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Little Dresses for Africa Happy Spring!
Update on Little Dresses for Africa 
Little Dresses for Africa
April 2024 Update Letter
21805 Woodruff Road,
Rockwood, MI 48173
(734) 637-9064 |
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Welcome to Little Dresses for Africa, where we are dedicated to changing lives here and across the ocean. We're not just sending dresses, we're sending hope. We have currently sent over 11 million dresses to Africa and are continuously making and sending over more each year.
We welcome new volunteers. Volunteers of every age and every denomination and group, meet every second and fourth Thursday of the month at 6pm at 21805 Woodruff Road, Rockwood, MI 48173. Our typical Thursday includes organizing dresses, boxing up and sorting other donations such as school supplies and shoes. All are welcome and we look forward to meeting any new volunteers.
Our major Fund Raiser, THE BIG DINNER will be held on October 19, 2024 at the beautiful Bentley Conference Center, located at 646 Biddle Ave, Wyandotte, MI 48192. The theme is "Helping Dreams Come True!" and your support will do just that: Make dreams come true. Proceeds will provide for our projects through clean water, education and community.
We welcome your donations or if you are out of Michigan, we encourage you to plan your own BIG DINNER to support our work. Thank you so much!
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One of the most dangerous jobs in remote villages is fetching water from remote polluted water sources. The trip is often long and the path can be filled with dangerous animals and people as these little girls go for their water. But thanks to you, we are able to provide clean water through Well Sponsorship Programs.
Little Dresses for Africa knows how vital providing clean water to villages is. Clean water saves lives immediately by reducing disease and enhancing sanitation. By providing readily available clean water, individuals are given more time and better health. An average walk for water is 5 miles round trip. A bucket of water weighs about 40lbs. Building nearby wells can offer them more time for education, and increase their safety.
As of 2024, Little Dresses for Africa has built 122 wells. Sponsoring a well is a wonderful and life-changing way to honor your loved ones. $5500 will provide a well with the name of your honoree. We will send you a picture and location of the village in which your well is placed. Contact rachel@littledressesforafrica.com to sponsor yours.
Clean water saves lives.
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Little Dresses for Africa remains committed to supporting education in Africa. Education changes the future and stops the cycle of poverty. Thanks to the success of last year's Big Dinner, we are able to fund the construction of a new school building catering to education levels 3 and 4. This summer, a team will journey to Malawi to contribute to the construction of the school playground equipment that was provided through last year's BIG DINNER. This equipment will not only allow children to be carefree children in difficult circumstances, but will increase our enrollment and provide exceptional teachers. |
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Buckets of Hope continue to be a favorite project. These brightly colored buckets are given to widows, orphans, and families suffering with AIDS. Buckets include essential items, such as oil, rice, sugar, blankets, mosquito nets, soap, blankets and supplies. You can purchase Buckets of Hope for $20 each. Contact us at rachel@littledressesforafrica.com |
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