Originally posted by MonsterBabyMama Sorry. Been away from the computer for a while. I am trying to finish up some sewing for other people so I can get started on this.
I am thinking: wool covers would work well because they can be hung to dry out, but would it be gross to use a cover on a different baby? (which would happen more than likely).
Also, I am thinking that quick-dry fitteds or AIO's would be best since they don't seem to use pins very much. Like a fleece or wool cover with a fold-out soaker (prefold, whatever) that can be hung to dry. -or- we could do a bunch of birdseye flats...
Sherrie, do you have any more birdseye available?? I can use the yardage that I bought from you to make some...plus I just got a bunch of killington in the mail, so when the pattern goes up, I can use it for those.
I just got a bunch of wool that wasn't expected, so I can use that for covers.
Also, Branwyn, has the winter shipment been sent already or is there a timeline for it?
I have a ton of terrycloth that I can make some diapers with. I can make both fitteds and prefolds! I will see what I can do!!
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hey guys Xpost of info from heather:
For those interested in getting a 'move-on' regarding this Aid For Orphans program . . . well, I'm right there with you. I feel like we can't do anything fast enough! Right now we are in the process of filing for our non-profit status. This can take up to a year according to the woman that is working with me on it. We have to do it right and make sure all the i's are dotted and t's are crossed so it doesn't get kicked back to us. Until we have that status we will not be able to apply for grants or solicit large donations from bigger companies. It means less incoming monies at the onset simply because people want a write-off (at least big industry does). So, until we have those monies, we are having to keep this at the level that we can afford to maintain it with contributions from our personal budgets, our business budgets and those that are willing to contribute for shipping. Shipping, by far, is our biggest concern. It wil literally cost in the hundreds each time we make a shipment.
For this time we will be taking in the following items: unopened, new medicines (Tylenol and the like), cotton sheets, flannel blankets 36x36 is good, but smaller gently used ones will work as well, the baby overalls that need sewing, monetary dontations to pay for formula, diapers and the like. Although other things ARE needed, for the money to ship them there, we could purchase the children more than a month's worth of food - so, food will come first for now.
At present we have a paypal account donations@aidfororphans.org AND we will have several different areas that can be contributed to within the next 48 hours as our website goes up. It is an exciting time and we have literally worked around the clock to get this to fruition. Please have any mommas contact me that have any questions. I can be reached at heather@aidfororphans.org .
The pattern will be both downloadable, and in a matter of weeks, a physical pattern that can be mailed out. We have an engineer woman that is cleaning up the .pdf for the pattern that Kinko's slaughtered. She is having it scaled appropriately and we anticipate 48 hours until we can make it available.
We look forward to where this will go in the future - perhaps even here within our own nation where orphans abound as well, but for now we feel led to help this country that can hardly help itself.
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XPOST from an email approved by heather to forward:
For those interested in getting a 'move-on' regarding this Aid For Orphans program . . . well, I'm right there with you. I feel like we can't do anything fast enough! Right now we are in the process of filing for our non-profit status. This can take up to a year according to the woman that is working with me on it. We have to do it right and make sure all the i's are dotted and t's are crossed so it doesn't get kicked back to us. Until we have that status we will not be able to apply for grants or solicit large donations from bigger companies. It means less incoming monies at the onset simply because people want a write-off (at least big industry does). So, until we have those monies, we are having to keep this at the level that we can afford to maintain it with contributions from our personal budgets, our business budgets and those that are willing to contribute for shipping. Shipping, by far, is our biggest concern. It wil literally cost in the hundreds each time we make a shipment.
For this time we will be taking in the following items: unopened, new medicines (Tylenol and the like), cotton sheets, flannel blankets 36x36 is good, but smaller gently used ones will work as well, the baby overalls that need sewing, monetary dontations to pay for formula, diapers and the like. Although other things ARE needed, for the money to ship them there, we could purchase the children more than a month's worth of food - so, food will come first for now.
At present we have a paypal account donations@aidfororphans.org AND we will have several different areas that can be contributed to within the next 48 hours as our website goes up. It is an exciting time and we have literally worked around the clock to get this to fruition. Please have any mommas contact me that have any questions. I can be reached at heather@aidfororphans.org .
The pattern will be both downloadable, and in a matter of weeks, a physical pattern that can be mailed out. We have an engineer woman that is cleaning up the .pdf for the pattern that Kinko's slaughtered. She is having it scaled appropriately and we anticipate 48 hours until we can make it available.
We look forward to where this will go in the future - perhaps even here within our own nation where orphans abound as well, but for now we feel led to help this country that can hardly help itself.
Location: email me if you want to stay in touch - madhousemauly@gmail.com
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sorry forgot something from heather:
"Please let them know I will contact you as soon as the site is up.
We will be sending out a newsletter and they will want to go to the site to sign up for the newsletter. It will be a spam free newsletter - so, they will only receive it as they sign up for it."
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sorry forgot something from heather:
"Please let them know I will contact you as soon as the site is up.
We will be sending out a newsletter and they will want to go to the site to sign up for the newsletter. It will be a spam free newsletter - so, they will only receive it as they sign up for it."
I saw on one of the links I followed about this that we can mail directly to one of the places I think? Any clue how much more it would be to do that, rather than mailing to you?
Say, I had a 30 pound box of stuff to mail. If I mailed it to you, cheapest would be $xx.xx. If I mailed it to them, cheapest would be $xx.xx. I've never shipped packages overseas so not sure what it involves as far as paperwork (customs??) and cost.
Maybe some of us could manage that anyway to help lighten the shipping load if it wasn't completely outrageous.
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Originally posted by owiebrain I saw on one of the links I followed about this that we can mail directly to one of the places I think? Any clue how much more it would be to do that, rather than mailing to you?
Say, I had a 30 pound box of stuff to mail. If I mailed it to you, cheapest would be $xx.xx. If I mailed it to them, cheapest would be $xx.xx. I've never shipped packages overseas so not sure what it involves as far as paperwork (customs??) and cost.
Maybe some of us could manage that anyway to help lighten the shipping load if it wasn't completely outrageous.
good question, best i can tell you at this moment would be to do a rate quote. my zip is 30102 if you want to do a comparison. LMk how it works out, i knwo it can take 6 months to reach the ukraine at times.
What services are available for shipping overseas? I'm a complete virgin when it comes to this. I'm sure good ol' USPS would be happy to take my money. Any other options to compare?
I am thinking about asking my church for support on this. Maybe if a bunch of us go in together who have more than just the few things on the list (ie: scrubs aren't on the list, so if someone wanted to send them, they could, to this alternate group, to ship.) we could send over a seperate shipment. Now, I am saying this, but have NO idea about shipping costs either, if they are going to be astronomical, it may not work. I am also going to contact Mennonite Central Committee, who does projects like this all over the world, to see if they have any connections in the Ukraine and could possibly help us get some things over there. THey distribute all kinds of food, blankets, diapers, and other aid all over the world, so there is a chance they will be willing to help.
Man, is anyone else here feeling the need to adopt? I loved being pregnant and having a little baby, but this tears at my heart.
From what I can tell it will be over $100 for shipping to the Ukraine for a 35 lb. package.
It will be about $32.00 for a 10 lb. package.
I just went to the USPS and FedEx websites and did a rate calculation using the zip code for Kherson 73000. FedEx is really expensive...like over $300. Are there any other ways to ship overseas? Does UPS do it?
I had an idea last night: a stash game specifically for sewing for the orphans. ??
What do you think?? Anyone can donate $ for shipping, and we can all sew from our stashes (when the pattern goes up). The winner can have the pride and joy in clearing out her stash AND helping some children who need it at the same time!
Well, I have a 35 lb package ready to go, and I have been trying to sell things for shipping.....with no luck. It iwll cost about $130 to ship direct. I was going to try to do it that way to avoid double shipping ...to Heather/Melanie and then to the Orphanage. But I can afford the $25 shipping over the $135...I wil figure something out....Either way it is going this weekend!!!
I just got the pattern enlarged today so I thought I'd whip up a pair to see how long it took. These are very, very easy. They'd be much easier with wider bias tape but I'm using stuff in my stash and narrow is all I have right now.
If anyone is interested in sewing these but doesn't want to drag the kiddos out and to the copy store to enlarge the pattern, just drop me a PM with your address and I'll send you an enlarged pattern next week. I'm going to get several copies made to have on hand. I have an irl friend who's going to sew and a few others who are interested so I thought I'd keep a few on hand to save some mamas the trouble of taking the kids to the copy store.
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