"Twirls for Girls" Campaign to Provide Handmade Clothing for Donated Dollies this Christmas
As part of their ongoing mission to "make" a difference, a team of crafters/authors from YouCanMakeThis.com have come together to launch "Twirls for Girls." (www.TwirlsForGirls.com) This month-long drive is set up to encourage the creation and donation of handmade doll clothes to Toys for Tots during the holiday season.
Salt Lake City, Utah (PRWEB) November 18, 2007 -- As part of their ongoing mission to "make" a difference, a team of crafters/authors from YouCanMakeThis.com have come together to launch "Twirls for Girls." (www.TwirlsForGirls.com) This month-long drive is set up to encourage the creation and donation of handmade doll clothes to Toys for Tots during the holiday season.
The "Twirls for Girls" website provides free, downloadable patterns for making simple, yet adorable, doll clothes. The patterns, written in "eBook" format, include step-by-step instructions so that even those who are new to sewing will have success with these projects. The completed items can be taken to any of the 601 Toys for Tots donation centers nationwide, where they will be matched up with donated dolls and plush toys. The children who receive the little pieces of clothing will no doubt have hours of fun playing dress-up with their new friends.
In addition to the free patterns, YouCanMakeThis.com has specially priced a selection of patterns for the duration of the drive, and 100% of the proceeds from these patterns will be donated directly to Marine Toys for Tots Foundation. The organization will use this monetary gift to bring Christmas joy to needy girls and boys across the country.
Participants in this effort are encouraged to share photographs of their creations on the website. For each item donated, they will receive an entry into a drawing that will be held at the end of the drive. YCMT customers who purchase the selected patterns will be automatically entered as well. So far, 24 sponsors have donated over $1500 worth of gift certificates as prizes.
The Toys for Tots organization actually started with a handmade rag doll. In 1947, Diane Hendricks crafted the doll as a Christmas gift for a needy child. She asked her husband, Marine Corps Reserve Officer Bill Hendricks, to find a charity that would facilitate the donation. No such organization existed, so Bill founded one. Toys for Tots was born out of a spirit of giving of oneself, and today brings the joy of Christmas to millions of children across the country. The name of this supplementary drive comes from a skirt style that has become very popular in DIY sewing circles. "Twirls" are full, multi-tiered skirts that are usually made from pieces of fun fabrics. With the free pattern, crafters will be able to create dolly-sized twirls skirts not only for this cause, but also for the special little girls in their own lives and communities.
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