FUND-RAISER GIVES 2ND LIFE TO DOLLS : LANCASTER SHOP'S SALE TO BENEFIT HOSPITAL.Byline: Karen Maeshiro Daily News Staff Writer Doll collector Doris Everett didn't want to miss out Friday when the Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley Hospital thrift shop thrift shop n. A shop that sells used articles, especially clothing, as to benefit a charitable organization. put on sale its annual stock of dolls refurbished by volunteers. Everett, a 42-year-old Lancaster resident, was among a half-dozen shoppers who showed up within minutes of the doors opening and headed straight for the shelves containing more than 100 dolls. ``I came by yesterday to look for some old records, and one of the nice ladies told me the dolls were going to be out today,'' said Everett, who quickly snatched up two baby dolls wrapped in colorful crocheted blankets and clothes. ``So I came by, and they are absolutely gorgeous. They're darling. Look at the beautiful, little dolls.'' Priced from $3 to $15, the refurbished dolls are being sold at the New-to-You Thrift Shop, 329 West Ave. I. The hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. The money raised will go to the Antelope Valley Hospital volunteer auxiliary, which has pledged $570,000 to help pay for the renovation of the emergency room. As she has done for the past 16 years, 78-year-old volunteer Billie Graves of Lancaster organized the yearlong doll remaking re·make tr.v. re·made , re·mak·ing, re·makes To make again or anew. n. 1. The act of remaking. 2. Something in remade form, especially a new version of an earlier movie or song. effort with the help of four other volunteers: Betty Morgan, Janie Keys, Nellie See Sooty albatross Gibbs and Maxine Shuck. ``Throughout the year, I take them home and clean them up. I put them in a pillow slip Noun 1. pillow slip - bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow; "the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase" pillowcase, slip, case bed linen - linen or cotton articles for a bed (as sheets and pillowcases) and throw them in the washing machine (storage) washing machine - An old-style 14-inch hard disk in a floor-standing cabinet. So called because of the size of the cabinet and the "top-loading" access to the media packs - and, of course, they were always set on "spin cycle". and wash them,'' said Graves, a retired meat wrapper A data structure or software that contains ("wraps around") other data or software, so that the contained elements can exist in the newer system. The term is often used with component software, where a wrapper is placed around a legacy routine to make it behave like an object. . ``The people that help me take the dolls and make the clothes.'' Shuck said she helped out this year for the first time after reading about it in the newspaper. She crocheted tiny bassinets and afghans for 12 dolls. ``I enjoyed it very much. I have asthma and can't get out very often. This is something I can do at home,'' said Shuck, 64, of Lancaster. ``When people found out what I was doing, they picked up dolls at garage sales and gave them to me.'' Shuck said she plans to help out again next year. The dolls range from Cabbage Patch Cabbage patch may refer to:
good-natured despite misadventures; doll with perpetual smile. [Children’s Lit.: Raggedy Ann Stories] See : Cheerfulness to baby dolls wrapped in blankets and a bridesmaid doll, and they sell quickly. ``We won't have any left by Christmas,'' Graves said. ``They're cheap and reasonable. You can't go to the store and buy dolls this reasonable. Look at this little clown. It's only $3.'' Graves said she declares every year that she is stepping down as head of the doll project, only to do the job when no one else steps forward to take her place. But this time she is serious about letting someone else take over. ``It's been a joy. I had lots of good help,'' Graves said. Other volunteers praise Graves' dedication. ``She's done her share of work,'' volunteer Bobby Draves said. ``She did a fabulous job. She organizes the ladies, sees they get the dolls and the materials they need.'' CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: (ran in AV and SAC editions--color in AV) Volunteer Billie Graves leads the refurbished doll sale at New-to-You Thrift Shop in Lancaster to raise funds for Antelope Valley Hospital. John Lazar/Special to the Daily News |
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