From Baltimore-
How much can one little dress do? When it's made from a 100 percent cotton pillow case and lovingly trimmed with rick rack and ribbons, it can delight a little girl in Haiti who may never have had a dress. And it might keep her safe from rape or kidnapping.
That's why Fran Lodder is spearheading a project at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Comforter, in Lutherville, that has dozens of volunteers sewing little dresses destined for Haiti. As of Monday, Aug. 15, they'd made 100 dresses.
Lodder, who lives in Elkridge Estates, patterned the project after one launched by Grace Episcopal Church, in Mansfield, Ohio, in March 2010. Since then, the project has spread to 21 states and produced thousands of dresses.
"Even before the earthquake (in Haiti in 2010), things were in bad shape because of the poverty," said Betty Diemer, who started the Mansfield project. "It's common for children under 11 to run around in nothing but underpants.
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http://www.baltimoresun.com/explore/baltimorecounty/publications/towson-times/ph-tt-dresses-for-haiti-0817-20110812,0,4409110.story
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