This week was the completion of 10 weeks and 1000 pairs of shorts!!! I am so excited to be 1/5 of the way to completion. It has been so nice to see all the community support I am getting for this project. This week several members of Junior Auxiliary of Jonesboro, an organization in which I have been a member, donated money for the purchase of more fabric. Sandi Pierce and Lisa Moore both friends here in Jonesboro also donated money and with that money I was able to purchase 300 yards of adorable fabric and 24 five-hundred yard spools of thread. This will make at least 600 pairs of shorts. Thanks so much to all of you for your donation. The photo above are shorts made with some of the fabric I purchased with the donated funds. It is so exciting to see God's hand in this project. A few weeks ago, I was leaving Hancock fabric with a lot of elastic and a lady in line behind me noticed the elastic and asked what I was doing. I explained my goal and we continued to talk as we walked out to our vehicles. In short order, we realized that we both attended First Baptist Church. As we continued to talk, she said she might like to help. This weekend she called and she had made some shorts and I will be picking them up from her next Sunday from the Sunday School class she teaches. She also said she would like to continue to help with this project. I am so excited to have the help and it is a joy to meet such precious people like Mrs. Shirley Bridger. Thank you Shirley for taking your time to provide shorts for those in need. 1000 pairs of shorts down, 4000 to go.
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