Thank you for your support!

In this closing blog, I just wanted to say thank you to all of you who provided support of one kind or another. Almost daily, I heard from some of you either via text, e-mail, notes, phone calls or in person giving me encouragement and providing kind words of support. I would not have made it without all of you. Also, there were those of you who provided fabric, thread, elastic, financing, and assistance in the way of cutting, and sewing and of course delivering the shorts to Haiti. I could not leave this project without the mention of your names. I hope I have listed all of you and if I have not, I apologize, and I hope you will let me know and I will gladly add your name to the list.

Fabric was donated by the following folks:

Joanne Nally

Allison Fletcher

Janice Porter

Zella Sisk

Kay Richardson

Mary Coble

Andrea Dunn

Debbie Boyd

Kristin Boyd

Stephanie Harris

Kristi Johnson

Pat Cook

Janie Krennerich

Mary Kay Jones

Maria Jones

Kacey Lieblong

Judy King

Donations Totaling $1025 were given by the following:

Mary Jo Turner

Sandi Pierce

Arleta Moore

Richard and Sandra Lusby

Paula Miles

Janice Kroeter

Sue Haggenmacher

Susan Cathcart,

Charlene Creech

Sherrell Rodgers.

Mike and Sandi Cornish

Maria Jones

Lisa Moore

Jo Wheeler

Sharon Langley

The following people helped by Cutting Shorts:

Linda Walters

Sandi Pierce

Brandon Stevens

Diane Langford

Beth Loveless

Connor McClurkan

Taylor Cornish

The following people helped by Sewing With me at my home:

Allison Fletcher

Murlene Degges

Janice Porter

Mike Cornish

Sandi Cornish

David Cornish

Janet Cornish

The following people helped by Sewing on their own:

Cindy Calhoun

Cissy Lieblong

Debbie Robinson

Shirley Bridger

The following people helped by packing shorts for delivery:

Terri Cobb

Riley Reed

Kristy Reed

Nancy Benton for donating three pieces of luggage to ship the shorts.

Jana Brandt for donating two lockers to ship the shorts.

The following People and organizations have delivered the shorts to Haiti:

Eddie and Lee Cooper

Nate and Joy Miller

Jason and Will Brandt

Terri Cobb

Central Baptist Church

The Churches of Christ International Relief Ministries

A special thanks to my sons, Matthew and Mark and my daughter-in-law Jennifer. Even though they were not here for most of this, they supported me with their words of encouragement, and, it was because of the three of them that this project came to fruition.

A very special thank you to my husband, Russ! He helped me in many ways from providing me with resources to make this project happen, to overlooking when the house went amok and taking me out to dinner when I was just too tired to cook. I love you dearly, Russ. Thank you so much for your love and support over this year.

A final word: It has been a pleasure to work on this project with all of you. It has been a joy from the beginning to watch as each of you embraced it as your own. Some of you I have met for the first time because of this project and I will always cherish that meeting and our common bond. I have truly been blessed by it and by each one of you. Look back at the photos of the children and you will realize, very quickly, that it was all worth it. This group provided a total of 5,743 pairs of shorts, skirts, and onesies to the children of Haiti. I am sure God will bless each and every one of you for taking care of his precious children. I sincerely thank you!!!