Fundraising Progress
Just over 50% raised so far! A HUGE thank you to everyone who has supported this dream of mine. When I committed to the trip to Africa, I had no idea how I would be funding it. Now I find myself going not just to Africa but to Guatemala as well! All thanks to my generous friends and family.
As long as I can remember, seeing the world has been my dream. Now it is coming true, and in addition to the travel, I am helping empower girls around the globe.
Just goes to show... it's NEVER too late to live your dream.
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Happy New Year!
I hope that everyone had a safe and enjoyable holiday season.
Here at DFG Georgia, we took full advantage of "Black Friday" sales!!! Using $105 of our donated funds, we purchased 50 yards of fabric- 10 yards of a beautiful floral cotton for pads and 40 yards of assorted flannels for liners from Fabric.com . From Joann's Online we purchased 30 yards of flannel for $64.
What does that mean? It means approximately 200 cloth pads and 700 days-saving liners for girls' education around the globe.
We are currently assisting a church in Marietta, GA that will be sending a medical mission to Lesotho in March. They will be distributing 150 kits to girls in need and providing hygiene education.
Join us for THIS SATURDAY'S January meeting, where we will be cutting all that brand new fabric.
Here at DFG Georgia, we took full advantage of "Black Friday" sales!!! Using $105 of our donated funds, we purchased 50 yards of fabric- 10 yards of a beautiful floral cotton for pads and 40 yards of assorted flannels for liners from Fabric.com . From Joann's Online we purchased 30 yards of flannel for $64.
What does that mean? It means approximately 200 cloth pads and 700 days-saving liners for girls' education around the globe.
We are currently assisting a church in Marietta, GA that will be sending a medical mission to Lesotho in March. They will be distributing 150 kits to girls in need and providing hygiene education.
Join us for THIS SATURDAY'S January meeting, where we will be cutting all that brand new fabric.
Thank You Thank You Thank You!
Days for Girls Georgia has so much to be thankful for, but today, I would like to put out one great big thank you to Gail, Karen, and their GIRL SCOUTS! A friend's troop recently disbanded, and they had $407 left over in their bank account. They wanted to give it to a charity, and they chose DFG Georgia!!!
So, from the bottom of my heart, thank you SO MUCH. Your very generous gift will bring THOUSANDS of days of education to girls just like you all over the world.
This morning, I purchased $150 in fabrics at rock-bottom Black Friday sale prices. Over 70 yards of fabric! The flannels averaged out to about $2/yd, and the woven cotton was a beautiful quality quilters cotton for $5/yd (I only bought 10 yards of that, the rest was flannel!)
THANK YOU,
All of the members and friends of DFG Georgia
So, from the bottom of my heart, thank you SO MUCH. Your very generous gift will bring THOUSANDS of days of education to girls just like you all over the world.
This morning, I purchased $150 in fabrics at rock-bottom Black Friday sale prices. Over 70 yards of fabric! The flannels averaged out to about $2/yd, and the woven cotton was a beautiful quality quilters cotton for $5/yd (I only bought 10 yards of that, the rest was flannel!)
THANK YOU,
All of the members and friends of DFG Georgia
Black Friday Huge Flannel Sale!!!
TODAY.... Joann's is having a MAJOR flannel
sale. Most flannels are just $1.99/yd. with FREE SHIPPING. I just
purchased THIRTY yards of flannel for Days for Girls Georgia for only
$63. Just pennies over $2/yd.
Link to Joann's Flannel Online- Click here!
If anyone is interested in purchasing flannels for DFG Georgia, please do so TODAY! If you would like to ship it directly to our chapter, the mailing address is:
Link to Joann's Flannel Online- Click here!
If anyone is interested in purchasing flannels for DFG Georgia, please do so TODAY! If you would like to ship it directly to our chapter, the mailing address is:
DFG Georgia
c/o Lutheran Church of the Messiah
465 Clairemont Ave.
Decatur, GA 30030
c/o Lutheran Church of the Messiah
465 Clairemont Ave.
Decatur, GA 30030
Fall Update
It's been a long time since DFG Georgia posted an update, so this might be a long one! We have a lot of great things going on right now!
So far, I have raised $315 towards a trip to travel with DFG International next summer to Africa to distribute kits myself. Very proud of that!
We are currently working on a HUGE order! A group in South Carolina is working wtih ALARM to distribute 500 kits to schools in Rwanda in October. We will be instituting what Days for Girls lovingly calls the "UndieGround Railroad" to get these kits to their destination. I will be collecting supplies in Georgia and taking them to Lisa in North Carolina who will then drive them to Charlotte! Shipments of donated kits and kit components have been steadily flowing in from all over the USA- from California to Puerto Rico- with more on the way. I made an initial commitment to supply this group with 225 kits, but we are far above that! Shooting for the full 500, we will still need 760 liners, 274 shields, 336 ziploc bags, and 175 washcloths. I am confident that we can get at least half of that before our deadline on Wednesday, October 10th.
Our other big news is that an Atlanta salon has agreed to host a fundraiser for Days for Girls Georgia! They are currently very busy, but the shop owner and I are supposed to touch base in a few weeks to start working out details. I don't want to give too much away... but... it's an EXTREMELY fun and unique salon.
So come one, come all to our October meeting on Saturday, October 6th at 11am at Lutheran Church of the Messiah, 465 Clairemont Ave., Decatur, GA 30030. Sewing skills not needed! Just bring your smile and sharp scissors :-)
Melissa
So far, I have raised $315 towards a trip to travel with DFG International next summer to Africa to distribute kits myself. Very proud of that!
We are currently working on a HUGE order! A group in South Carolina is working wtih ALARM to distribute 500 kits to schools in Rwanda in October. We will be instituting what Days for Girls lovingly calls the "UndieGround Railroad" to get these kits to their destination. I will be collecting supplies in Georgia and taking them to Lisa in North Carolina who will then drive them to Charlotte! Shipments of donated kits and kit components have been steadily flowing in from all over the USA- from California to Puerto Rico- with more on the way. I made an initial commitment to supply this group with 225 kits, but we are far above that! Shooting for the full 500, we will still need 760 liners, 274 shields, 336 ziploc bags, and 175 washcloths. I am confident that we can get at least half of that before our deadline on Wednesday, October 10th.
Our other big news is that an Atlanta salon has agreed to host a fundraiser for Days for Girls Georgia! They are currently very busy, but the shop owner and I are supposed to touch base in a few weeks to start working out details. I don't want to give too much away... but... it's an EXTREMELY fun and unique salon.
So come one, come all to our October meeting on Saturday, October 6th at 11am at Lutheran Church of the Messiah, 465 Clairemont Ave., Decatur, GA 30030. Sewing skills not needed! Just bring your smile and sharp scissors :-)
Melissa
Promoting Days for Girls
Great News! This year, Days for Girls Georgia will be represented at the Southeast Women's Herbal Conference in Black Mountain, NC in mid-October. I've been attending for a few years as a vendor for my own business, but this year I will devote half of my booth to promoting DAYS FOR GIRLS!
A Package from our Sisters in Los Angeles
Today DFG Georgia got our first package from a sister chapter. Thank you
DFG Los Angeles for ONE HUNDRED (!!!) shields, acrylic liner pattern
pieces, a drawstring tool, and several yards of fabric to share Debbie's
Light.
Also, a $50 donation came in yesterday, so we are half way to getting a full roll of PUL. I have made up some flyers to give out at our meeting on Saturday. If each of you could take one flyer and put it up in a public place, we can get the word out about Days for Girls. In the last three weeks, I have gotten communication from four women who are interested in joining us! Yay!
Also, a $50 donation came in yesterday, so we are half way to getting a full roll of PUL. I have made up some flyers to give out at our meeting on Saturday. If each of you could take one flyer and put it up in a public place, we can get the word out about Days for Girls. In the last three weeks, I have gotten communication from four women who are interested in joining us! Yay!
Yesterday's Meeting
Thank you so much to everyone who came out to Lutheran Church of the Messiah to sew for Days for Girls! We ended up with about 20 kits 100% complete, 30 shields, 20 drawstring bags, and 100 liners. We are still in need of funds to purchase PUL for the future gatherings, but we had a very kind donation of $50. That's a great start!
More Exciting News for Saturday
I'm so excited about this next meeting! The Director of the fabulous daycare center that occupies the building at Messiah has donated lots of fabric to Days for Girls. Once upon a time, she was a massage therapist, so she gave me all of her old flannel sheets. These will be GREAT for pad liners! We also have some cute prints that we can use for either pads or drawstring bags. And if that weren't enough... she's bringing in her sewing machine for me to set up for anyone who would like to use it!
I have dozens of shields sewn and turned that will need topstitching, and I have yards and yards of flannel with two edges serged for us to cut into liners and finish serging. I also have some drawstring bags that will need the twill put into the casings at the top- perfect job for our little girl helpers!
Also, as some of you may have already read on the DFG Georgia Facebook page, DFG International has put a challenge out to all of the chapters for fundraising. I spoke to Celeste, the founder, last week. She has had an anonymous donor promise to match ALL donations up to ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS!! She will be leaving for Africa, along with volunteer extraordinaire Kayte next week. There are lots of items that these two will be purchasing once they are in country. Specifically, the DFG Zimbabwe office is in need of supplies, and they can purchase them there while they visit. There is only so much they can carry on the plane! Saturday, I will have a collection jar for DFG International. Whatever you can give, please do. I will deposit all of the donations and send them to Celeste via paypal ASAP. If you would like to write a check directly to DFG, see DFG International Donations for the mailing address, but please mark on your donation that it was from a member of DFG Georgia!
See you Saturday!
I have dozens of shields sewn and turned that will need topstitching, and I have yards and yards of flannel with two edges serged for us to cut into liners and finish serging. I also have some drawstring bags that will need the twill put into the casings at the top- perfect job for our little girl helpers!
Also, as some of you may have already read on the DFG Georgia Facebook page, DFG International has put a challenge out to all of the chapters for fundraising. I spoke to Celeste, the founder, last week. She has had an anonymous donor promise to match ALL donations up to ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS!! She will be leaving for Africa, along with volunteer extraordinaire Kayte next week. There are lots of items that these two will be purchasing once they are in country. Specifically, the DFG Zimbabwe office is in need of supplies, and they can purchase them there while they visit. There is only so much they can carry on the plane! Saturday, I will have a collection jar for DFG International. Whatever you can give, please do. I will deposit all of the donations and send them to Celeste via paypal ASAP. If you would like to write a check directly to DFG, see DFG International Donations for the mailing address, but please mark on your donation that it was from a member of DFG Georgia!
See you Saturday!
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