Donation Acknowledgement #4/2015 - Bundles of Socks from Elaine Batch #3

The last item to be acknowledged for the distribution in Molo, Kenya are bundles of socks to keep the kiddies warm in the early mornings and late nights. These socks were sent in and donated by Elaine Klein.

To Elaine, thank you so much for these items. Now I am ready to sort, pack and send my parcel.

Two more pairs of shorts sewn today for Molo Kenya

Luckily I have some fabric materials good for pairs of shorts so I did these two pairs this morning for the Molo Kenya parcel. feeling relieved. Due to miscommunications, a parcel has not been sent and another parcel has not arrived. I can no longer wait as I need to send these items on Monday and make sure it has been received before I leave for my trip.

Luckily, again, I did 4 dresses last week out of the fabric donations of Millhouse Collections which I have put under "nowhere to allocate" bag. My intuition must have instructed me to sew them even if they are not going anywhere as I will need them later. feeling lucky.  

I think it is time to hoard fabrics good for pairs of shorts in case of emergencies.

More Pictures from Mt Hagen, PNG distribution

A few more pictures from the distribution made in Mt Hagen Papua New Guinea.

 

To see larger individual images, please click here. And below is the email from Aunty Rosa of the BFO Orphanage -

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

Thank you to Aunty Rosa for sharing these pictures and thank you to the donors as well. Much appreciated.

Valentine cards for Sale

Not too early to think what valentine card you would want for that someone special in your life. Check out these cards by just one click of the mouse. Proceeds goes to a wonderful cause.

More Sponsored Dresses and more available for sponsorships

Ten more kits were added to my collection of Sponsored Dresses this week. Nine for school-aged kids which included school starter kits and one for boys clothes. Here they are and the donors -

1) For eight(8) school-aged girls with a school starter kits from Suzanne Marshall -

2) For a school-aged girl with a school starter kit and a boys clothes from Brian Chesterton -

Also, I found the time to sew four(4) dresses from fabrics donated by Millhouse Collections. At this stage they are on hold until such time that I am able to allocate it to a location for distribution.

And I have added four(4) more boys' clothes between the ages of 3 and 5/6 and a dress with sleeves in my Dress A Girl Australia on-line shop for sponsorships.

To check out on the boys' clothes, please click here and for the dress with sleeves, click here. Please check them out and if what you see convinces you to make a difference, sponsor any one of them. Thank you.

More Materials for Sponsorships and accessories

Taking advantage of the back to school sales, proceeds from a few sales I had from my ebay listings including a few fabrics, I bought more items for my Dress Sponsorship program. Funny that I had to sell some of my fabrics from my personal collection in order to afford to buy more fabrics to sew for the dresses in the Sponsorship program. And I now have fabrics enough to make into more or less 50 dresses. If I used my personal fabrics I would have less than 50. Prices for school supplies were at its lowest the last few days I was able to hoard quite a few including t-shirts for boys. 

Here are some of the purchases I made and I hope I get more dress sponsorships soon otherwise these items will just be sleeping in my garage.  feeling hopeful.

Contrary to what other people think, I actually do all the sewing of all dresses and pairs of shorts that are being sponsored. I do not use dresses and pairs of shorts donated by other people to be sponsored nor do I use donated fabric materials. Inspite of my heavy schedule during the day, I still find the time to sew at night and this is how it is going to be and sponsored dresses will have priority in distributions when needed.

Until such time that I can meet the funds needed to build a well, all proceeds for dress sponsorships will be donated directly to Dress A Girl Australia's campaign to build a well. This is the main reason why I am working so hard sewing dresses and boys shorts because I want to provide clean water and give hope to the people of Kalagi Uganda. When the well is built, proceeds from dress sponsorships will be used to help pay for the cost of sending dresses to different locations around the world and probably allocate a certain amount to another project.....that is if I get more sponsorships. feeling thoughtful.

If anyone out there would like to make a difference especially those who do not sew, why not think of sponsoring a dress. You get to help disadvantaged kids own new clothes and at the same time help build a well for clean water and give hope to the people of Kalagi, Uganda. Click here for more details or click on the links below to check what is available to be sponsored and don't forget to spread the word around. Thank you.

For a 6-year old or older - click here.
For boys' clothes - click here.
For a school aged girl including school starter kit - click here
For a dress with sleeves - click here.

Feedback Distribution - Mt Hagen Papua New Guinea

Such beautiful ladies wearing their Dress A Girl Australia dresses during their high school graduation in Mt Hagen, Papua New Guinea. Thank you to Aunty Rosa for sending me the picture. Much appreciated.
Dresses were sewn and donated by Maureen O'Brien and Monika Osvald. Thank you Ladies.

For a larger version of this picture, please click here.

By the way, I learned today that these kids need financial assistance to pursue their studies in college and help them attain their dreams and a better life. If there is anyone out there who would like to help or know someone who can sponsor any of these kids, please contact me at dressagirlaustralia@gmail.com for more details. Thank you.

Feedback Distribution - Small waves from Kenya (Widows of Africa) 26-Jan-2015

Sharing a picture from a distribution made by Pastor Joshua of Widows of Africa, Kenya from the parcels sent last October 2014. Small waves from Kenya and am -- feeling wonderful.

To see a larger version of this picture and any future pictures received, please click here.

I can say that the dresses on these pictures were donated by Sharyn Cafee and Karina Tomlinson. Pairs of shorts by Virginia Smith and Lyn Granger. Thank you Ladies and to all the other donors who made this distribution possible. Much appreciated.

Feedback Distribution - Christmas Bags 2014 (Sariaya Quezon Phils)

Sharing a few pictures taken from the distribution of Christmas Bags made on Christmas day, 25-Dec-2014 in Sariaya, Quezon Phils about two hours away from Metro Manila c-o Edna Albufera.

For larger individual images, please click here.

Hope to receive more pictures and will post here when available. Thank you so much to Edna for finding the time to make the distribution and made these kids happy on Christmas day and to the donors of the Christmas parcels. Much appreciated.

Parcel Feedback from Kenya - (Widows of Africa )

Received message this morning that the parcels I sent to Kenya c-o Pastor Joshua of Widows of Africe last October 2014 have been received.

What a relief! Thank you Pastor Joshua for letting me know. Much appreciated.

Donation Acknowledgement #4/2015 - Sponsored Dresses

Acknowledgement time for 2 pairs of boys' clothes, 1 dress with sleeves and 10 dresses for a 6-year old sponsored for the week.
1) Two pairs of boys' clothes sponsored by Henk van Zetten -

2) A dress with sleeves for a location that requires girls to wear dresses with sleeves or covered neckline as part of their culture sponsored by Sarah Hicks -

3) Ten dresses for a 6-year old sponsored by Suzanne Marshall. I am trying to arrange for these 10 dresses which includes a mini glamour doll on each package to be handcarried and delivered to an orphanage in Bali. Fingers crossed it will happen -

Thank you so much to all the generous donors for sponsoring these clothes for disadvantaged kids around the world. It is so much appreciated. Thank you.

If you want to sponsor a dress and make a difference this year 2015, please click here or click on the special tab 'Dress Sponsorship program' which you can find at the top of this page for more information. Or you can send an email to dressagirlaustralia@gmail.com. Thank you.

Change to Dress Sponsorship for a 6-year-old

I have decided to make a change in the dress sponsorship for a 6-year-old. This pack normally includes a dress, an undie, a toy and a 'special person' button. Although I have lots of stock of the toys and the buttons (either a mini glamour doll or mini teddy bear) this complete pack will only be available for Christmas distribution. Any other distributions will only include a dress and an undie. And the reason for this is because if I only get 2 or 3 dress sponsorship for a 6-year old girl and I decide to distribute it when a need arises, I would not like to see that out of probably 50 dresses to distribute only 2 or 3 will have a toy. It is either you give all of the kids a toy or no toy at all to make everyone happy. So toys will only be available during Christmas distribution. The sponsorship price will remain the same as the $10.00 is actually only for the dress and the undie. The toy is a bonus.

All sponsored dresses will be distributed and given priority whenever a distribution is going to be made. Thank you.

Sponsored school kits

My sponsored school kits for school-aged disadvantaged kids. They are now starting to grow in numbers. As of today I have 10 and am aiming for 100 by June-July. 

If you know of anyone who does not sew but wants to make a difference,please help spread the word. You can check out the kits available for sale and see what is included in the kit by a single click of your mouse here or on the image above. Thank you.

Donation Acknowledgement #3/2015 - Donated clothes for Molo Kenya - Batch #2

Here is the second batch of donated dresses and pairs of shorts for boys of the Kijji Mission in Molo, Kenya.
1) Two dresses and two pairs of boys' shorts from Lyn Granger -

2) Two pairs of boys' shorts from Karen Neilsen -

3) I did some sewing last week and made these three dresses from fabrics donated by Lucienne Magnay. As much as possible I want everyone to be given a fair chance to be able to donate dresses even from those who donate just fabrics.

With the above donations, this brings my total for the Kijji Mission of Molo, Kenya as of today to 16 dresses, 20 pairs of girls undies, 4 pairs of boys' shorts, nine girls' tops and 4 boys' tops. 

Thank you so much to the donors of this batch. It is much appreciated.

Boys Clothes for Sponsorship

In response to email enquiries, there will be more boys clothes for sponsorship available in my Dress A Girl Australia's online shop for you to choose from. Just a bit slow in taking pictures but they will be posted soon. Thank you.

Thank you ebay buyers

Thank you to the buyers of the items I sell on ebay. You probably do not know that you are actually making a difference. Proceeds from the sale of items you bought are donated directly to Dress A Girl Australia's campaign for a well to be built to provide clean water and hope to the people of Kalagi Uganda. It is the small bits of amounts when added together that makes things happen. So thank you so much.

Donation Acknowledgement #2/2015 - Sponsored Dresses

I did three more sponsored dresses this morning for a school-aged girl which includes a school starter kit and so it is time to acknowledge the donations.

1) Two dresses sponsored by Ana and Tania Carvalho -

2) Eight dresses by Suzanne Marshall -

All these sponsored dresses are scheduled for distribution in the June-July timeframe this year. The school starter kits will help the school-aged girl prepare for the new school year. Exercise books, pens, pencils, sharpener and eraser in a school bag will be a big help in lessening the financial burden on the girl's parents of sending their children to school.

Thank you to Ana, Tania and Suzanne for the sponsorships. Proceeds of the sponsorships have been donated to Dress A Girl Australia's Well campaign to build a well and provide clean water to the people of Kalagi Uganda. Thank you so much.

I also would like to acknowledge the few donors(am sure you know who you are) who made and donated the fabric school bags. They are so handy and makes my life easier trying to raise funds as all I have to do is put all the school supplies inside the bag. I do not have to sew the bags which is a big help. Thank you so much.

For more information on the Dress Sponsorship program, please click here or on the special tab "Dress Sponsorship Program" which you can find at the top of this page. To sponsor a school-aged dress, please click here. For other sponsorships, please click on the links below -

To sponsor boys' clothes, please click here -
To sponsor regular dresses, please click here -
To sponsor dresses with sleeves (for locations whose culture requires dresses with sleeves), please click here.

Fabric Materials for Dress Sponsorships

Went to Spotlight today and spent $59.95 for 14 metres of fabrics for my Dress Sponsorship program. For a 100% cotton material and with a width of 120cms, I thought it was a good buy for a good cause.

So I will be sewing away in the next few days for three more dresses already paid for sponsorship and make more dresses to be ready just in case I get more sponsorships.