Individual Social Responsibility by Fashion Artists/Sewers for Haitian toddlers

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Welcome to our 7th event of its kind.It is 5-hour opportunity to exercise hands-on Individual Social Responsibility.

No matter if your desire is to …

• fine-tune your fashion design or sewing skills
• learn how a garment is made from start-to-finish, or
• if you just wish to exercise hands-on social entrepreneurship
  --> this action-packed workshop is for you!

We will be fabricating fashionable Chicago-style garments for little girls and boys in Haiti, ranging in age from 2–5 years. For many of them it is their very first dress or pants they ever owned. By now some 1,500+ dresses and 300+ pants (britches) had been made by our group.

Expect some 50+ compassionate volunteers. At past events our big-hearted attendees ranged in age from 4 to 84 years. It never mattered that most of the attendees are ‘want-to-be dressmakers’ when they march into the room. At the end of the session all of them are very proud of what they had accomplished.

Luckily we can count again on the help of a number of professionals: seasoned fashion designers, dress makers and sewers. Many of them are returning for the 3rd and 4th time. They will all freely offer a helping hand to any novice dressmaker or sewer, who might need a little help with either fabric cutting, working with patterns, ironing, colored fabric sorting & pinning, or even sewing.

Rest assured, we will have duties assigned for every attendee. Obviously there are many tasks besides operating a sewing machine to get the job done. In short, you don't need to be a tailor to participate, whereas you may depart as one!

As with all our 'Haiti-help' events, the workshop is NOT a monetary fundraiser!. However please accept the mandatory entrée fee PER attendee:

Participation fee A:
(5) gently-used & washed pillowcases and/or
(5) gently-used & washed T-shirts (NOT white please !) and/or (5) gently-used & washed button-down blouses and/or shirts (Oxford-style)

Participation fee B: $9.97 (cash) at the door in case you missed bringing with you either (5) gently-used pillowcases or (5) gently-used T-shirts or Oxford-style blouses or shirts. In exchange for the payment you will receive (2) new pillowcases to be used at the workshop

It is appreciated that you bring with you any item such as: It is appreciated that you bring with you any item such as:
• sewing machine with loaded bobbin. (If an electric machine, kindly bring an extension cord)
• steam iron with iron board
• pair of dressmaker scissors, sewing shears or rotary cutter
• self-healing cutting mat
• ruler
• bias tape [7/8" wide, single folded (any color)]
• and if available: gently-used French language books for toddlers and elementary school students

Fortunately this event is again a MULTI Meetup. It means it is co-sponsored by other befriended Meetup groups.

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P.S.: In the event you are unable to participate at the event, however you have collected pillowcases, T-shirts and or French language children books, kindly be so good and have them delivered to the event location on the day the event takes place. Thank you kindly for your support.