Feedback on Dress Distribution #75 - 19-Dec-2015

Better late than never especially at Christmas time. A few dresses from the Dress Distribution Parcel #75 being randomly distributed to the streetkids of CDO from far-away island of Mindanao (about 2 hours by plane from Metro Manila, Philippines).

To see larger and individual images of the above, please click here. Thank you to Sha for finding the time to find these kids in the streets and make them happy and to the donors of the dresses for making this distribution possible. Much appreciated.

Dress Distribution #98/1C - 12/2015 - Project Philippines Christmas 2015 Distribution

This was the last parcel for Christmas distribution. It had 141 dresses, 7 boys' t-shirts/shorts sets, 1 girl shirt/short set, 18 pairs of boys shorts, 1 long pants, 7 teddy bears and several packs of undies.

The contents were made possible by the following sponsors and donors -
1) Pat Burton
2) Sarah Tanmahapran
3) Kay Innes
4) Monika Osvald
5) Vicki Watson
6) Pam Thompson
7) Ann McGinnes
8) Glenys Powell
9) Toni Kirkpatrick, Cherrie & Dot
10) Sharyn Cafee
11) Yvonne Henderson
12) Lyn Granger
13) Jacqueline Oudman
14) Michelle Plen
15) Jody Clooney
16) Karen Neilsen
17) Lynn Gibbs
18) Bronwyn Long
19) Lynne Preston-Dale

To see larger and individual images of the sponsored dresses and donated ones, please click here.

This parcel closes the dress distributions of Dress A Girl Australia for the year 2015.

Thank you  to all the sponsors and donors who made this final Christmas parcel possible for the disadvantaged kids of the Philippines. Your kindness and generosity is much appreciated. Thank you.

Make a Difference 13 days before Christmas

celebrating Christmas!

Day 13 before Christmas :
“A Christmas candle is a lovely thing; It makes no noise at all, But softly gives itself away; While quite unselfish, it grows small.”  
                               ― Eva K. Logue 

Why  not light a candle this Christmas. For every candle you purchase and light, a difference is made to the lives of the people in the community of Soibada Timor Leste. Not just an ordinary candle but one that is made of 100% all natural soybean wax and allhandpoured. Travel tins are in soy-convenient sizes that you can take them anywhere with you. Soy what are you waiting for? Click on the image below or click here and help support the on-going construction projects of the Pittwater Friends of Soibada in Timor Leste. 

50% of the proceeds from the sale of any of these handmade Christmas stockings will be donated to the Pittwater Friends of Soibada, a non-profit organization based in Avalon NSW for their on-going construction projects in Soibada Timor Leste. http://www.pittwaterfriendsofsoibada.org.au/ 

Last 4 dresses for sponsorship in 2015

Last four dresses for sponsorship available from my sewing this year. If you are looking for a way to make a difference before the year ends, why not sponsor one of these dresses. Proceeds will go to the construction projects of the Pittwater Friends of Soibada in Timor Leste. Dresses will be allocated for distribution in 2016 as I am intending to travel to the Phils and Cambodia during the Easter break.

To sponsor, just click on the image above or click on the link below -

Dress Sponsorship Program

New dresses for sponsorship will be available in early 2016

Batch 3 Donated dresses for the month of November

Acknowledging these donations have not been forgotten. I just needed more time to sort and organize. Unfortunately due to circumstances beyond my control I was not able to take pictures of each dress donated but here is an image when they were sorted and packed -
1) From the following donors -
a) Nielsen=6 dresses, 
b) Lynn Gibbs=20 dresses,
c) Bronwyn Long=6 dresses, 
d) Sharyn Cafee=2 dresses, 
e) Lynne Preston-Dale= 30 dresses and packs of undies,
f) Monika Osvald=2 dresses, 18 pairs of shorts, 1 long pants and 7 teddy bears.

2) A parcel of 2 dresses from Ann McGinnes -

With these donations, the last parcel (parcel #3) sent for Christmas distribution had a total of   141 dresses, 7 boys' t-shirts/shorts sets, 1 girl shirt/short set, 18 pairs of boys shorts, 1 long pants, 7 teddy bears and several packs of undies. Thank you to all the donors.

Make a Difference 14 days before Christmas

celebrating Christmas!

Day 14 before Christmas :

“Never worry about the size of your Christmas tree. In the eyes of children, they are all 30 feet tall”                         
                         ―Larry Wilde 

Without the trimming, they will make goodchristmastree pillows kids would love to hug and cuddle. With button trimmings, they will make good desk decors at Christmas time for adults and kids alike. Unique keepsakes decorated with buttons expressing the occasion of being celebrated...Christmas! Great for someone who seems to have everything. 

Check them out by just a click on the image above or click on the link below and make a purchase -

Fabric Christmas Trees 

50% of the proceeds from the sale of any of these handmade Christmas stockings will be donated to the Pittwater Friends of Soibada, a non-profit organization based in Avalon NSW for their on-going construction projects in Soibada Timor Leste. http://www.pittwaterfriendsofsoibada.org.au/

Make a Difference 15 days before Christmas

celebrating Christmas!

Day 15 before Christmas -
“The season of Christmas brings joy, hope and peace.” 
                     ― Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of Wisdom: Great mind
Share the message of joy, hope and peace with a simple and least expensive gift of a christmas button to your family, friends and anyone you want to share the message with this Christmas. Inspire anyone with a christmas button. Make someone smile with with a Christmas button. Buttons that they can wear on their hats, pin in their bags or stick on their fridge. 

These buttons are a $1.25 each for a size 38mm. To check them out, all you have to do is either click on the image above or click on the link below -

Christmas Buttons on Day 15

Make a difference this Christmas with a Christmas button.

Make a Difference 16 Days before Christmas

celebrating Christmas!

Day 16 before Christmas -

“One can never have enough socks," said Dumbledore. "Another Christmas has come and gone and I didn't get a single pair. People will insist on giving me books.” 

― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

So if you feel like having a single pair this Christmas, why not try my handmade Christmas stockings. You can check them out by just one click of the mouse on the image below -

50% of the proceeds from the sale of any of these handmade Christmas stockings will be donated to the Pittwater Friends of Soibada, a non-profit organization based in Avalon NSW for their on-going construction projects in Soibada Timor Leste.
http://www.pittwaterfriendsofsoibada.org.au/

Just thinking out loud...can you spare by sponsoring a dress?

feeling playful
 Am being playful and thinking out loud this morning. It has been in the news for a few days that Australians will be spending at least $3Billion shopping for gifts for families and friends this Christmas. I wonder if at least $240.00 of the $3Billion will be spared by at least 24 good-hearted and generous Australians (24 for 24 days before Christmas) and share their Christmas blessings, too with the disadvantaged people in this world by sponsoring a dress or making a purchase of some unique handmade gift items to make this world a happy place this Christmas. I just did a mental calculation and $240.00 is 0.00000008 of the staggering amount of $3B. Not that much. 

If you are with me in my idea this morning - you have a few choices -
1) To sponsor a dress - please click on the link below -

Dress Sponsorship Program

2) To make a purchase of some handmade Christmas stockings,please click on the image below -

3) Or if you can manage to accept my handmade Christmas cards, please click on the image below -

4) Or if you feel like cuddling someone everytime you want this world to become a better place for everyone, check out my handmade kitties -

Thank you and have a very merry Christmas!

Update on Project Soibada Timor Leste - 12/2015

Project Soibada Timor Leste is a 2015 recipient of my Dress Sponsorship Program. The amount donated maybe very small compared to what others can afford but I always make it a point to provide updates (whenever I can as follow-ups and documentations seem to be my expertise I guess :-) :-)) so dress sponsors would know where the proceeds of their sponsorships have gone and/or what has been accomplished (aside from the fact that a dress is provided to a disadvantaged child) . Here is an update on Project Soibada Timor Leste.

Thank you to the Pittwater Friends of Soibada, a non-profit organization based in Avalon NSW and most especially to Tamara Sloper-Harding for providing these updates in their facebook page which I can then easily download pictures and share the updates with you.
For a larger version of the above update and other pictures of the ongoing construction, please click here.

If you still have a few dollars to spare, this program is still running until the end of December 2015. I still have 4 more dresses left from my 2015 sewing which is waiting for sponsors and a few Christmas items for sale which I handcrafted where 50% of the proceeds from the sale of any of these items will be donated to the on-going construction projects at Soibada Timor Leste. If you are looking to share your blessings this Christmas please check out what is being offered for sale and for sponsorship. The amounts may not be that much but definitely a big difference to the lives of the people in Soibada Timor Leste. Thank you so much and Merry Christmas.

Feeling more generous this Christmas? Sponsor a Dress!

Another to share. One of the dress recipient pictured here is Elizabeth Garcia , 9 years old born with cleft chin. She underwent surgery already but was unsuccessful. 

She and other 3 students are appealing for medical help. Aira May Raya a 7- year old with one eye blind, Emjay Marzan- 10-year old mute and Charles Bersamera a 4-year old cancer patient. Their farmer parents are seeking help. Any kind souls who are interested to share their blessings especially this Christmas may reach them thru this post or sending an email to dressagirlaustralia@gmail.com.

Or better still, you may want to sponsor a dress and the proceeds from the sponsored dresses will be a big help to the kids and family. To sponsor a dress, just click on the image above or click on the link below - There are special images of fabrics that you can select to sponsor a dress for this assistance. Sponsored dresses will be allocated for 2016 distributions. Thank you.

Dress Sponsorship Program

Outreach group shared more hope to a 7-year-old boy

It may not be that interesting to everyone but just wanted to share that one of the beneficiaries of the group of volunteers' outreach in the community is this 7-year old boy. 

Justin Torres is a grade one student included among the top ten students. He is very eager to study but born without feet and hands. He writes using his elbows. He can now go to school using this new wheelchair. Words are not enough to express how we feel when We saw the happy face of this young boy upon sitting in his new wheelchair. Our small help brings a new hope to him and his family according to her mother. 

Thank you to Norie and the group of volunteers for giving more hope to this young boy. 

More Pictures/Feedback Distribution #98/1A & 1B - Christmas Parcel #1 & #2 - Philippines 12/2015

The first two parcels sent for Christmas distribution has now been distributed in a location almost 14 hours away by land from the city of Manila, Philiipines. Here are a few pictures taken from the distributions to more than 400 children in the community. It is not easy to gather all of the recipients especially when there are more than 400 of them with some kids crying so to the donors and sponsors of the dresses, please consider it as a Christmas bonus if you see a dress of yours being worn. 

To see larger and individual images of the distribution, please click here.

My heartfelt thanks to Norie and the group of volunteers who travelled all the way for almost 14 hours to make this distribution happen and to the donors and sponsors of the dresses. Much appreciated.

Other Gifts

If they dont sell, the next best thing to do is give them away and be rewarded with those sincere smiles from the lucky recipients.

Road less travelled but makes a lot of difference

Sharing these pictures with you all so you would know where the dresses you donate are being distributed like in the Philippines. The group sometimes travels by land for 12 hours and another hour of rugged road. Literally roads less traveled but the thought that at the end of this road lives children who are quite isolated from the big cities and rarely get a share of gifts makes the trip very well worthwhile. Makes the trip less tiring knowing that they are making a big difference to the lives of disadvantaged kids living in the community. 

To see larger and individual images of the above, please click here. Thank you to everyone who is making this big difference possible. Much appreciated.

Feedback Distribution #98/1A - Christmas Parcel #1 - Philippines 12/2015

The first parcel sent for Christmas distribution has now been distributed in a location 12 hours away by land from the city of Manila, Philiipines. Here are a few pictures and more to come once sorted and feedback from the group :

           "Thanks Gigi! We have another distribution today. Will travel another 12 hrs land

           trip tomorrow to go back to Manila. Tiring and exhausting trip but feeling so

           blessed. Thanks for your continuous support. We bring happiness to hundreds of

           children."

To see larger and individual images, please click here.

Last parcels received last week

Here are the last parcels received last week for the final distribution for the year - hopefully I have read the names of the senders correctly as some were not very clear - 
1) Nielsen
2) Lynn Gibbs
3) Bronwyn Long
4) Sharyn Cafee
5) Lynne Preston-Dale
6) Monika Osvald
Thank you for the dresses. Much appreciated.

Christmas e-shop

I will not be able to do some sewing for dress sponsorships so in lieu of this to continue to raise money for the construction projects of Pittwater Friends of Soibada in Timor Leste, I will be selling some Christmas handmade items which I made in the last few months and of which I was not able to sell in the Dreamers Markets Christmas market last week due to medical emergency.  A portion of the proceeds from any sale will be donated to the Pittwater Friends fundraising. 

As of today, I have raised $760.00 from Dress Sponsorships and am aiming for $1000 by the end of December. Items for sale have been posted with URL links in my facebook page but will be posting same here in my blog sometime today. Here is the link to the facebook album -

Christmas Handmades for Sale

If there is anything you like, please make a purchase. Proceeds go to a very worthwhile cause. Any questions regarding any of the items and/or donations made to Pittwater Friends if a sale is made, a spreadsheet will be made available so everything is transparent to everyone or you can send an email to dressagirlaustralia@gmail.com. Thank you.