Sunday, August 21, 2011

Dress A Girl Dresses Blessed Honduras

The GAP team from Browncroft Community Church just got back from Honduras.  They brought with them 375 Dress A Girl Dresses and 37 boys shorts sets.  All of the dresses provided to this Mission's team were handmade in honor of Mary Jo Colligan's (DAG NY Rep) sister Marissa.  Marissa was murdered earlier this year, so they were made extra special in honoring love for her. 

I've only learned a little so far about their trip.  I can't wait to talk to them in person.  What an amazing work they have done in the name of Jesus!  Praise God! 

Monday, August 15, 2011

Dress A Girl Dresses head to Nicaragua

Hi Friends and Family!  Can you come help me at our next Dress A Girl Around the World Sewing and Doll Making Event at Browncroft Community Church!  It's this Thursday, August 18th from 3p-8p.  Bring your sewing machine if you have one and scissors.  We are also in need of pillowcases, wide ribbon, and wide double fold bias tape.  There is a no sew doll project and I need lots of cutters and people at my fashionista table!  If you don't have the above just bring scissors and friends and plan to be blessed!  PS:  Pasta dinner will be served around 5...Come for a girls evening out to make a difference in the world! ~Tara

Please read on for more exciting news about where DAG dresses have gone!........................
My new friend Emily is a Missionary in Nicaragua.  While my mother-in-law was visiting me from Georgia she packed her car with 60 Dress A Girl Dresses and Dolls.  Brought them to Emily in Georgia (her home base).  The following week we received photos of the girls receiving the dresses (see above).                                                   Praise God in how he connects the dots! 
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EXCITING NEWS: While I was typing this blog post I just received a phone call from a woman named Joan...Greece Assembly Church in Greece NY wants to bring 300 DAG dresses with them on their missionary trip to Haiti on August 30th!  They are headed there to rebuild a school for Grace International. 
                        The ball is rolling for Dress A Girl in New York!  God is Great!!!! 
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DRESS TALLY FOR BCC:
Another side note that I can't wait to share.  Since April of this year Browncroft Community Church of Penfield has been participating in the Dress A Girl Ministry.  As of August 14th BCC helped to connect the dots to dress 526 girls in DAG dresses and 119 boys in T's and Short sets.  This past week we just sent 375 DAG dresses with our BCC GAP team who went to Honduras!  Can't wait to see the pictures!

THANK YOU NOTES:
  • Thank you to Lisa Torrell for collecting T shirts and shorts at Rochester Christian School for Zambia! 
  • Thank you Pittsford Boy Scouts for collecting T shirts and Shorts for Zambia. 
  • Thank you Rochester Christian Reformed Church for collecting T's and shorts for Honduras.  
  • Thank you to all the dress making and doll making angels that drop off dresses in the drop box weekly at BCC!
  • Thank you to all who donated items for our events to help make dresses!
  • A HUGE Thank you to all of the Angels connected with Angels of Mercy NY, Inc. (http://www.angelsofmercyny.org/).   Mary Jo Colligan of Angels of Mercy NY (my inspiration connection) is the NY state representative for Dress A Girl and she is Beautiful inside and out...you must meet her at her next sewing event on Tuesday, August 23rd from 3p-8p at St. Cecelia's Chruch in Irondequoit ) !
  • Thank you Mellisa Bolton of designerherbrands.com for helping me create this blog for DAG! 
  • Thank you to all of the missionaries in sharing our vision to dress little boys and girls around the world!
  • Thank you Browncroft Community Church Missions for sharing this vision and supporting the Dress A Girl Ministry.

Call or write to me if you want to host your own event, find out about future events or if you know of a Missionary in need of DAG dresses ad Boys In Britches Shorts. 
I can be contacted at Tara Corcimgilia:  mac@rochester.rr.com or 585-670-0489

Dress A Girl Dresses and T's given to Zambia July 2011

Our lovely Hillary Warner from Browncroft Community Church went on a Missions trip to Zambia in July and took with her 76 Dress A Girl Around the World Dresses and 76 Boys in Britches T shirt and short sets.