‘Dress a Girl Around the World’

Just imagine how excited and happy a 5-year old or even a 10-year old girl feels when wearing the very first sundress she has ever owned.  All of the sundresses are adorned with two decorated pockets, buttons and pretty lace. 

“Dress a Girl Around the World” was founded in 2009 in Arizona.  There are ambassadors, nationally and internationally, making dresses for girls around the world, and showing them that they are worthy of respect, and that they are loved.   

A group of dressmaking volunteers from Castro Valley are part of the Bay Area group.  Monthly meetings are held at Transfiguration Church to prepare dress kits for volunteers to take home to sew.  Last year, the Bay Area group packed and delivered over 7,500 dresses, ranging in sizes from 4 to 14.

 It is a non-profit organization; therefore, the funding to purchase all sewing materials solely relies on donations.  There is always a need of 100% colorful cotton fabric for making dresses, solid colors for making bias tapes for the dress straps, and different styles of lace, ribbons, and buttons of all sizes to make the fancy pockets.  Donations of sewing materials, including gift cards to Joann Fabrics and cash donations are always appreciated.  

Volunteers are needed to iron, cut, or sew the sundresses or help make the kits.  The activities can be provided at the meeting or at home.  Sharing time and  being creative brings smiles to the faces of many girls around the world.

For more information, contact Yolanda @ yarredondo747@gmail.com