Feedback from Thailand (Baan Jai Dee)

Received this message today about the parcel of dresses I sent to Baan Jai Dee Thailand in early January this year.

For a larger and more readable version of this image, please click here. For the article on dress distribution, please click here. 

Thank you Sandie.

Feedback on Distribution by the RVM sisters of CDO Philippines

As I have written earlier that two of the parcels I sent last December to CDO Philippines which had 63 dresses, 20 pairs of shorts, books and school supplies were donated to Lourdes University who has about three adopted communities in the region. I was looking at an attachment sent to me by my friend Ana who made the actual delivery of the parcels to the RVM sisters when I noticed a dress worn by one of the kids. It was so small because it was in a collage format but I thought the dress was familiar. So I sent her another message asking if she could send a bigger image and indeed she had pictures but is so busy she can not find the time to send and has to send it in batches as she cannot send in bulk. She is a teacher so her hands are full but she sent me two last night and this is one of them. 

The distribution was done in Balulang Elementary School, a school adopted by the nuns of Lourdes College to help kids in the community get an education and the few dresses you see in this picture came from the 63 dresses that I donated to the school last Dec and where am still having a headache trying to reconstruct the donors. Look at how behave these kids are, sitting down waiting for further instructions. :-)

When I receive more pictures I will post them here. By the way, the child in the middle is wearing a dress donated by Gaylene Herrmann, the dress I recognized in the very small picture pasted in the attachment which was in collage format.

Feedback on Unaccompanied Baggage Trial

The parcels have arrived in Johannesburg last week (21st of Jan). Here is a snapshot of Joan Adams email

I think R235.00 is equivalent to AUD$25.00 which is much lower than what I expected and what I was told here in Sydney. She must have been given a discount too. So happy!!!

Feedback from Mercy & Grace Charity India on Dresses sent #2

I received these pictures yesterday from Mercy & Grace Charity of Mrs Nirmala Kumari upon receipt of the parcel I sent. She will be distributing the dresses to the children in the orphanage and schools in remote rural areas. 

I cannot wait to send the second parcel I have already packed for her.

Feedback from Mercy & Grace Charity India on Dresses sent

Feedback from Mercy & Grace Charity India. Dresses have been received. A little patience and you might see some of your dresses worn by the kids next week. Thank you.

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Feedback Letter from Uganda re distribution made in Abim Uganda

Sharing with everyone an email I received from Karen Evans yesterday expressing her thanks for the wonderful presents of new dresses, t-shirts and pairs of shorts given to the children of Abim Uganda.

Thank you to everyone who made this great contribution possible. Much appreciated.

For a larger and more readable version of this email, please click here.

Email addresses removed

Good Thursday morning everyone! Just wanted everyone to know that the feedback emails that I receive from very thankful recipients of parcels that i send to different locations around the world which I post here in my blog every now and then or whenever I receive one to share with everyone are 'copy and paste' of the original emails I receive. I have the original emails in my inbox in case anyone wants to see them just send me a request. I remove the email addresses on the copy I post in the blog for privacy reasons. Thank you for your understanding.

Another 'thank you' for the quilts from Romania

Tonight I received another 'thank you' email from Lavinia of the Romanian relief organization for the 2 parcels of quilts I sent to them in September this year. Sharing with everyone this note from Lavinia especially to those who donated the quilts -

I hope the donors are happy of this feedback the same way I feel so happy that the quilts have arrived safely. Thank you once again.

Feedback on quilts sent to Romania #2

They sure are getting there slowly but surely which is great and excellent news. An email or a letter is all I need to make my day. Received this message this morning from Romania that the 2 parcels of quilts/blankets I sent has been received.

Thank you to all the donors who made these packages possible. To read the article again and check out the list of donors, please click here. 

Feedback on dresses from QCCT

The cabin crew team is back from their successful working trip in Valenzuela Bulacan Phils and this is a copy of the email I received from David H today who together with other members of the QCCT delivered 25 dresses to the children of Valenzuela -

Thank you to everyone whose donated dresses were included on this parcel. To see the list of donors again, please click here.

Feedback from Wilcannia

Received this email today from my friend Belinda Ritchie who is moving back to Sydney and leaving Wilcannia. I thought I would share it with everyone -

I look forward to coordinating making a difference in Wilcannia with whoever is going to replace Belinda and wish her all the best for the future. Thank you Belinda for giving me the opportunity to make a difference with the children of Wilcannia.

To access a readable version of this email, please click here.

Distribution Feedback

I thought I would share this posting here in my blog  for everyone to read especially those who do not have any facebook account. This is a posting feedback I shared from the QCCT page -

Thank you to QCCT for helping transport the dresses. Your time and effort spent in making this happen is very much appreciated. Thanks a whole lot!

To know more about the works of QCCT, please click here or check out their facebook page here.

Dress Distribution feedback from Sizabantwana pre school Johannesburg South Africa (Apr 2013)

This is a picture of pre-school girls from Sizabantwana, Johannesburg, South Africa loving their dresses -

Thank you to the Qantas Cabin Crew Team for their help in transporting the dresses. Much appreciated.

Thank You feedback from the parcel sent to PNG

The parcel sent to PNG has arrived and the children loved the dresses. Here is an email from Dave Scheier of Orphanlist.org who is currently in Mt Hagen for a visit.

And here are the photos I received. You may have seen the little men of BFO in a previous article wearing their new pants but this time you will see some of the little women of BFO, recipients of some of the dresses that were donated to Dress A Girl Australia for them. Look at their happy faces. Thank you to everyone for making this happen.

The little women of BFO, recipients of some of the dresses sent last July.

"Here are some of the little men of BFO. They are wearing pants that were donated by you all and a good friend in Sydney named Gigi Sun. Thanks for your prayers and support." by Dave

Thank you everyone for making this happen. Much appreciated.

Thank You feedback from the parcel sent to Vietnam

I received a message from Sister Julienne of the Sisters of Saint Paul of Chartres of Kontum Vietnam that the parcel of dresses has been received and released by customs after paying about a dollar per dress for duty. Cant figure out why duty has to be paid for a well-deserved donation of 34 dresses only but not for hundreds. No good. I have responded to Sister Julienne's message letting her know that I will make a $40.00 donation to her orphanage to repay the amount she paid for the dresses. 

Also, Sister Julienne asks me to say 'thank you' to everyone for all the beautiful dresses and that it is very much appreciated. Please see below her message -

Thank you everyone for making this happen! Much appreciated.

Thank You from Mt Hagen PNG

Sometime end of May I sent a special parcel to Mt Hagen PNG for the boys of the BFO Orphanage after learning that they were in need of new pairs of pants. This morning I received an email from Dave of orphanlist with this picture attached to it. A picture that paints a thousand words, a picture that speaks for itself, a picture of happy boys of the orphanage in their Sunday’s best. Isnt that amazing knowing that these boys now own at least one new pair of pants each. 

Thank you to the group of friends who made this possible, for putting more happy faces in this world. Much appreciated.

Feedback from parcels sent to CDO Phils and Uganda

I received an email today from Ana dela Fuente of Zonta International CDO II Chapter which I inadvertently deleted tonight thinking it was something else that yesterday she received the parcel that I sent to her about a week ago. This is great news that it only took a week for the parcel to get there as sometimes it takes 2-3 weeks. 

Also, I got an email from Robert Luwalira of Home Sweet Home Orphanage, Masaka, Uganda that he got a call from their district's postal services letting him know that a parcel has arrived for him from Australia. If this is indeed the parcel that I sent then this is really good news as Australia Post told me that it will take between 6-8 weeks for parcels to arrive in Uganda. I've been counting the weeks since I posted  parcels to different locations and for Uganda this is only week 5. Am keeping my fingers crossed that what is waiting for him at their local post office is the one that I sent.

Feedback on the Second Parcel for the children of Katuuso Uganda

Here is another feedback from Annabelle, co-founder of the School for Life Foundation regarding Parcel #2 for the school children of Katuuso Uganda
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Sent: Wednesday, 27 June 2012 11:55 AM
Subject: Re: Dresses

Dear Gigi

I hope you're well!

Just wanted to let you know that I've received the latest batch of clothes for Katuuso and will take them across to Uganda with me in July.

We are so grateful for your wonderful ongoing donations. The clothes are just gorgeous and greatly appreciated.

I will send photos as soon as I can.

Many thanks and keep up the fabulous work. 

Annabelle

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Again, thank you to everyone for making this possible. Thank you so much!

Feedback from PNG - Parcel of pants sent in May

Every now and then you will be reading 'feedback' articles on this site to make sure that everyone is informed and fully aware with what is happening with Dress A Girl Around the World - Dress A Girl Australia's distribution. Here are a couple of feedbacks I received from Dave of Orphanlist when I asked whether the parcel of pants I sent last May to Papua New Guinea has been received without any problems - (I had to remove the addresses to avoid spams)

1. On the 8th of June I enquired about the parcel sent in May to make sure it got to its destination without any problems and here is his reply -
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Sent: Tuesday, 19 June 2012 9:33 AM

Subject: Re: Parcel

It looks like the package did arrive! Thanks so much Gigi. Aunty Rosa and the kids are very happy. I will try to get you a picture here soon. I will be visiting in early August. Blessings!!!

Dave

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2. When I advised Dave on the 1st of Jul that I could not make it to Mt Hagen this time and that I would just be sending the dresses, here is his reply -

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Sent: Wednesday, 4 July 2012 9:04 AM

Subject: Re: Parcel

That is perfect. They love the pants! I know they will love the dresses. I will try to get you a few pictures when I am there in early August. Thanks for all of your help. It is such a blessing!!! Please contact me at any time with questions. Blessings.

Dave

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So there you go my friends, campaigners and supporters of Dress A Girl Around the World - Dress A Girl Sydney & Australia. We have made 18 boys very happy with the first parcel containing long pants sent to Mt Hagen Papua New Guinea in May. Hopefully next month we would make 70 girls this time very happy with the dresses they will receive.

Thank you so much to everyone for making this possible. Much appreciated.