Days for Girls Charlotte NC Team

03/19/2026

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03/17/2026

NOTES: Saturday, March 14 Sew Day

Hi Everyone,

We had an exciting day!

Our long-time friends from Crown Jewels of the Links (NC Chapter) International Trends and Services group joined our Sew Day and donated 338 beautiful Washcloths to be included in our DfG kits. They also donated a 20lb box of Poly-fil to help us with donating Comfort Pillows to local Breast Cancer Patients. The gals were so cute, they just chatted and chatted and caught up with each other (and us). With most of them being busy working gals, they don't have a lot of extra social time to spend together. They also cut off all the tags and folded the washcloths so they are ready for inclusion in the kits. When they got that done, they wanted to help more so we put them to work putting the ribbons in 54 DfG bags. We welcome them back anytime they can join a Sew Day.

Kristy and Haley joined us too. It was the first time Kristy had joined a sew day and I think she had a great time.

We have been busy sewing components for an April 16 DfG event that will be held in Hartsville, SC. We are very excited to participate in the event and meet with some DfG leaders.
To date we have the following:
- 1.390 Liners
- 230 Carry Pouches
- 161 Bags
- 203 Shields
We have another month of sewing and two more Sew Days before the event, but we are very proud of how many components we have ready so far.

Several of our team members attended a retreat in Gastonia the first weekend of March where we worked on a lot of blankets using either scraps from Liners over the years or nursery flannel. See the picture below of items donated to Lisa with Nurse Family Partnership on March 7. We also made some fun items that different team members showed us how to do; we made Prosperity Chickens, origami butterflies, and purses. We had a lot of fun and are registered to attend again in January 2027.

In the last two months we have also donated 300 Comfort Pillows to Atrium Health Levine Cancer Institute that we make from beautiful donated fabrics that have patterns that are too light for DfG use. It is very sad that the numbers have doubled so far this year. The Nurse Navigators tell us their patients are trending much younger and sicker than they have in the past.

Next Sew Day:
Date: April 11
Time: 9:00-3:00 or whatever works for you
Location: Dilworth United Methodist Church, 605 East Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28203

02/16/2026

FEBRUARY 14TH SEW DAY NOTES

Hi Everyone,

What a busy and fantastic day we had on Saturday. We always have such a great time catching up with our friends/family.
We were so excited to have Beth and Laurie back for their second sew day!

A BIG Thank you to Andrea for making everyone in attendance a beautiful "Lip Balm" holder using beautiful fabrics 😊

A SPECIAL Thank you to Haley who has been busy making Tie Blankets for us to donate to Project Linus 😊

Days for Girls project work:
- There was a big group working on several steps of the Bags
- There were a few marking, serging and sewing Liners
- There were several sewing Shields
- One person was serging Carry Pouch ends

In addition of the above:
- A few were working on Bibs, Burp cloths and blankets for a March donation
- One person was making Drain Pouches
- A couple were stuffing Comfort Pillows

Show & Tell:
Norma showed us a few more of the smocking dresses she made from fabrics that had been donated to us. They are adorable.

Attachments:
Please see the wonderful pictures from the girls in Nicaragua receiving DfG training and their kits on January 3rd. Please play the video, it will warm your heart ❤️ We also took a few "busy team" shots and our group shot too.

Thank you all so much for all you do to support this team!!

Cindylu & Judith

Next Sew Day
Date: Saturday, March 14th
Time: 9:00-3:00 (or whatever works best for you)
Location: Dilworth United Methodist Church, 605 East Blvd., Charlotte, NC

01/16/2026

NOTES-January 10th Sew Day 2026

Hi All,

We kicked off 2026 with a bang! It was so good to see everyone and be back together.

We welcomed Beth Gunter to the team. I think Beth helped all of us with tasks we were working on🥰. Thank you Beth and we hope you can come back again soon!

It was a busy day, we held our second annual White Elephant Gift Exchange. It is always good for some laughs and there were some really cute/nice gifts exchanged. (In our group shot everyone is holding their new gifts)

Lots of Shields, Liners and Bags were being worked on in various stages.

We held our best loved Show and Tell
- Andrea showed us her Dog Bone Stockings, Quilted Book/Ipad Bags, and her Tennis Shoes that are way cool...she made Tennis Shoes 😊
- Natalia showed us her Ribbon Skirt and her Renaissance Apron
- Judith showed us a baby blanket she knitted and a quilted Nativity Scene wall hanging
- Charlotte showed us a cute quilted snowman potholder
- Connie showed us a quilted bag for her heating pad
- Marissa showed us some bracelets she made with Can tabs and a cool metal one

I hope I didn't miss anyone, I didn't take notes so we are relying on me remembering..yikes

Big Project of the day

Our Big project of the day was to get a lot of Comfort Pillows stuffed as the cancer center called and was in need again. 😢
We did it. Thanks so much to the Gastonia Women's Circle at Judith's and Charlotte's church and all of you that helped to stuff them on sew day! Thanks to Kathie, Haley and Carol, Connie, and Marissa. (I only got a picture of the first 3 working on them).

- I dropped off 110 Comfort Pillows and 50 Drain Pouches on Monday, Jan 12th to Atrium Health Levine Breast Cancer Institute

- I also dropped off 100 Port Pillows at the Resource Center of
the Hospital

Updates provided from our 2025 End of Year numbers were shared, whew..we have been very busy.

402 Complete Kits (402 Bags & Carry Pouches), 804 Shields, and 3,216 Liners...along with washcloths, soaps and panties

- Kits went locally to Wingate University, Camino Health Clinic, and CCT

- Kits went internationally to Tipitapa, Nicaragua and Roatan, Honduras

We shipped components to the DfG Warehouse for World Emergencies for California WildFires and for them to have kits on hand for future needs.

- 435 Bags, 2,800 Liners, 425 Carry Pouches, 675 Shields and 50 Soaps & Washcloths for Hurricane Helene in NC

We donated to Wingate University, Camino Health and Monroe High School

- 1,542 Pads, 320 Tampax, 254 Liners, 18 Menstrual Cups with Bag, 56 Panties, 50 Washcloths & Soaps

OTHER

- 32 Dog Beds to local Shelters using our scraps. Thank you Pam!!!

- Nurse Family Partnership 82 Baby Blankets with various bibs & Burp cloths (we use flannel we get donated and can't use for DfG.

- Linus Project 16 blankets (just recently started donating to them)

- 712 Comfort Pillows, 186 Drain Pouches, 610 Port Pillows

Lastly I just received today the 10 bolts of DfG Flannel that we pre-ordered from Mooks several months ago (see picture).

NEXT SEW DAY
Date: Saturday, February 14th
Time: 9:00-3:00 (or whatever time works best for you)
Location: Dilworth United Methodist Church
605 East Blvd
Charlotte, NC 28203

Parking behind the church, off Springdale Ave. Call if you need any help
Cindylu Brubaker-Charlotte Days for Girls Team Leader, 770/655-5993
Judith Towner-Charlotte Days for Girls Co-Team Leader, 704/689-8449

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Thank you
Cindylu & Judith

12/30/2025

NURSE FAMILY PARTNERSHIP PARTY AND UPDATE-Thank you

Hello everyone,

I hope you are all excited as I am to attend our January sew day. I will send a reminder about our January 10th Sew Day in a few days. Just one thing about that. We will be holding our 2nd Annual White Elephant Gift Exchange so be thinking about what you plan to bring for the game.

The main purpose of this email is to THANK EACH AND EVERYONE OF YOU.

Nurse Family partnership had their Holiday Party on December 10th and Charlotte represented our team. Thanks so much Charlotte, your the best 🥰 We got such an awesome thank you from Lisa and she sent several cute pictures showing the children picking out their favorite blankets. It just warms my heart to know we are helping these children and making a difference while providing them some warmth and love ❤️

Here is the note from Lisa and please check out the attached photos.

"A very special "Thank you" to the volunteers from the non-profit group "Days for Girls-Charlotte Team". When they receive fabric that they cannot use for their projects, they have started sewing baby quilts, bibs & burp cloths which they graciously donate to Nurse Family Partnership, Gaston County.
Today, while visiting my client and her baby, I was able to gift a beautiful quilt and bib. There are several other children who also live in the home.... I was fortunate to have enough quilts to give each of them a gift as well. You can see the excitement and appreciation! I'm sure they are all wrapped in warmth and love on this cold evening. 🥰 Days for Girls actually sewed enough quilts that we were able to create a large display for clients of Nurse Family Partnership to each select their favorites at our recent holiday gathering!

This is an amazing collaboration between Days for Girls, FUMC Community Health Ministry and Nurse Family Partnership."

NOTE: The children's faces are covered from a security perspective.

I hope you enjoy the note and pictures as much as we do.

Thanks
Cindylu & Judith

11/21/2025

SHIPMENT TO DAYS FOR GIRLS PA Warehouse UPDATE

All,
As promised in my November Sew Days notes, we held our Gastonia Sew Day yesterday and here are the final counts of the four DfG components we've sewed and sent to the Days for Girls Grove City, PA Warehouse this afternoon. Thank you to each and everyone of you that made this happen from the Sewers to the Non-Sewers, it takes a village (as they say). See the attached picture of 3 huge boxes 🥰

Bags-275
Carry Pouches-225
Liners-2,150
Shields-475

See you in 2026
Cindylu & Judith

11/11/2025

LAST SATURDAY SEW DAY OF THE YEAR, NOVEMBER 8TH

Hi Everyone,

We were so excited to Welcome the Lee Park Baptist Church group to our sew day. These beautiful ladies assembled 50 kits that they are taking to Nicaragua, leaving Dec 31.
We will be excited to see pictures when the girls receive their kits. We were told it is like Christmas for the girls when they get their kits and know they won't have to miss school ❤️

We had a small group this month as everyone is so busy, but thank you to all of you that dropped off completed items, and picked up more to sew!
We were a small but mighty group and we had a fun day catching up and planning for next year.

DRUM ROLL PLEASE: Not only did the girls put together 50 kits, but we have managed to sew 200+ kits of components so far that we will be sending to the Days for Girls Grove City, PA Warehouse as soon as we hold our November 20th Gastonia Sew Day. I will provide the total numbers being shipped out soon. The warehouses need components so they can keep up with the emergency needs across the world.

Show and Tell:
I didn't take pictures as I would love you to bring back in January for Show and Tell as I know all the ladies would love to see what you made. You both are so talented!!
Andrea: Quilted Book/IPAD bags, Quilted Dog Bone stockings
Natalia: Renaissance Apron, Ribbon Skirt, and Earrings she made in a class

REMEMBER: No Sew Day in December

Next Sew Day

Date: Saturday, January 10th, 2026
Time: 9:00-3:00 (or whatever time works best for you)
Location: Dilworth United Methodist Church
605 East Blvd
Charlotte, NC 28203

Parking behind the church, off Springdale Ave. Call if you need any help
Cindylu Brubaker-Charlotte Days for Girls Team Leader, 770/655-5993
Judith Towner-Charlotte Days for Girls Co-Team Leader, 704/689-8449

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Thank you
Cindylu & Judith

11/04/2025

Hi Team,
Judith’s Altrusa Club is selling Pecans. Please let Judith know if you like to buy some.
Cindylu

It's pecan time!! They were delivered today, freshly harvested and ready for holiday baking and gift giving! Get yours before they're gone! ALL proceeds support the Altrusa Shoe Project and many local non-profits!

10/13/2025

October 11, Days for Girls Sew Day Notes

Hi everyone,

We had an especially Fun and Crazy day with our "Special Project". We rarely do a project that everyone participates in, but everyone pitched in and we put ribbons in 135 + Days for Girls Bags. Some of us did more than others, but I won't mention any names...Ha Ha. You know who you are, but we had fun laughing. Some of the ladies that sew had never put the ribbons in the bags, and appreciate more the volunteers that typically support this task 😊

We welcomed two visitors:
Wendy Kovac from the Pittsburg, PA Days for Girls Team. She is a special long time friend of Carol's and was visiting. It was so nice to meet you Wendy and thank you for pitching in and doing lots of different tasks. We loved having you!
Hailey, Carol's granddaughter, also visited and helped with a lot of tasks. I think Hailey has grown six plus inches since we saw her last, but it was fun to see your smiling face.

We accomplished so much:
95 Carry Pouches got surged and ready for sewing
Lots of Shields were sewn...75 were turned in
Lots of Bag work too, from glueing on tags, then sewing the tags on, marking them, and then actually sewing the bags. I do not know the actual count as ribbons were applied as soon as they were sewn
Lots of Liners were serged too..300+ were turned in...a lot were done at home
Show and Tell:
Judith brought her Halloween Quilt she made, it is so beautiful, she is so talented and did an amazing job!! See picture below..

Fundraiser:
We held a mini Fundraiser today thanks to Judith. She is always thinking about how we can make some money for our team 😊
Judith recently Tye Dyed a bunch of T-Shirts she had and she brought them to sell.Thanks so much Judith for all your hard work to make this happen.
All of the youth T-shirts not sold Judith donated to Norma to put in the Shoe Boxes that will be donated to Samaritan's Purse in Charlotte.

Other Updates:
Natalia, Pam and I visited the Camino Health Clinic and donated a few kits and menstrual Cups. We look forward to going back again when they have a big event so we will have an opportunity to meet with more ladies
Judith, Sarah and I supported the Wingate Farmers Market on October 2 and sold our handmade items along with some of Judith's Tye Dyed T-Shirts
100 Port Pillows were dropped off to Finley at Levine Cancer Patient Resource Center on Sept 30
First United Methodist Church Women in Faith group held a hands-on project Oct 11 that Judith and Charlotte supported. The ladies put some ribbons in bags, marked liners and stuffed some Comfort Pillows. At the event they told Judith and Charlotte they wanted to donate our next 20lb box of Poly-fil we use for our Port Pillows and Comfort Pillows to help cancer patients in Charlotte and surrounding areas. Woo-hoo how sweet of them 😊, thanks so much!
A few team members plan to attend the Dahlia Grove Lunch and Learn on Oct 25th to see if there is something we can do to support them
Lee Park Baptist Church is headed back to Nicaragua in December so they will be coming to our November Sew Day to assemble 50 kits
Carol, Judith, Sarah and I had a lot of fun at our first Linus Project event on Oct 4th. Judith and Sarah provided a Days for Girls presentation to all the ladies in attendance..thank you!

Last Sew Day of the Year
Date: Saturday, November 8th
Time: 9:00-3:00 (or whatever time works best for you)
Location: Dilworth United Methodist Church
605 East Blvd
Charlotte, NC 28203

Parking behind the church, off Springdale Ave. Call if you need any help

Cindylu Brubaker-Charlotte Days for Girls Team Leader, 770/655-5993
Judith Towner-Charlotte Days for Girls Co-Team Leader, 704/689-8449

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Thank you
Cindylu & Judith

09/15/2025

NOTES & UPDATES FROM SATURDAY SEW DAY, SEPT 13

Hi All,

We had a fun day, but we did miss all of you that were not able to attend.

Our longtime friend Laurie Feeney finally came to a sew day....woo-hoo...and she made her first Days for Girls Bag!!

We had two visitors attend (2 of my PEO sisters) to get some help with crocheting. Thanks so much to both Kerry and Sarah for their expertise. I think they are well on their way now.

We had such a fun time sharing all of our "Show and Tell" items. We don't take pictures of them, but if you weren't there you missed seeing a bunch of great items these talented ladies shared with us....even Tennis Shoes..

Special Thank you's
Sarah, your video was the best, everyone is still raving about it and you make us look really good 😍
Kathie, thank you for cutting lots of ribbons that will be used at a project event in a couple weeks where ladies will be putting ribbons in the DfG bags
Pam and Charlotte, thank you for top stitching some blankets that will be donated to the Linus Project on Oct 4th
Carol, thank you for making the Mini DfG bags to hold the Menstrual Cups and training guide

Everyone was so busy sewing Shields, Liners, serging Carry Pouch ends, and making Bags.....thanks to everyone

Laurie donated some fabric that everyone had fun going through and finding treasures for their next projects and of course some for DfG components too.
NEW Update:
I got a text today (9/15) from Sandy with Lee Park Baptist Church in Monroe. They are going back to Nicaragua in December and would like to take some more kits.
They will be coming to our November Sew Day to assemble 50 kits to take with them.

Natalia and I are excited to met with Camino Health Center on Friday to introduce them to our Days for Girls Kits

Other:
We donated 147 Comfort Pillows and 50 Drain Pouches to Atrium Health Cancer Institute last Wednesday, Sept 10th
We are donating 100 more Port Pillows to Atrium Health Cancer Institute in Huntersville on Friday.

Our Next Sew Day
Date: Saturday, October 11th
Time: 9:00-3:00 (or whatever time works best for you)
Location: Dilworth United Methodist Church
605 East Blvd
Charlotte, NC 28203

Park behind the church, off Springdale Ave. Call if you need any help
Cindylu Brubaker-Charlotte Days for Girls Team Leader 770/655-5993
Judith Towner-Charlotte Days for Girls Co-Team Leader 704/689-8449

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09/06/2025

08/25/2025

Wingate University Street Fair 2025 Market of Wonders, August 21

Sarah, Natalia, Pam, and Diane - Thank you so much for being the Days for Girls ambassadors last Thursday evening at the Wingate University Street Fair (August 21st). You all did an incredible job introducing Days for Girls (DfG) to the students that stopped by our table. You adeptly answered their questions and really got them excited about using our kit, menstrual cups or trying a POD (1 shield/1 liner)

We gave away the 99 repurposed Wingate Masks that Sarah brought us to work on at the retreat. We called them Ear Bud case or cord cases. They were a hit!

We had no clue how big this event was going to be, we could have taken a lot more items with us as we only have two PODS left. I even gave away the DfG kit I had in my car.

I wanted to share this with all of our sewers to let you know some of the things I heard, and how much of a difference this little team is making locally. Some of you may not know that we have a shelf in the Paw Provisions Pantry on campus for about 3 years.

Comments I heard:
* Thank you so much for your kit, I got one from the Paw Provisions Pantry last fall and I love it
* Thank you so much for your Menstrual Cup I got from the Paw Provisions Pantry last year, I love it and have not bought any pads or tampons since receiving it
* We would love to come and volunteer with you at your sew days
* My Minister will be contacting you about taking DfG kits on our next mission trip
* I cant wait to get home and try my kit, I look forward to not having to use disposable products
* These products are much better for my body

The students kept asking how much money it was to buy our products and were excited to learn that they were free. If the girls were interested but not quite sure they were ready to try DfG right now, the ladies told them they could get items at the pantry later.

PS: We did talk about when we go to the fundraisers at Wingate going forward that we would have our items on hand to give out too.

Our first fundraiser at Wingate University is this fall on October 2nd.

We did not take any pictures, but some were taken of us so we may have some to share later

I am already looking forward to next years event! 😊

Cindylu

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