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2014 Winter Appeal for South Africa.
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2014 Winter Appeal for South Africa.
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Second parcel and Distribution #56 for Durban South Africa are winter dresses and accessories which I will be mailing to Nicolette Tilley at the end of this month of June. I dont think it would be a good idea to send another parcel so soon after the first one. Since this package is ready to go, details are ready to be published.
Here is the parcel - which am thinking of repacking with the normal big brown envelope instead of a box to make it more light in weight and make the parcel look more for personal use -
and here are the contents of the parcel -
made possible by the following donors -
1) Heather Harris
2) Vanya Bryant
3) Ladies of Kapunda sewing group
4) Kirsten Purvis
To see larger images of the contents of this parcel, 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.
Thank you so much to all the donors who made this parcel possible. Your kindness and generosity is very much appreciated. Thank you.
Please note that at this time and until further advised, I am not accepting any donations (winter dresses, beanies and other accessories) that are wearable only for cold and/or winter conditions. Unlike big organizations where they can afford to have their own warehouses or have big-name sponsors to pay for them, I have none of these luxuries and have no more space in my house to keep the donations for next year's winter distributions. My garage is full so please understand and keep this in mind. I will let everyone know when am ready to accept these type of dresses and accessories sometime next year. Thank you.
In response to all the emails I received the past few days, am sorry but I am no longer accepting winter clothing for South Africa. The boxes are sealed and am just waiting for a time I can spare to bring the parcels to the freight terminal. Due to unexpected circumstances I had to cut short the time frame of the drive and send the parcels earlier than scheduled. Maybe next time but thank you for the thought of trying to help make a difference to the lives of these kids, keep them warmer during their winter season. Thank you.
Wow!! Kindness and generosity and the willingness of others to help make a difference to the lives of the less fortunate children and make this world a better place is overflowing here at Dress A Girl Australia. I feel like singing my favourite song 'What a wonderful world'.
This I believe would be the last batch for the winter appeal program for South Africa as I need to complete my packing and seal the boxes so it can be sent. Unfortunately, I cannot extend the date when I want to send the parcels. For this batch, complete winter sets from Karin Maltby(2), Marlene Van Zetten(2) and Carolyn Walker(1), hooded long sleeved shirts from Natasha Clarke of Sgt Floyd(11), two pairs of leggings from Monika Osvald and 14 beanies from Sandra Turnbull(10), Sarah Tanmahapran(2) and Vanya Bryant(2).And with the number of extras I received on singlets, beanies, pairs of socks and hooded and non-hooded long sleeved t-shirts I was able to create another set of 15 or 16 (I think! Sorry, was too tired to go back and count late last night but could be either of this number). Here are the contents of this final batch -
A wholehearted thank you once again to Karin, Marlene, Carolyn, Natasha, Monika, Sandra, Sarah and Vanya and to all the other donors previously acknowledged for all your wonderful contributions to this appeal thus making it a complete success. Thank you so much for the time, money and effort you all spent making these donations. It is so much appreciated. This posting closes off my Winter Appeal for South Africa charity drive. Heaps and heaps of thanks everyone!!
More parcels have arrived containing winter sets and I hope to complete the opening by the end of today if time allows. Combining the sets in batches saves me a lot of time in posting so here are 4 sets from Vanya Bryant, Heather Harris, Elaine Klein and Virginia Smith. And with these batches came more spare pairs of socks and winter singlets. WooHoo! That means more kids gets warmer this winter.
Thank you to Vanya, Heather, Elaine and Virginia for your kindness and generosity. Thank you for keeping these children warm during their winter season. It is so much appreciated. Thanks a lot.
Am starting to fill up my winter appeal box for South Africa and the first 2 sets donated for the Winter appeal for South Africa comes from Mo O'Brien and Monika Osvald. Hopefully by the end of this week after I have opened up parcels with winter clothing, I would have an idea if I would still need more.
Thank you so much to Mo and Monika. Your unwavering support is so, so much appreciated. Thank you.
