These gowns are cute as a button.
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Audrina Demma is on the left. Giuliana is on the right. They sew gowns for hospital patients. (AP/Wayne Parry) -
The sisters have given away more than 1,800 hospital gowns to sick children. (AP/Wayne Parry) -
Giuliana Demma holds up a hospital gown she just finished sewing. (AP/Wayne Parry) -
Audrina also makes pillows. Patients can color them with markers. (AP/Wayne Parry) -
Giada Demma was one year old when she was in the hospital. Her family had someone make a fun gown for her. Giada is healthy now. (Melissa Demma/AP) -
Vito DiSimone holds a card that came with the hospital gown he is wearing. The Demma sisters made the gown. (Samantha DiSimone)
Hospital gowns can be too big. They can be plain. Two sisters saw their little cousin in the hospital. Her gown was dull. The girls knew what to do.
They sew bright, fun gowns!
Pray: Thank God for people who see a problem and then work to fix it.
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Giuliana and Audrina Demma are sisters from New Jersey. Giada is their younger cousin. She fought brain cancer when she was one. Her hospital gowns were huge and drab. Giuliana and Audrina had compassion on her and other kids. They make cheery gowns one stitch at a time. The sisters donated more than 1,800 gowns to young patients in 36 states. They also send some to countries in Africa.
The Bible tells about Dorcas. She made clothes for others in need. “She was full of good works and acts of charity.” (Acts 9:36)
For more about sewing, see The Keeping Quilt by Patricia Polacco in our Recommended Reading.
