Batch 2 Donated dresses for the month of September

Acknowledging the second batch of parcels received for the month of September which I was planning to do on the weekend but thought I needed a rest. These parcels brought in a total of 26 dresses and have been allocated to different projects respectively -

1) A parcel of 5 dresses from Karen Neilsen and allocated to Project CDO Cabaraban which is about to close off in the next few days and there will be no extension.

 2) A couple of dresses from Sharyn Cafee and allocated to Project CDO Cabaraban and Project Soibada Timor Leste -

 3) A parcel of 13 dresses from Lynne Stupple. Six dresses were allocated to Project Soibada Timor Leste and the other seven were allocated to Project CDO Cabaraban. I also received a packet of undies which I have distributed among the dresses -

 4) A parcel of six dresses, pencils and fabric bags from Elaine Klein. The six dresses have been allocated to Project CDO Cabaraban and the school supplies will be allocated later on to some dresses that require school kits -

Thank you Ladies for the wonderful donations. Your kindness and generosity is very much appreciated.

Dress Sponsorship Program for Soibada Timor Leste until 31-Dec-2015

The Dress Sponsorship program which am currently promoting to help raise funds for Project Soibada (Pittwater Friends of Soibada Timor Leste) for the completion of the construction of a Training Centre and guesthouse facilities in Timor Leste will be running until the end of the year, 31st of Dec 2015. If you want to help make a difference to the lives of the people of the Soibada community in Timor Leste now is the best time to help and avoid the Christmas rush which is just around the corner. You can sponsor a dress for Christmas distribution to another location (not necesarily for Soibada) but proceeds of the sponsorship will be donated to the Pittwater Friends of Soibada Timor Leste.To Sponsor - click on the link below - Thank you!

Dress Sponsorship Program

Batch 1 Donated dresses for the month of September

Acknowledging the first two parcels I have received of 16 dresses for the month of September.
1) A parcel of 11 dresses from Colleen Mundt. One dress has been allocated to Project Soibada and the rest of the dresses to Project Cabaraban -

2) A parcel of 5 dresses from Sally Neideck allocated to Project Cabaraban -

Thank you to Colleen and Sally for their wonderful donations. Much appreciated.

Sewing Dresses is also a Textile class project

This is a picture from a textile class of Teriesa from Picnic Point High School who are eagerly sewing dresses and very enthusiastic to finish their project and make a difference to the lives of disadvantaged kids through their sewing. Thank you for sharing Teriesa.

National Sewing Month

This month is National Sewing Month in the US and perhaps in Australia as well and is a good time to sew and share. Good time to make a difference in this world through sewing. If you are not into sewing or do not have the time to sew, let someone do the sewing for you through Dress A Girl Australia's Dress Sponsorship program and help make a difference to the lives of the people in the community of Soibada Timor Leste. For more information and how to sponsor, please click on the link below - Help spread the word around and thank you.

Dress Sponsorship Program

Dress A Girl Australia's Lavender dresses for sale

Last year when I was active in market stall selling I made these lavender dresses to sell. Underneath each dress is a lavender pack weighing about 40gms each and comes with a miniature hanger to make it easy for anyone to hang the lavender dress inside their cabinets. Size of each dress is about 10-12cms in length.

Now am putting it up for sale in my Dress A Girl e-shop as a Dress A Girl Australia specialty item. Designed and made especially for Dress A Girl Australia projects. Although sales from my e-shop are very, very slow I still have a lot of hope that once in a while I would make a sale and help sustain Dress A Girl Australia's activities. I know there are still people out there who believes in what I am doing even if I can no longer accept hundreds and hundreds of dresses to distribute. Sometimes one has to be realistic in what one is capable of especially financially. It is better to do it in small numbers and be happy about it than in hundreds and/or thousands and feel miserable about it. And that is how I feel about it these days now that am back to being in control of something I love doing. I may be making a lot of people unhappy but at least I know that I am able to sustain making a difference to other people's lives and feel very happy about it....in my own small way...one small dress at a time.

Each dress sells for $10.00 plus actual postage of $2.10 (total of $12.10). To check them out, click on the image above or click here.

First Deadline for active project (Distribution #88/1B) - Thursday, Sep 10

Today is the first day of spring. 1st of September. Just a friendly reminder that Project CDO Cabaraban (Distribution #88/1B) is ending in 9 days time. All parcels should be in my postbox by Thursday, Sep 10, 2015 to make it for distribution. My parcel is ready, sorted and packed and just waiting for those who find it in their hearts to help make a difference to a few disadvantaged kids this September. Thank you.

Three more dresses added to Dress Sponsorship Program

Last night I added three more dresses to my Dress Sponsorship Program and are looking for sponsors for the community of Soibada Timor Leste. If you want to make a difference to the lives of the disadvantaged kids in Soibada and at the same time help raise funds to complete the construction of their Training Centre and Guesthouse Facilities, please click on the link below and sponsor any of these dresses.

Thank you and please help spread the word around.

Sponsored Dresses for the week ending 28-Aug-2015 (Week 4)

For this week I was able to raise another $60.00 from my Dress Sponsorship program through the generosity of the following donors - All these dresses have been allocated to Distribution #91 for the kids of the Soibada community in East Timor.
1) Three dresses from Jen Fegredo -

2) A dress from Monique Naranjilla -

3) A couple of dresses from Joan Lui -

Thank you to Jen, Monique and Joan for your kind hearts. It is much appreciated.

In total, since I started in mid-August, for the month of August I have raised $252.00 from my Dress Sponsorship Program and have remitted to the Pittwater Friends of Soibada Timor Leste to help in their fundraising campaign to complete the construction of the Training Centre and Guesthouse facilities in Soibada.. For some, you must have received your tax receipts by now which I have sent via email attachments. Am still waiting for a few more and will forward it to the respective donors once received. Thank you so much.

Anyone out there who wants to make a difference? Check out my Dress Sponsorship Program. For $10.00 you get to provide a kid in the community of Soibada a new clothing and at the same time help complete the construction of the Training Centre and Guesthouse Facilities. That is hitting two birds with one stone. With your support, we are providing hope and a better future for the community. Please help spread the word around. Thank you.

Donated dresses for the week ending 28-Aug-2015 (Week 4)

Received the last two parcels of donated dresses for the week ending 28-Aug-2015 (week 4).
1) A parcel of 7 dresses from Frances Cornish allocated to Project Soibada Timor Lester

2) A parcel of 46 dresses and 9 skirts/girls shorts all allocated to Project CDO Cabaraban. Luckily I still had 6 t-shirts available which I allocated to the 6 skirts/girls shorts to make sure that the girls will be able to readily wear them. 3 of the t-shirts were donated by Megan Jones in a previous collection and 3 from my personal collection.

Thank you to Frances and the Millhouse Collections for the donations. Much appreciated.

Sponsor a Dress for a Cause

To sponsor, please click on the image below.....and don't forget to help spread the word around. Thank you!

More sponsored dresses for August (Week 3)

Received more dress sponsorships for the third week of August to help raise funds needed for the completion of the Training Centre and Guesthouse in Soibada Timor Leste c-o Pittwater Friends of Soibada.
1) A lot of five dresses from Marlene Van Zetten - same dresses will be given to the kids of the Soibada community

2) A dress/school supplies kit for a school-aged girl and a pair of shorts/t-shirt set from Ana Carvalho - same girl and boys' clothes will be given to a school girl and a boy from the Soibada community.

Thank you so much to Marlene and Ana for supporting the Dress Sponsorship program. Much appreciated.

Feedback Distribution #83-03/2015 - Kijji Mission, Molo Kenya.

Surprise on an early Sunday morning ! Pictures of girls wearing dresses handcarried by Jennifer Hughes-Bystrom to Molo Kenya last February.

The remainder of the dresses were given to the girls in the surrounding, very poor community but pictures could not be taken of those girls wearing their dresses as they were immediately put away for special events. Here is the email I received from Jennifer -

For larger and individual versions of the images and readable version of the letter, please click here.

Thank you so much to Jennifer for sharing these pictures. And thank you to the donors for making this parcel possible.

Soon I will be collecting a few more dresses for the community as part of the Christmas Distribution project for Jennifer to take back in Febuary 2016. I need to figure out how to save up for long-sleeve t-shirts which the girls can wear underneath during the cold season.

Dress Distribution #91/1A - 10/2015 - Parcel 1 for Project Soibada Timor Leste

Last Thursday, I posted my first parcel for the children of the Soibada community in East Timor. Tamara previously requested a few dresses to show to the members of their organization (Pittwater Friends of Soibada non-profit organization) and I thought sending her a parcel with only a handful of dresses might cost the same as sending what I have so far collected or just add a couple of dollars more. At least the members who would be looking at the items have varied options to see so I sent what I had so far. So here are the dresses that I sent last Thursday, 19th of August -

made possible by the following sponsor(s) -
1) Deborah Sempf (sewn by Dress A Girl Australia)
and following donor(s) -
2) Elizabeth Shoebridge of Vintage Fabric Addict (sewn by Dress A Girl Australia)
3) Karin Maltby (sewn by Dress A  Girl Australia)
4) Frances Cornish
5) T-shirts by Dress A Girl Australia

To see larger and individual images of the items, please click here. Clothes sent are indicated in the caption as sent 19Aug-2015. These clothes will be taken over to East Timor in October.

Thank you to the donors and sponsors for making this first parcel possible. Much appreciated.

Parcel #8 & #9 of 16 dresses/3 pairs of shorts and sponsored dresses for August (Week 3)

A total of 16 dresses and 3 pairs of shorts were donated this week 3 and 6 dresses and 5 pairs of shorts were sponsored bringing a total of 22 dresses and 8 pairs of shorts. A happiness we are bringing to 30 disadvantaged kids for this week. Here are the donated dresses this week -
1) A parcel of 9 dresses from Di Menzel - allocated to Distributions #88/1B-09/2015 and #96/1b-12/2015

2) A parcel of 7 dresses and 3 pairs of shorts from Denise Scott -allocated to distributions #88/01B-09/2015, #96/1B-12/2015 and #91/1A-10/2015

For sponsored dresses' proceeds of which are going to the construction fund of the Soibada Timor Leste community c-o Pittwater Friends of Soibada, here they are -
1) Five dresses/school kits for five school-aged kids and 5 t-shirts/boys shorts set from Deborah Sempf - allocated to distribution #91/1A-10/2015

2) A dress from Linda de Vos - allocated to distribution #96/1B-12/2015 -

Thank you to Di Menzel and Denise Scott for their donations and to Deborah Sempf and Linda de Vos for finding it in their hearts to make a difference to the lives of the disadvantaged kids and special thank you to Deborah and Linda for sponsoring dresses  that will help fund the completion of the construction of a training centre and guesthouse facilities in Soibada Timor Leste. Thank you. 

Father's Day Greeting Cards now available for Sale

In two weeks time we will be celebrating a special day for all the Dads in this world. Now available in the e-shop are fully handmade Father's Day greeting cards. They are not the expensive kind (in fact cheapies) but truly comes from the heart.

The Badge greeting cards are available as regular pinbacks which Dads who gets to receive them can pin and wear them on their hats and keychain button. 

** Hat is for decorative purpose only ** 

To celebrate Dad's special day, for every greeting card for Dad sold for the next 10 days or until Sunday, Sep 6, a $1.00 from the sale of each and every father's day card will be donated to the construction fund of the Soibada Timor Leste community c-o Pittwater Friends of Soibada so please help support this project and help spread the word around. Thank you.

Active Projects Due Dates

Just a friendly reminder on projects currently going on.
1) Dress Distribution #88/1B - 09/2015 - CDO Project Cabaraban - Due in my postbox on Thursday,10th of Sept 2015. There is a limit of maximum of 5 dresses per individual and/or 20 dresses for a group only. Dress sizes between the ages of 6 to 12. 

2) Distribution #91/1A - 10/2015 - Project Soibada Timor Leste - Due in my postbox on Wednesday, 30th of September. Number of dresses to donate is what you think is fair to donate. Dress sizes should be between the ages of 6 to 12 and preferably with sleeves. 

For more information, please make a comment here or send an email to dressagirlaustralia@gmail.com. Thank you.

3 School-aged Dress/School Kits added to Dress Sponsorship Program

These 3 school-aged dress/school kits have been added to my Dress Sponsorship Program for $2.00 more than the normal dress. For $12.00 it comes with a dress, undie and a fabric school bag with 2 exercise books, 3 pens and 3 pencils. If you are looking for a unique way of making a difference, this could be the answer to your search. Click on the link below to check them out -