For our upcoming Home, Family, and Personal Enrichment Meeting on September 9th, we are collecting dresses to donate to Shelter House. Our theme is Self Reliance and we hope to collect 100 dresses to give to these women in need. "The objective of the welfare program of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is to care for the needy while teaching principles that will allow needy persons to become self-reliant and retain their self-respect. The program also provides opportunities to all other members of the Church to serve — fulfilling the commandment Jesus Christ gave to feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, take in the stranger, clothe the naked and visit the sick." We also want to hear the stories that go along with the dress(es) you donate ... Did you wear it for a special occasion? Was it a gift? What made this dress special for you? What do you hope for the woman who receives it? This is also a great activity to bring a friend to or a less-active member, and maybe she has a dress to donate. If you haven't done your spring cleaning yet, this is the perfect excuse to clean out your closet! Please bring your donations to the church; we will be collecting dresses July 6th through September 7th.
