King Benjamin Project

Clothing Construction Update December 2003

Funding was secured in September/October; and was made available in mid-October. Virginia has purchased the serger; and taken a series of evening classes in it's use. Some $603.85 US was made available-which was sufficient to purchase the machine, and left some $25 for purchase of thread and cloth. The family is very excited about these developments and look forward to growing their business.

Clothing Construction February 2003

Virginia Ripoll has years of sewing experience; and has made items of excellent quality for her children. She would like to expand her production and increase her efficiency by using a serger, or baby-lock type sewing machine which can perform several operations at once. With current costs for fabric versus that for commercially available clothing, they are convinced they can readily increase their household income by some 33-50% by working a few hours each afternoon to complete 2 or 3 items of clothing. With the increased income they plan to save money so that they can pay the downpayment (the equivalent of 18 monthly payments) for a home. A new serger will cost an estimated 1,420 pesos ($460 US). There are no funds currently available to fund this family production project.