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Carol Perkins: Skirts and Totes for OCC Previous Column: The Keys By Carol Perkins I am addicted to thrift stores. I frequent those in Bowling Green, Campbellsville, Columbia, and Glasgow. I stopped at thrift stores on the trips we made this spring. I know where they are en route to Carla's in Tennessee. I've been to those in Texas. Why? My seek and find has a purpose beyond myself. I discovered that by cutting sheets into rectangles (36" or 42" by 18" in case you want to sew, too), I can make pretty elastic waist skirts for the Operation Christmas Child Shoebox Mission (part of the Samaritan's Purse) in which our county (and many others) is heavily involved. A simple elastic waist skirt and a homemade tote (450 is our goal) would thrill girls in these third-world countries where clothing is a luxury. Another brainstorm: ninety-nine cent sheets, bed skirts (for ruffles), and other thrift store finds such as ribbon would cut costs. The IAM store at Knob Lick, which gives away free clothing and household items, has donated to this project, too. My house now looks like a factory. I finally moved my sewing machine from the kitchen table to the garage and plugged in a fan. Hopefully, when the girls see their pretty skirts and carry their tote bags (among other items in the box), they will know that in the little community of Metcalfe County, they are loved. God commissioned us to spread the word, and that's what this mission does, one box at a time. Our Metcalfe Shoebox Mission send 1150 boxes to over 100 countries and territories and shared the Gospel through an evangelistic booklet called "The Greatest Gift." If you want to be part of this glorious mission, you can sew, collect items (suggestions on OCC website), or donate to the Metcalfe Shoebox Mission at any Edmonton State Bank and we'll shop for you. (We can fill a box for $10 so how many will you do?) I hear the sewing machine calling me. By the way, one seamstress is Gerry Box, who never slows down. (She turns 95 this week, so let's card bomb her at 349 Lutzke Lane, Edmonton, KY). The gift, of course, is on both sides of the boxes: the receiver and the giver. Contact me on Facebook or at carolperkins06@gmail.com and pledge to help us reach our goal this year, no matter where you live. This story was posted on 2023-08-12 15:40:34
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