Donation Acknowledgements FY2012 #23 - From Sarah Petrie and her 2 girls Charlotte and Claudia

'share the ♥♥♥ #12'. Last but not the least are 9 dresses from Sarah Petrie and her 2 daughters Charlotte and Claudia. Sarah wrote that she has been meaning to make a dress for a while and was inspired by the Valentines Day drive. She did one dress and got a bit carried away and made 6 more. Her daughter Charlotte  has been wanting to learn to sew. 2 of the dresses were sewn by her in one weekend. She did it all by herself with her mum guiding her with instructions. Isnt that such an inspiring thought and a great mum-daughter activity.

Here are the dresses made by Sarah and Charlotte with Charlotte wearing one of her creations. 

Chalotte and Claudia.

To Sarah, Charlotte and Claudia, thank you so much for the dresses and to Charlotte, thank you so much for doing a great job inspiring other girls to follow in your footsteps in helping the less fortunate children around the world. Thank you.

Wow! What a great 2-week event for Dress A Girl Australia. What a month! What a great February month of loving and sharing by everyone for all the less fortunate children around the world. What lucky children they will be when they get to wear all these pretty dresses. 

If you feel inspired and want to follow the footsteps of all those who supported the 'share the love' this 2012 Valentines day, please send donations to Dress A Girl Australia, P.O. Box 240 Casula Mall Casula NSW 2170.

I now declare the 'share the love' drive officially closed and ....until the next event.

If you need more information, please feel free to send an email to dressagirlaustralia@gmail.com

Donation Acknowledgements FY2012 #22 - Another workshop and 24 kits from Ladies Cenacle

'share the ♥♥♥ #11'. The Ladies Cenacle have been busy again with their second workshop making pillowcase dress kits. This time they were able to make 24 kits which is going to be a big help to continue and hopefully expand one of Dress  A Girl Australia's 2012 children and youth empowerment program. 

On the job creating the kits are Judy and Bea Avila, Marivic and Tess Halili and Erlyn Ballesta Sanchez who organized the workshop.

Isnt it nice to see them happily making the dress kits knowing that these kits are going to help the less fortunate children around the world.

To the ladies Cenacle, thank you for contributing your time in making these dress kits and thank you for the kits. Each kit is going to help a child and/or  a youth develop their sewing skills to possibly help them earn a living.

To Erlyn, thank you so much for your continued support to a wonderful cause.

If you think you cannot sew a dress but still would like to contribute to a great cause for children, please feel free to send an email to dressagirlaustralia@gmail.com.

Donation Acknowledgements FY2012 #21 from Gaylene

'share the ♥♥♥ #10'. The third parcel from Gaylene Hermann containing 21 dresses for 21 deserving little girls around the world. 21 happy and smiling faces lighting up our world proudly wearing dresses they can call their own and possibly the only dresses they will own for quite some time.

Gaylene, thank you so very, very much for your unwavering support of Dress A Girl Australia. What a great job you are doing making dresses for the less fortunate girls around the world and inspiring other people to do the same. Thank you so much.

If you feel inspired to support a wonderful cause and want to know more details about Dress A Girl Australia, please feel free to send an email to dressagirlaustralia@gmail.com.

Donation Acknowledgements FY2012 #20 from hartyboys

'share the ♥♥♥ #9'. From Willyung WA, Sandra sent me 16 dresses to share with the less fortunate children around the world. Liked the combination of pillowcase and T-Shirt dresses.

Thank you Sandra for sharing love to a very wonderful cause. There is no joy in life as much like the joy of sharing. Your dresses are very much appreciated. Thank you.

Donation Acknowledgements FY2012 #19 - Claudine Long

'share the ♥♥♥ #8'. Another great bundles of fabrics from Claudine Long of Sydney who felt so inspired to donate fabrics to a very worthy cause after reading my article on 'share the love' on valentines day.

Am so glad that the effort and time I spend on Dress A Girl Australia is so much appreciated through the donations I am receiving for the children around the world who deserves to own at least one dress each.

Claudine, my heartfelt thanks.

Donation Acknowledgements FY2012 #18 - Joan Wood

'share the ♥♥♥ #7'. Another 2 bundles of fabrics from Joanne Wood from Sydney. What a great way to share the love and in such a special way to the less fortunate children around the world.

To Joanne, thanks a whole lot for the bunch! What a busy and inspiring year it will be for Dress A Girl Australia. Thank you.

Donation Acknowledgements FY2012 #17 - Anonymous Donor

'share the ♥♥♥ #6'. 'share the love' donation to Dress A Girl Australia. These 3 dresses were given to a friend of mine. I guess she didnt want to be identified and my friend was not really sure which lady gave it to her. They both go to the same church.

Whoever you are, my heartfelt thanks to your donations. In case you decide to identify yourself, please feel free to contact me or send email to dressagirlaustralia@gmail.com.

Donation Acknowledgements FY2012 #16 - Anonymous Donors

'share the ♥♥♥ #5'. Still a lot more to acknowledge. Next on the list (Donor #5) are bundles of fabrics from anonymous donors. Two of the parcels I found it difficult to decipher the return addresses and another parcel didnt have a return address. There are about 10 metres of fabrics on these parcels and I wished I knew what their names were but every fibre of these bundles are very, very much appreciated. Thank you so much.

Whoever you are, thank you from the little girls who will be wearing dresses out of your bundles. Please come back often on this site and check out the dresses I will be making out of your bundles.

Donation Acknowledgements FY2012 #15 - from Dress A Girl Australia

'share the ♥♥♥ #4'. I bought this fabric two weeks ago on a sale to use as a border for a quilt I am making for my niece. I thought I only bought a metre of the fabric but when I got home it turned out I had 2 metres. I checked the docket and confirmed that I actually paid for 2 metres and really I only need half-a-metre for the quilt. Lucky me it was on sale and paid only half the price. Since I dont need the rest of the fabric I might as well donate it to Dress A Girl Australia and add another 2 dresses for 2 little girls around the world. 

Donation Acknowledgements FY2012 #14 - Red Homespun Fabric from Rachel of Sydney

'share the ♥♥♥ #3'. Now that the 'share the love' charity drive has ended, it is time to continue on acknowledging each and every item I have received from all the wonderful people who opened their hearts to make this drive a success.

Third on the list is Rachel Leung from Sydney who sent 5 metres of red homespun fabric. A parcel so full of love as symbolized by the colour red.

Rachel, your bundle will surely make a lot of girls happy knowing that they own the dress that will be given to them to wear. Thanks a whole lot for your donation.

What an Inspiration to all the young girls out there

‎Today I picked up 3 parcels from the Australia Post which packaged 50 dresses. I am overwhelmed with joy especially to this young lady in the picture. 

Charlotte sewed 2 dresses in one weekend and what an excellent job she did. What an inspiration to all the young girls out there... with her willingness to spare her time to make a dress or 2 for the less fortunate girls (probably of same age as her) and make a difference in this world. It inspires me to keep on working and spreading the word what a wonderful cause Dress A Girl Around the World is.

This picture is going to remind me that I have a task to do in 2012...and that is to spread the word about Dress A Girl Around the World to all the young girls in Australia and perhaps to the rest of the world...that there are children out there who needs our help...one dress at a time.

Donation Acknowledgements FY2012 #13 - 3 Dresses from the Sunshine Coast

'share the ♥♥♥ # 2'. WooHoo! This is going to keep me busy for the rest of the week acknowledging fabric materials and pillowcase dresses donated as part of the 'Share the Love' this Valentines Day Charity drive. I am very, very  grateful and so inspired that a lot of people including young children are making Valentines day this year something different, finding a way to make a difference in this world and making our 'earth' a better place to live in.

Next on the list  are three dresses from Damara Sestanovich of the Sunshine Coast.

 Damara, it does not matter if you are not a sewer but an artist. What is important is that you made three girls happy with the three dresses you have donated to Dress A Girl Around the World - Dress A Girl Sydney & Australia. Thank you so much for these 3 lovely dresses. It is very much appreciated. And thank you too for spreading the word around. 

Donation Acknowledgements FY2012 #12 - Bundles of Fabrics from Erin from Canberra

'share the ♥♥♥ #1'. Hi Everyone, hope everyone had a good weekend in spite of the unfriendly weather here in Sydney. With the 'share the love' this Valentine's Day Charity drive about to end this coming Friday, 17th of Feb. this week will be filled with 'share the love' acknowledgments from the wonderful people of Sydney and Australia who like Dress A Girl Australia is imagining a world where every little girl owned at least one dress.

First on the list is a lady from Canberra. Her name is Erin. Last week, she sent a large box to Katherine Nott which contained bundles of fabrics, zips, webbing straps and threads. 

Thank you Erin for your donation. Thank you for helping us in making sure all the girls around the world especially from the less fortunate locations own at least one dress.

Thank you Katherine for doing such a wonderful job making these bundles of fabrics into dresses. You are an amazing lady. Thank you.

The job isnt done yet. We still need your help. We still want a lot of children around the world to be happy and smiling that the dresses they are wearing are their own. The journey has just started and with your help we can keep on going, keep on dressing the less fortunate girls around the world. With such a positive feedback from everyone who is made aware of this campaign, it makes Dress A Girl Australia more inspired to keep on working and doing its best to make this campaign a success.

To those who want to donate or needs more information, please feel free to send an email to dressagirlaustralia@gmail.com.