Sewing machines were busily humming at St. George鈥檚 Roman Catholic Church in Assiniboia on November 16.
Members of the women鈥檚 auxiliary and other volunteers embarked on phase two of their pro颅ject to sew dresses for impoverished children in Mexico. Volunteers brought their sewing ma颅chines and made over a dozen brightly-coloured small-sized dresses. All of the fabric, buttons, ribbons and thread have come from local donors.
The volunteers met on October 26 to make the first batch of dresses for girls in the middle school age range. These dresses are on their way to Cuerna颅vaca, Mexico. In the second gathering they made dress颅es for early years children. For some these children, this will be their first new item of clothing.
The next sewing ses颅sion plans to make shorts for boys. There is a need for sturdy cotton clothing that is easy to care for and long-lasting. The women鈥檚 auxiliary volunteers are de颅signing the dresses so that they are easily adjustable to fit growing children in a wide range of sizes. All of the clothing will be delivered to impover颅ished children in Cuer颅navaca, an ancient city located in south-central Mexico. The rapid eco颅nomic expansion of past decades has left many resi颅dents in poverty.
