14 Nov 2024
๐๐FAITH IN ACTION - 10,000 DRESSES IN 10 YEARS!!! ๐๐
Over the past ten years, Marian Catholic Collegeโs โSew a Smileโ initiative has donated over 10,000 garments to children across the Asia-Pacific, Africa, and the Caribbean!!!
This wonderful initiative embodies the college's Christian values, providing handmade dresses and shorts to children in need. Garments have reached children through organisations and missions like the We Yone Child Foundation in Sierra Leone, orphanages in the Philippines, Timor Leste, and Haiti, and projects like the CWA Mother & Baby Packs in the Pacific Islands.
Students from all grades, along with teachers, families, and community members, contribute to โSew a Smileโ through lunchtime workshops and sewing from home. Schools such as Loreto Normanhurst, St Agnes Rooty Hill and Tara Anglican College have also joined in, creating garments as part of their own community service programs. The initiative not only brings comfort to children in need but also teaches our students about compassion and the impact of simple acts of kindness.
As one Year 7 student shared, โItโs such a simple idea to make a change in the lives of young children who are not as fortunate as us.โ
Thank you to Mrs Meg Thomas for driving this initiative over the years, the staff, students, families and wider community who have generously contributed to this wonderful cause! ๐๐