The Green Hills ward/craft group and the Brentwood Women's Club are combining to form a powerful superservice. We will be making smile dolls, children's hospital gowns, and small tote bags for Operation Smile.
Quotes from their site:
"The role of the Smile Dolls is to help diminish anxiety and to communicate the objective of the procedure they will undergo. They are used by Child Life Therapists to alleviate the fear of anesthesia masks, needles and other medical procedures."
"[A director noticed that] children came to the hospitals in their best clothing hoping to be selected for surgery. Many of these children wore these same clothes into the operating room because the hospital did not have child-sized gowns for the children to wear."
The tote bags will hold the dolls, and markers. The kids will draw on one side of the doll what they look like now, and then on the other side they will draw what they will look like after the operation.
We are meeting at the church next
Wednesday, January 20th
10 am - 2:00 pm
We have a goal to make 100 dolls, 30 gowns, and 50 totes.
We'll need people to cut out, iron, pin, sew, and help in the nursery.
EVERYONE you know is invited. So please come, please bring anyone you know. We've formally invited Bellevue and Old Hickory ward. But you can bring anyone else that is interested too.
I am organizing a nursery that will be open from 9:45 to 12:15. I'll ask for volunteers as people RSVP. I want to make sure to have one adult per 5 kids. I'll have a sign-up sheet when kids arrive. We're hoping that so many people come we won't know everyone there!
All supplies will be provided. But if you have high quality fabric that you realize you won't be sewing up, you're welcome to bring it to see if it can be used. I've got some!
If you have theses items, please bring them, LABELED:
- fabric cutting scissors
- sewing machine
- iron, ironing board
If you plan on helping, please leave in the comments:
1. Your first and last name.
2. If you're bringing children, how many?
3. What items can you bring?
4. Would you be willing to volunteer in the nursery?
Call Alisha with questions, 463-9507 or alishareynolds@gmail.com
“For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.” - Luke 9:24
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