A committee will be meeting this week to start advertising and collecting materials. To help them out I'm posting the flyer here.
Flyer on One Page
Flyer two on One Page
This is a project that can really make a difference for girls around the world so the more people involved here the better. Please share this information with your friends, your neighbors, your daughters. There are so many different ways to contribute. Let's use all of our resources to spread the word, social media, word of mouth, flyers etc.
Here is a copy of the sign up sheet so that you can be reminded of ways you can help out. (or you can just look at the list below)
Sign Up Sheet
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| Picture of a Days for Girls Kit, click this highlighted text for more information about each part |
And here's the list of supplies and help needed modified just a bit for our particular activity:
Donations:
Fabric: This is the most needed donation. Washed and Ironed prior to event.
*** Botanicals, geometrics and batiks are
preferable *** We are finding that with the flannels, bugs and insects seem to
be predominant choice for design. So go
ahead and buy them but keep the following in mind:
Some
prints are offensive or illegal in some communities. NO camouflage fabrics as
these are illegal in many countries.
Prints with people and faces cannot be sent to Muslim communities. Fabrics with guns, knives, culture-specific
themes as well as girly-glam should be avoided.
Bugs, reptiles and animals are acceptable where most of our kits from
Utah are being delivered. (HOWEVER,
there are some countries in which certain animals are predators so fabrics
including these are uncomfortable for the girls to wear and use.) For now, we are accepting friendly looking animals, bugs and
insect fabric.
- *100% cotton flannel - Good quality, (has to last for three years!) bright colors in patterns hide stains!
- *100% cotton - good quality like quilter’s cottons, colorful, Medium to dark stain-hiding prints
- * Sturdy fabric – can be a blend, since it is used for the bags - just not sheer or flimsy. COLORFUL!!!
·
Underwear - girl sizes
10, 12, 14, 16 (briefs or boy shorts NOT bikini) NOT women’s
size
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Washrags - (Walmart has packs 18 for $4) This is still the best price we’ve found so
far.
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Soap - (hotel-sized) The other is too heavy for transportation purposes. Get people in your area who travel to pick
some up in their hotels and donate them before your project night.
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Ziploc brand gallon-sized Freezer bags – Ziploc has proven to be the sturdiest.
Costco’s 4 pack is the best deal around, especially when the coupon is
offered.
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Drawstring (can be cording, ½ “ thick heavy
ribbon, or thick shoelaces, not the leather kind)
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Thread - Brights,(hot
pink is fabulous) and medium to dark, just
not white
Equipment
you could bring / loan / share (label everything):
- Sharpie
Markers
for tracing (10 – 12)
- Rotary
cutting mats and
rotary cutters (3 – 5)
- Sharp
Scissors EVERYONE
should just plan to bring a pair. Bring as many good ones as you
can gather (have the women label their own) so they go home with them
- Sewing
machines (10 or
more)
- Sergers
(3
or more)
- Ironing
boards and irons (6 of
each)
- Extension
cords and
power strips for the
sewing machines, irons and sergers
- Small
boxes or containers for removed pins
- on each sewing table
- Large
Cardboard boxes for
completed kits, parts in various stages of construction at the end of the
event
- Pins
- Safety
Pins
- Paper
Clips – Jumbo size
- Seam
Rippers (2 – 4)
- Seam Gauge – (1 or 2) for measuring casings for bags
Just
want to do something? . . .
You
can volunteer to cut out materiel, collect hotel soaps, sew at the actual event
or even wash and iron fabric before hand.
IF YOU WANT TO HELP THERE IS A WAY FOR YOU TO HELP JUST ASK!
You can leave a comment here or talk to one of the committee members,
they should be distributing flyers with their info on it soon.
I you still want more information, I added several links to Days for Girls information on my last post.
