Woman Sews 100 Dresses for Detroit Girls The Detroit Free Press reports that forty years ago, upwards of 18,000 dresses for needy girls were purchased or hand-sewn by Free Press readers in response to the newspaper's Ruth Alden Dress Drive. Today 100 of 9,000 girls will receive a hand-sewn dress from retired Detroit Public Schools teacher Gertrude Ford. The girls are among 36,000 Detroit-area children who will receive Christmas gifts. Read A special gift for girls in need in the Freep Make a donation to the Ruth Alden Children's Clothing Drive Visit the Old Newsboys' Goodfellow Fund of Detroit Posted/updated Dec 15, 2005 by Andrew McFarlane (Absolute Michigan) click to Send This Story to a Friend! Main Michigan News Page Go Back One Page

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