It is a small world, connected by chance meetings and compassion that has brought much-needed humanitarian aid to Haiti since the earthquake on Jan. 12, 2010. Among them are Topekans touched by the ...

SHEBOYGAN - Sunglasses-wearing flamingos, ladybugs, dancing ballerinas and dogs are just a few of the patterns featured on dresses sisters Mary Leonhard and Nancy Zvitkovits have helped transform from ...

WILDWOOD — More than 120 colorful, patterned dresses hang in front of the grand staircase in 3008 Atlantic Ave, all cut, sewn and hemmed by members of the Wildwood Civic Club and others who gave a ...

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama – The crisp scent of new cloth under the tip of a hot iron, the whir of a flock of sewing machines, the steady murmur of two dozen volunteers filled the fellowship hall of First ...

SHERWOOD, Ark. (KTHV) – A central Arkansas woman is helping young girls in third world countries by giving them the gift of clothing. Karla Allen started Ozark Water Projects eight years ago to help ...

A singer was performing an emotional song at this summer's Creation music festival, as equally emotional video images of Haiti's earthquake played on the big screen behind him. And somewhere out in ...

VINTON - Colorful "pillowcase" dresses, from tiny floral-patterned ones to adult-size striped ones overflow clothes racks and walls of the St. Mary's Catholic Church Parish Hall in Vinton. From purple ...

PORTLAND >> For many women in America, the idea of going out and buying the wedding dress of their dreams begins in childhood. Around the world, in fact, woman traditionally wear a beautiful dress.

Jacqueline Koch, a Seattle-based writer, photographer and native French speaker, is senior communications officer for the non-profit Merlin USA, an international medical relief organization. Since ...

During two impromptu fundraisers, town hall employees and officials raised more than $500 for the victims of the earthquake in Haiti. On Jan. 20, staff members at town hall were invited to participate ...

DAKOTA DUNES | A longtime seamstress sifted through a pile of cotton dresses in the church basement until she found it. The one with floral print fabric from the '70s. Rosemary Suing brushed her hand ...