Donation Acknowledgement FY13/10 #153 - Quite a bundle from Norma Schubert

The last parcel to open is quite a bundle and number 153 on the list.  The bundle of 38 pairs of shorts and 22 dresses were all made by Norma Schubert who just turned 84 years old this month . She makes these dresses and shorts from her home as at her age it may be too much for her to be travelling and joining sewing bees but she is enjoying and loving creating dresses and little boys shorts for the disadvantage children in the communities.  Julieann Bolton goes to her house to drop off fabrics and elastic and goes back and pick up whatever she has completed. What an amazing woman and really an inspiration to all of us. Here are the 38 pairs of shorts and 22 dresses from Norma - a few of the pants will be allocated to the Clothing Sponsorship Program (WInter edition).

To Norma, thank you so much for the time and effort you spent making all these dresses and pairs of shorts. You are an inspiration to all of us. Thank you so much. And thank you to Julie for facilitating all the deliveries and pickups for Norma. Much appreciated.

Donation Acknowledgement FY13/10 #151 - Packs of undies from Loris and DI

Number 151 on the list for the month of October are packs of undies from Loris Pullen and Di Fennell of the Ladies of Kapunda Sewing Group SA. Here are the goodies from them -

To Loris and Di, thank you so much for these pack of undies. Thank you for your unwavering support of dressing girls around the world. Much appreciated.

Donation Acknowledgement FY2012 #125 - From Tasmania

MBCCD #4  Number  125 on the list and number 4 donation to the Christmas Charity drive is a collection of 72 dresses from Helen Shearer, The Hobart Embroidery Club and others and the Wednesday Group at the Quilted Crow in New Town of Tasmania. Helen came to know about my Dress A Girl Around the World charity work from an article printed in Hobart's The Mercury daily newspaper in May. Since then she has been talking enthusiastically about it to all her sewing friends and together they have made a total of 72 dresses. 

In Helen's letter she wrote that everyone enjoyed being involved and that all dresses were made with love and great support for the work I am doing. Some of the ladies were experts at sewing while others were not but each dress is very special. They made them in different sizes and hope that somewhere in the world they can make 72 little girls very happy.

Here are the 38 dresses Helen made -

The 23 dresses from the Hobart Embroidery Club and others -

and the 11 dresses from the Wednesday Group at the Quilted Crow in New Town.

What an amazing work from a group of amazing ladies. Individual names were not given as they are all happy to be identified by the group name.

To Helen and all the ladies in the group, my heartfelt thank you for the work that you have done. Owning at least one dress is going to be a reality for 72 disadvantaged girls somewhere in this world and thanks to each one of you for making it happen. Thank you for your kindness and generosity and thank you so much for supporting this campaign. Thank you for joining me in this journey of making a difference in the lives of 72 disadvantaged children with one small dress at a time. For some of us it could just be one of those dresses that we would normally wear but for these 72 little girls, it could just be their world. Thank you. It is very much appreciated.

And last but not the least, heaps of thanks too to the ASG Warped Wenches for their donations and postage for the dresses to get to Sydney. What a great team work! Thank you so much!

Donation Acknowledgement FY2012 #124 - From another MUM Wendy

MBCCD #3 Another mum and daughter team for the third contribution to the Make-it or Break-it Christmas charity drive. #124 on the list is from Wendy Mann with daughter Prudence sewing the dresses on her behalf. Isnt that great to have a mum-daughter working together and we get to see more smiling faces around the world, from places where a smile is considered very precious as it does not happen that often.
Here are the dresses from fabrics donated by Wendy and sewn by Prudence in various sizes -

To Prudence, thank you so much for sewing the dresses and please extend my heartfelt thanks to your mum Wendy. What a great team you make and thank you for supporting Dress a girl (around the world) Australia in its campaign to make every little girl own at least one dress. Thank you ladies!

Donation Acknowledgement FY2012 #123 - From MUM Betty

MBCCD #2 Unless the parcel is actually opened, I never know what the contents are, where it actually came from  and who was responsible for sewing and sending. It is the note inside the parcel that tells me all about it. And for this particular donation which is #123 in the acknowledgment list and the second contribution to the Christmas charity drive, the dresses actually came from Betty, the 85-year old mum of Sharyn Paull. The fabrics were bought by Betty and given to daughter Sharyn to sew. The cost to send the dresses to Dress A Girl Australia was paid for by mum Betty too and posted by Sharyn. A mum and daughter teamwork in making a difference to the lives of 10 disadvantaged girls anywhere in the world. 
Here are the dresses sewn by Sharyn on behalf of her mother Betty -

To Sharyn, thank you for making the dresses and please extend my heartfelt thank you to your mum Betty for finding her own way of contributing to the cause of dressing the less fortunate girls around the world. Thank you ladies. Much appreciated.

Donation Acknowledgement FY2012 #122 - From Monika Osvald

MBCCD #1 Yes, this is the start of acknowledging donations made under the 'Make-it or 'Break-it' Christmas Charity Drive started on the 1st of Oct and ending on the 31st of Dec 2012. Number 1 on the list is Monika Osvald. She sent a collection of 3 pillowcase dresses, 11 pairs of shorts (long and short) and for the first time since I started campaigning and collecting - Scarves. They are so cute and can you imagine the girls wearing their new dresses with scarves on their heads? I would love to see a picture of them.

Monika, thank you for your thoughtfulness. The scarves are a great idea especially for fabric scraps. And thank you for the pairs of shorts and the dresses. It is much appreciated. Thank you.

Donation Acknowledgements FY2012 #121 - Dresses from Linda Smyth

This is the last in the list of donations for the year 2012 and parcels after this batch will now be counted as part of the FY2012 'Make-it' or 'Break-it' Christmas Charity Drive. The final donation in the list is number 121 from Linda Smyth. A collection of 17 beautiful dresses for 17 disadvantaged girls anywhere in the world. Linda also collects fabric donations from friends and I think from members of their church and drops them off together with the dresses she made.

Thank you, Linda, for consistently supporting Dress A Girl (Around the World) Australia. Thank you for all the lovely dresses and please extend my heartfelt thanks to all the fabric donors for their generosity and kindness. Together we make a difference especially to the lives of the less fortunate children around the world. A single dress or a bundle of fabric may not mean anything to other people but it means the whole world for these less fortunate children.  Thank you.

Donation Acknowledgements FY2012 #120 - Bundles of Fabrics from Sylvia Lowe

Number 120 on the list are bundles of fabrics from Sylvia Lowe. These bundles were dropped off at my place by Linda Smyth.

Imagine how many girls can own a dress with these bundles. To Sylvia, thank you for helping us make a difference in this world, for making children happy with your fabric donations. Thank you.

Donation Acknowledgements FY2012 #119 - From Annette Norley

Number 119 on the list is from Annette Norley. A generous collection of 28 dresses and 8 pairs of shorts. Annette is actually the sister of Frances Cornish, another strong supporter of Dress A Girl Australia from Canberra. I did'nt know this until I opened her parcel tonight and read the note she had inside the parcel that her sister Frances got her interested in the project and had been busily sewing for Dress A Girl Australia. Thank you Frances.
Here are the peasant dresses and the shorts Annette made for 28 less fortunate girls and 8 less fortunate boys around the world -

To Annette, thank you so much for your generosity and kindness. It is much appreciated. And to Frances, thank you for spreading the word.

Donation Acknowledgements FY2012 #118 - From Sharyn and Betty Barrett

I think am starting to have a difficult time catching up with the ladies in sewing especially with Betty Barrett. Full of energy and enthusiasm to make a difference in this world especially to the disadvantaged boys and girls around the world at the age of 85 is so very admirable. Since she learned about this campaign she has never looked back and just kept on sewing and sewing. I think even Sharyn Paull who introduced her to the program cant seem to catch up with her.

Number 118 on the donation acknowledgement list is a collection of 11 dresses and 15 pairs of shorts from Betty and another 4 dresses from Sharyn. Am combining their contributions because it came in one parcel and the cost to send the parcel to Sydney was donated by Sharyn's mum Betty who unfortunately cannot do sewing anymore these days(used to do a lot of sewing before) but still wants to help by paying for the postage. And if I can remember it right, she bought lots of fabrics to keep these 2 sewing ladies busy. Here are the dresses and pairs of shorts from Betty -

and the dresses from Sharyn -

Thank you so much Sharyn and please extend my heartfelt thank you to Betty and your mum Betty. Thank you for helping make a difference to the lives of the less fortunate girls and boys around the world. One small dress or one pair of shorts...for some it could be just an ordinary dress or shorts but for these children it could be their world. Thank you.

Donation Acknowledgements FY2012 #117 - From the Ladies of Kapunda S.A. Sewing Bee #5

Yes, another big batch of dresses from the Ladies of Kapunda, South Australia on their fifth sewing bee. A collection of  26 dresses and 5 skirts. Dresses on this batch are actually very cute. The 5 skirts were made by Loretta Vodic (and who by the way, did all the labelling on the dresses. Thanks!) and the dresses were sewn by Deborah Parish(4x), Shirley Bell(2x), Chris Redden(7x), Loris Pullen(11x) and Margaret Adair(2x).
Here are the dresses and the skirts from the collection -

As always, Ladies, thank you so much for your dedication in this campaign. Thank you for your unwavering support of making sure that every girl gets to own at least one dress for each of them deserves to own one. Thank you all for your kindness and generosity. Much appreciated.

Donation Acknowledgements FY2012 #116 - from Margaret Adair

I was about to call it a night when I saw a glimpse of my floor. I had dresses on the floor ready to be pictured but got distracted for almost three hours trying to find a template I had of a monthly calendar in my computer drive. My camera was right next to my PC. The file searching led me from one thing to another the dresses were forgotten. If only the dresses could speak! :-)

Anyway, #116 on the donation list is a collection of 10 dresses from another Kapunda lady. This time from Margaret Adair. Here are the dresses -

How can one forget these 10 pretty dresses for 10 pretty little girls anywhere in the world. To Margaret, thank you so much for your generosity and kindness. Thank you for helping make a difference in the lives of another 10 less fortunate girls around the world. It is much appreciated. Thank you.

Donation Acknowledgements FY2012 #115 - from Loris Pullen

Still going on strongly to reach my goal, am now on donation #115 which is a collection of 4 pairs of shorts from a Kapunda lady by the name of Loris Pullen. Loris has been regularly providing Dress A Girl Australia pairs of shorts she made. Here are the shorts she donated this time -

Thank you Loris for your kindheartedness and unwavering support of providing pairs of shorts for the disadvantaged boys around the world. Thank you so much.

Donation Acknowledgements FY2012 #114 from Lyn Crossley

Last night I saw a picture of a Ugandan girl holding a little boy toddler who practically didnt have any clothing at all. A friend suggested that I post the picture here in my blog. The moment I saw it I decided not to post the picture. I know that the picture represented reality in some less fortunate locations around the world but I didnt see the need to show it to the world. I felt depressed just looking at it. This donation is the answer to that picture and I am very grateful.

Donation #114 on the list is from Lynn Crossley and is a collection of 7 boys' tops, 10 girls' tops, 5 boys undies, 5 packs of 7 each girls undies and 1 pair of shorts. Now I know where this pack is going.

My heartfelt thanks to Lynn for this wonderful package. Thank you for your kindness and generosity. It is much appreciated. Thank you.

Donation Acknowledgements FY2012 #113 - from Deidre

One of the four or is it five parcels to acknowledge and then the Christmas Charity Drive collections will start. Number 113 on the list is a collection of 13 dresses from Deidre Parker. 

Deidre is another pioneer of Dress A Girl Australia with one of her dresses worn by a little girl on this picture (very first on the left) in the very first dress distribution I made last year, the picture that made a name for Dress A Girl Australia and I hope would become a household name in the many years to come.

Deidre, thank you so much for your continued patronage of this campaign to provide dresses to the less fortunate children around the world. It is very much appreciated. Thank you.

Donation Acknowledgements FY2012 #112 - From Suzie of Tasmania

The second parcel I picked up from the post today is donation #112 from Suzie Pickett of Tasmania. It is a collection of six dresses, two dresses each of sizes 3,5 and 10. 

Thank you, Suzie for making the dresses that will make six girls anywhere in the world happy, warm and make them feel nice and pretty when they get to wear them. Thank you.

If you would like to join all of us in this journey of making dresses(and shorts) for the less fortunate children around the world and would like more information, please feel free to send an email to dressagirlaustralia@gmail.com. 

Donation Acknowledgements FY2012 #111 - Dresses from Gaylene

Next on the list which is #111 is a collection of dresses in various sizes from Gaylene Hermann, one of the pioneer supporters of Dress A Girl (around the world) Australia. Gaylene has been away for a while and is back with 5 dresses.

Gaylene, thank you so much for your unwavering support of dressing the less fortunate girls around the world. It is much appreciated and by the way, welcome back!