SEPTEMBER WORKDAY
Please join us next Saturday, the 9th if you can. We'll be at Our Sewing Room from 10:30 to around 4:30--5:00. Bring your machine if you'd like to sew or serge, and basic sewing supplies.
WHERE DO WE DISTRIBUTE KITS?
Just about everywhere. Right now I'm getting some components ready for women in Houston. But, most of our kits go to girls and women in other countries: Ghana, Haiti, India, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe, so far.
Days for Girls is on target to have distributed a million kits by the end of this year!
That's a lot of girls who will have many more days of school each year. Girls who are less likely to drop out because they've gotten behind on their studies. Research shows that girls with more education will help to raise the economy of their community. In Third World counties, the rate of infant and child mortality is directly related to the educational level of the mom! That's impact.
FINANCES
Teams and chapters receive no financial support from Days for Girls. We rely entirely on the generosity of folks who agree that this is important work.
When we buy for our kits, we wait until the prices are excellent. And I try to post when I hear that components are on sale. Last night I cleaned the Eugene JoAnn's out of all (really) their flannel that would be great (busy and dark enough, no faces, words, etc.) for our liners. I spent $102.43, and saved $234.09 off regular prices.
We let people know what we need, and every month there are angels bringing us fabric and other supplies. When we started out, we often received donations which were not exactly what was required by DFG, and we had to pass those on to other nonprofits. But now--wow--we get such perfect donations!! Our orange handout does have a detailed wish list on one side, and it appears people DO read it! I'll paste that info in this blog post--just scroll down a few inches.
Last year, we held a big yard sale with the Springfield Lions, and split the profits. This year we're trying a raffle quilt as our big fundraiser. Several volunteers foundation-pieced quilt blocks this summer, using fabric scraps left over from making bags and shields. I finished hand-sewing on the binding this weekend, and it's ready to meet the world!
We hope to have many opportunities for people to buy (and sell) tickets for the quilt. Please help out--if you know of a place where volunteers could set up to sell tickets, or you have a group where you could offer tickets to others, please let me know. And please offer them to your friends.
I'll have tickets and the quilt available at our workdays. When you take a batch of tickets to sell, you can take a photo too. The quilt is available to be shown at events, too.
OUR HANDOUT
In case you've misplaced yours, or never got one, here's the text of the orange flyer with all the crucial information:
Days for Girls International
Eugene/Springfield Chapter
Susan Mondon & Mary Jo
Moloney, Co-Directors
Email: dfgeugene@gmail.com
Blog: dfgeugene.blogspot.com
Website: daysforgirls.org
Since 2008, Days for Girls has changed the lives of nearly
a million girls and women in 113 countries by providing them with washable
feminine hygiene kits. With a kit, a
girl can stay in school. Families, communities and nations become stronger. The single most important factor in reducing
childhood deaths is the education level of the mother, and these kits help
girls stay in school.
If you decide that contributing to
Days for Girls is something that you’d like do on a regular or occasional
basis, just join us or contact me at the above email. Our volunteers typically focus on one item or
phase of making an item. If you want to sew
at home, please let us check your first items before you continue.
If you’d like to donate supplies,
the details of what we need, and restrictions, are on the reverse of this slip,
and on our blog, dfgeugene.blogspot.com.
They are listed in current order of need. If you’d like a receipt for
tax purposes, please ask.
For tax-deductible monetary
donations, please check with me.
Sometimes there’s a fundraiser with matching funds.
These kits may be the nicest things
the girls ever receive! We strive to
make them beautiful and perfect in every way.
Thank you so much for helping with attention to detail!
Our DFG Eugene Chapter meets
monthly at Our Sewing Room, 448 Main
St., Springfield, usually on the 1st Saturday of the month. (Check blog to verify
a specific date). We are there from
10:30 to about 4:30. Come for all or
part. Information, photos, links and
future dates and changes will be on our blog.
Every Girl.
Everywhere. Period.
Days
for Girls Eugene/Springfield Chapter
Donations
Wish List
Fabric restrictions: Medium/dark to dark colors, in busy
stain-hiding designs, such as florals. Because of cultural considerations, we
need to avoid prints depicting weapons, people/ animals with faces, insects
(butterflies are OK), camouflage, religion, words, or holidays. Avoid solids.
Polyester serger thread—good quality, medium/darker colors.
Polyester thread in medium and dark colors (Gutermann is a good brand).
Quality cotton flannel (see fabric restrictions
above). If you have time to wash, dry
and press it, that’s greatly appreciated.
Cotton washcloths, in darker colors. Target has a good price on 8-packs by
Room Essentials. Do not wash. Not
microfiber.
Girls’ cotton underpants, sizes 10, 12, 14 & 16,
& women’s sizes, as colorful as possible (for hiding stains). The style we
use is briefs—please no bikini/hipster/thong/boy shorts styles. Fabric
restrictions apply here too. Do not wash.
Rotary cutter blades, 45mm or 60mm
Ziploc brand gallon size freezer bags (photo of meat on front of box)
Quality cotton fabric, the prettier the better. (see
fabric restrictions above).
Small
“hotel” soaps
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