Dress Distribution #65 - For the children of Eastern Samar Phils (c-o Guiuan Development Foundation)

Some of the dresses on these parcels have been saved for months until such time that the recipient in Eastern Samar Phils is ready to make a distribution to the community whose members were victims of the devastating Typhoon Haiyan. Dress Distribution #65 is a 3-parcel of 207 dresses(9 matching sets), 10 boys and girls shirts, 31 shorts, 4 mens hats, 72 girls(37x) and boys(35x) undies and 17 men's tshirts and will be sent to Professor Margarita dela Cruz who is the founder and head of the Guiuan Development Foundation. This foundation is a non-profit NGO based in Eastern Samar, well known for it's Coastal Based Resource Management Programs and other Marine and Environmental preservation activities. This is the same foundation that was the recipient of a very small amount of money I raised from family and friends right after the typhoon happened and was used to purchase fishing nets for a few fisherfolk of the community of Guiuan in order to help them slowly rebuild their lives. If I have the money I probably would buy a few bancas to give to them for their fishing activities. A 'banca' is a very small boat they can ride when fishing in the open sea. (Click on the word 'banca' if you want to see how it looks like.)

Here are the parcels -

and here are the contents of the parcels -
Parcel #1 -

 Parcel #2 -

 and Parcel #3 -

made possible by the following donors -
1) Kay Innes
2) Craft and Hope and Kapunda Sewing Group
3) Eileen Brogan
4) Golden Girls 2 Kay, Pauline, Betty and Julie
5) Angela Collins
6) Leonie Turnbull
7) Jean Lobb
8) Vanya Bryant
9) Sharon Spilsbury
10) Rowena Turk and family
11) Julieann Bolton
12) Monika Osvald
13) Sarah Tanmahapran
14) Linda Smyth
15) Elaine Klein
16) Sharron Arnold
17) Wendy Yates
18) Anne Norley
19) Lyn Granger
20) Dress A Girl Australia

Also included on these parcels were 72 pieces of boys(35x) and girls(37x) undies from several donors which I find difficult to identify anymore as they have been mixed. The hats and the men's t-shirts will most likely be given to a few fishermen. Perhaps they can use it when they go fishing.

For larger images of the items, please click here. For more details on this distribution (and also at a later stage when feedback is received) please click here or click on the special 'Dress Distribution' tab which you can find at the top of this page.

A wholehearted thank you to all the donors who made these parcels possible. Thank you all for your kindness and generosity. It is very much appreciated. Thanks!