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The end-of-the-year trip for our 5th graders will be to the Martha Pullen School of Art and Fashion.  Please help us get there by contributing. It's easy.  Just click on the widget above. We appreciate your help. And don't forget to tell your friends. We'd appreciate their help, too.

Just so you know: last weekend we had another sleep-over.  Thirty six girls stayed all night at the school.  We had a picnic outside, played a basketball  tournament, had cheerleading competitions and finally fell asleep on the gym floor.  Great fun!  This was a fundraiser, so we were happy that so many girls wanted to come.  As usual, we donate 5% of our earnings to Relay for Life.  The remainder goes towards our trip to Savannah the see the Savannah College of Art and Design annual fashion show.

Sewing Club Runway Shut-in Nov. 5, 2010

We had a sleep over at Gains Elementary School for our fourth and fifth grade girls and their friends. They participated in lots of fun activities. the activities included a hula hoop and jacks competition, pig races, fingernails painting, sock hop and a runway fashion show. The girls also made small purses that they were able to take home with them. There were a lot of wonderful volunteers from the Fashion Design Student Association at UGA and from Alpha Phi Omega. We had a blast!

Jack Fruit (An African Fruit)

One of the advisers, Mrs. Bland, found a Jack Fruit at a Market in Atlanta, Ga. The Girls were then able to see, touch, smell and taste the sweet fruit that their pen pals from Africa talked about in their DVD that was sent to the club. The girls really enjoyed this experience.

2010 - 2011 Academic Year

We started the year by allowing the students to become familiar with their sewing machines. We then helped the girls make backpacks. They created backpacks for themselves and for their pen pals in Africa. Each student was assigned another girl from Uganda as a pen pal. They have also been making pillow cases for the homeless shelters.

FDSA Fashion Show!!

The University of Georgia Fashion Design Student Association 2010 FASHION SHOW!!

"The fashion show was exciting. There were many cool, nice, and pretty designs. I wish you could have been there. We even got autographs!" B. T. R.

"I enjoyed the fashion show at Tate II. We went on April 16, 2010. My favorite designer was Princess Crumpton. She had cute spring dresses and nice casual clothes. I hope we can go again sometime." A. B.

"On Friday April 16, the sewing club went to the UGA Fashion Show. It was very cool and I enjoyed it. My favorite designer was Princess Crumpton. We got her autograph." S. H.

"At the FDSA (Fashion Design Student Association) at UGA, there were so many beautiful outfits. The models did a very nice job. The designers were very nice. We also got to run down the runway! Everyone said we did a great job!" E. B.

"On Friday April 16, 2010 the sewing club went to the fashion show at UGA in the Tate II Center. All of the designs were great but I liked the designer named Princess." L. N.

Slumber Party and Princess Diana

We had an amazing sleep over on Friday February 26th where the girls did many different activities including making African Adinkra Cloth with stamps that the girls designed themselves. The cloth they stamped will be made into pants and a blouse.

On Saturday morning we took the girls to Atlanta for the Princess Diana exhibit at the Atlanta Civic Center and ate at Mary Mac's Tea Room after wards.

"The sewing club went to Mrs. Kincey's house. We fed the donkeys and goats. Then we went to the Princess Diana exhibit. Next we went to Mary Mac's Tea Room. They have really good food. I had mac and cheese, creamed corn, and ice sweet tea. It was served by Ms. Rita who was very nice." - T.L.

"On Saturday we went to the Princess Diana exhibit and saw her crown and pretty dresses. I had fun! We went to Mary Mac's Tea Room. I ate chicken strips, corn, mashed potatos, and a sprite that was served to me by our server Rita. I had a great time!" - L. N.

"On Saturday the sewing club went to the Princess Diana exhibit. We saw some of her toys, her ballet shoes, her wedding dress (it's train was 25 feet long!) and we saw some of her evening gowns. One fact I learned from the exhibit was that she was last seen in a black gown on her 36th birthday. After we left the exhibit we went to a restaurant called Mary Mac's. We had a great waitress, her name was Ms. Rita, she was great!" - S.H.

"On Saturday February 27, 2010, sewing club went to Atlanta, Georgia for the Princess Diana exhibit. It was really fun we got to see her wedding dress, it was 25 feet long. It was really pretty. We also got to see her report cards and her stuff from her childhood. After we came from the Diana exhibit we went to Mary Mac's Tea Room. We had a waitress who was very nice, her name was Rita. The food was great, I will always remember the food." - A. B.

"Friday February 26th, sewing club had a sleepover. It was fun. We started a new project, pants and a blouse, it was so fun! Saturday February 27th sewing club went to Princess Diana exhibit it was very beautiful. We saw things like her childhood toys, gowns, and her wedding gown which was 25 feet long." - B.TR.

"At the Princess Diana exhibit on February 27, 2010 we saw her dresses, wedding gowns, report cards, videos, tiaras, and toys. It was a very great experience. Mary Mac's Tea Room was a very nice restaurant. Our waitress, Rita, served us well. They had very nice food. I wish I could go agian." - E.B.