Eisenhower Fashion Club makes, donates pillowcases to hospital

SHELBY TOWNSHIP/STERLING HEIGHTS/UTICA — The Eisenhower High School Fashion Club recently decided to do a good deed for those in need by donating pillowcases they made to the Children’s Hospital of Michigan in Troy.

Milena Dharte, the fashion club president, thought of the idea and put it into action.

“Members of Eisenhower’s Fashion Club learned how to sew while giving back to their community. The group sewed over 20 one-of-a-kind pillowcases to be donated to the children’s hospital in Troy,” she said.

They not only learned how to make the pillowcases, but they experienced the good deed of donating them to the children at the hospital.

“Mrs. (Jennifer) Ramirez, the teacher sponsor, was extremely supportive throughout this whole process,” Dharte said.

Ramirez said Dharte was really the driving force behind the club.

“She approached me last year about starting a fashion club and I was all for it. When we first met, we knew we wanted to do something that gave back to the community. We considered many different ideas, but settled on the pillowcase idea,” she said.

Ramirez said Dharte and her taught the club participants how to sew using a sewing machine.

“Everyone was really excited about creating the pillowcases, but they were also excited to learn how to sew. We are looking forward to many more projects in the future semester. We definitely want to thank our principal, Brandon Manzella, for his support of the club” she said.

She said he was instrumental in getting the sewing machines they needed to run the club.