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Altered underwear for wounded soldiers.
"If you have the need for special pants, you have the need for special boxer shorts."
Members of the St. James United Church of Christ in Michigan plan to take 150 boxer shorts to the altar Sunday for a blessing. The shorts have been modified for wounded veterans who wear bulky prosthetics or braces on their legs.
About 15 women at St. James replaced the shorts' side seams with a fabric fastener for easy access.
The boxers will go to an Ohio distribution center of Sew Much Comfort, a national volunteer group that adapts clothing for wounded troops.
Anyone interested in volunteering or donating can find more info here :
http://www.sewmuchcomfort.org/ "If you have the need for special pants, you have the need for special boxer shorts." ... more -
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