donate and contact details to dressagirlaustralia@gmail.com. 

All dresses need to be posted on or before the 15th of February as the parcel needs to be sent by the end of February month. Please note that sending parcels via Australia Post now takes a minimum of one week for regular delivery so will appreciate if you consider the timing of your parcels. For this particular distribution, postal address will be different so I do not have to go to the postoffice to pick up your parcels so make sure you include your contact details. There will be no pickups from the postal box so make sure you follow the instructions on how to donate dresses. Thank you.

Now would also be a great time to sponsor a dress for anyone who wants to make a difference at Easter but do not sew or do not have the time to sew. To sponsor a dress, all you have to do is click on the link below - Dress Sponsorship will help pay for the cost of sending the 100 dresses for Easter distribution. Thank you.

Dress Sponsorship Program

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Dresses sewn for Sponsorships and Easter Distribution

It is at this time of the year when I try to find ways to raise funds to help run and sustain the activities of Dress A Girl Australia for the year (in this case for the year 2016).  The following dresses were added to my Dress Sponsorship Program - Great for those who do not sew or do not have the time to sew but wants to help make a difference this year. To check them out, just click on the image below -

Also, I did some sewing from donated fabrics from the Millhouse Collections to include in the upcoming Easter Distribution (Dress Distribution #100) -

What a way to spend a hot day!

Collecting Dresses for Easter Distribution

To anyone interested to donate dresses for Easter Distribution. I am collecting 85 dresses between the sizes of 8 to 10 only for Easter distribution. If you would like to donate, please send a message including number of dresses to donate and contact details to dressagirlaustralia@gmail.com. 

All dresses need to be posted on or before the 15th of February as the parcel needs to be sent by the end of February month. Please note that sending parcels via Australia Post now takes a minimum of one week for regular delivery so will appreciate if you consider the timing of your parcels. For this particular distribution, postal address will be different so I do not have to go to the postoffice to pick up your parcels so make sure you include your contact details. There will be no pickups from the postal box so make sure you follow the instructions on how to donate dresses. Thank you.

Now would also be a great time to sponsor a dress for anyone who wants to make a difference at Easter but do not sew or do not have the time to sew. To sponsor a dress, all you have to do is click on the link below - Dress Sponsorship will help pay for the cost of sending the 100 dresses for Easter distribution. Thank you.

Dress Sponsorship Program

First donation acknowledgement for the year 2016

It is time to acknowledge donations made for the first two collection projects for 2016. The collection for the Kijji Mission Kenya is very limited and mostly sewn by me from donated fabrics received the past few years. I make it a point that for this particular distribution which I schedule every year, at the beginning of the new year in fact comes from fabric donations to ensure that even those who donate fabrics are given the chance to make a difference (although I am not accepting fabric donations at this time). I needed t-shirts for the girls and this was generously provided by Monika Osvald who does a lot of t-shirt sewing. 
1) 32 t-shirts and one pair of leggings from Monika Osvald -

2) Five dresses from Julie Nielsen in time for the collection of the first official distribution project for the year 2016 for Easter distribution.

Thank you for your donations. Much appreciated.