Super Service Saturday, October 8th

This year our ward decided to do many projects for Super Saturday... but this year instead of them being for us they were for others. It was so awesome to come together as a R.S. and make things for those that needed a cheer.   Above are sisters  that are writing Christmas cards for Military men and women who are in the Bethesda Military Hospital in Maryland.  This is one of the activities I did and I felt such gratitude for those who serve our country.

On this table we were making Muslim dolls for Primary Children's Hospital.  The dolls we gave are given to the children when they have surgery.  The staff there marks the spot they are having surgery so that the doll can have surgery with them.

There were tables set up all over and every one was busy working and visiting with each other.

I cut out a lot of patterns for the dolls dress.  Luckily, everyone was on a sewing machine which was really good for the children getting the doll.

Some of our young women came and helped.  The "Jingle Cubes" were made for Inner City Refugee families.  They were so cute. Kami was teaching this part.

Everyone brought plastic grocery bags.  The grocery sacks are cut into strip that is super long.  The strips are sent to Africa with the Director of Women's Initiative for Reach for Children.  This organization is a non-governmental group that helps women in Africa.   After the bags are all cut up the women their are taught how to crochet the bags in which they then sell for money.   I think it is so neat that others have found a way for these women to help themselves. ... After our time was up.. many women took hundreds of bags home to cut up and finish.. so they can be ready for Africa in a few months.
It takes 50 plastic grocery sacks to make one crotchet bag.  Cutting up the bags took a lot of time so many of the ladies took bags home so they could make even more.

At another stations we made Reusable Sanitary Pads were made from small pieces of flannel for many women in Africa and India.

I had never thought about how some women would need reusable sanitary pads.  This just really made me think how blessed we are to never have to use this.   Each women gets one and they feel so blessed that they have this because before this many women were using "mud packs" or "grass" and maybe a rag if they were lucky.  Many of the girls had to quit school or jobs once there started menstruating.

Patty Liston who is the Executive Director for Grow.Learn.Give., an organization that teaches hygiene and maturation to children ages 5-18. She told us how happy these women from Africa and India were to receive this one simple cloth.

We are so blessed to never have to worry about this problem.

Tying quilts for to give to others in  need.

These are what the plastic bags make when they are all crocheted.  I think they are really cute!

These ladies are  making beaded bracelets for the still born babies at hospitals in the area.

At one table they were making stillborn blankets to wrap up the little babies in.

Above I am making Christmas cards for those I described above.  We had a yummy lunch of soup, salad and dessert and I think we all went home very grateful for our many blessings we enjoy.   Thanks again Ann for the pictures; you are awesome!