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82 Sundresses to Haiti - a Senior Take Action Project

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Mount Vernon Area Girl Scout Troop 874 made 82 Dresses to send to an orphanage in Haiti:  From left to right--L. and L. Fisher, S. Ruffin, N. Shute, M. Finn, S. Culver, E. Hutchison, B. Lehner, S. McKeown, C. Harris, E. Rice, and B. Martin.  82 Sundresses to Haiti - a Senior Take Action Project

During the 2012 summer, Teen Girl Scouts in Mount Vernon area Troop 874 initiated a dressmaking project for the girls living and/or going to school at the Haiti Micah Project orphanage.  This was their take action project to complete the Girltopia Journey.  Many of the Girl Scouts had no previous experience with sewing, but they learned to sew and recruited many friends and community members to help with this ambitious sewing project. 

82 dresses were designed and sewn over the summer by the Girl Scouts and a few members of our Mount Vernon community.  Younger area girls made beautiful friendship bracelets that coordinate with the bright colors of the dresses the older Scouts made.  Yards of colorful fabric and notions were donated by the community as well.

The Haiti Micah Project is responsible for 400 at-risk and vulnerable children who need food, water, clothing, healthcare and school tuition and supplies.  The 82 dresses will be delivered to the orphanage in Haiti in September. Submitted by Kathy Lehner.

Photo: Mount Vernon Area Girl Scout Troop 874 made 82 Dresses to send to an orphanage in Haiti:  From left to right--L. and L. Fisher, S. Ruffin, N. Shute, M. Finn, S. Culver, E. Hutchison, B. Lehner, S. McKeown, C. Harris, E. Rice, and B. Martin. 

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