Days for Girls O'Fallon Team Update
- Our team purchased an Accuquilt Go Die Cutter and a custom Days for Girls shield die. This system is a fast, accurate, fun, and easy way to cut shields out!
- We are excited to announce our new 'team within a team'. A group of ladies, from New Melle, have a special gift for making Days for Girls drawstring bags. We warmly welcome them to the team!
- We are preparing kits for two mission trips in 2018! Two of our team members will be taking Days for Girls kits and leading feminine hygiene presentations ... 'turning periods into pathways'. Aliy will be taking 50 kits to the Fond Blanc Orphanage in Haiti. Laura will be taking 100 kits to Honduras. We have completed an inventory of kit components and are gearing up to provide these two special ladies with the 150 Days for Girls kits they need. This will bring our kit total to 415! Every washable feminine hygiene kit gives back up to 6 months of living in just 3 years of use. 415 kits equal 74,700 days of education, health, safety and dignity!
- Welcome, Jan! Our new Days for Girls volunteer who is sewing shields!
What is in 150 kits?
- 1,200 liners
- 300 shields with 600 plastic Kam snap sets
- 300 pairs of panties
- 300 Ziploc bags
- 150 drawstring bags
- 150 washcloths
- 150 bars of soap
- 150 pictorial instruction sheets
That's a lot of Busy Hands ❤ Sharing Hearts (and fabric & thread)!
How Can You Help?
- Come to a meeting and help prepare kit components
- Check out Our Wish List
- Share our blog page and our wish list to family, friends, co-workers, etc!
- Donate to cover airline baggage expenses for kits
With your help, we can reach Every Girl. Everywhere. Period.
P.S. Do you sew at home? Save any type of fabric scraps. One of our volunteers, Jan, uses the scraps to fill pet beds she sews and donates to local animal shelters. Waste not, Want not! Just bag your scraps and bring them to a meeting!