Not everything will be photographed

Just want to apologize if a dress or blanket that you made, or clothes that were donated don't make it on the blog. Some of the dresses were given to the mothers of sick children. We also didn't get photographs of the blankets that have been delivered or the box of clothing. Please know that all you did to help is greatly appreciated. The family that received the box of clothing was so excited, and I really was amazed as I saw that almost every piece of clothing looked brand new and very fashionable. Your kindness will be remembered for a long time to come!

More dresses delivered to Antofagasta Centro

We went back a second week to give dresses to those who were not at church the 1st Sunday. The girls were happy. The girls in the yellow & red dresses are sisters and their mother was thrilled that they matched. The girls in the ABC print dresses are friends & thought it was fun to have matching dresses as well. Also, many of the girls from the previous week wore their dresses to church on Sunday and made sure that I saw them in their new clothing!

Letter from the Stake President... click to enlarge letter

Children in the Antofagasta Centro Ward

These girls are from the Antofagasta Centro (Central) Ward. It is the poorest ward in the Antofagasta Stake. The girls were soooo excited to each receive 2 new dresses that they tried them on right away! The parents were even more excited. They really examined the stitches, fabrics, patterns, etc. and are so grateful to all of the people that put so much time, effort and love into these dresses. There are 3 baby girls in the ward that received 2 blankets each, as well as booties, and many of the young boys in the ward received winter hats. The Bishop made the comment that these pictures should be in the Liahona (the Spanish version of the Ensign). We'll see!

Delivering the boxes to the Stake President & the Stake Primary President

Homes in the Antofagasta Stake

The trip to Chile

4 LARGE (32 gallon) plastic bins were filled to capacity with dresses, blankets, hats, booties, pants, shorts and shirts. The books are in the process of being ordered... the weight and space that 100 FHE Manuals and 15 large print scriptures amount to was just too much for one family to take down!

7 Months of Tuesdays

Almost every Tuesday morning ladies from the ward met at someone's home to make the dresses for the children in Antofagasta. There were usually between 3 and 7 women working on them at a time. In the end there were a total of 75 dresses made with colorful fabrics, cute buttons, and lots of love.