Just because something is called a pillowcase doesn’t mean it must be limited to that usage. Folks have stuffed the bag-like items with all sorts of things.

But how many have looked at a pillowcase and seen a dress?

That’s what the Dearborn County Retired Teachers Association members, plus additional volunteers, make from donated pillowcases and ones they’ve bought at flea markets and yard sales. The project, resulting in almost 500 dresses for needy kids overseas, won the county association the Outstanding Community Project Award in Area 8 at the Indiana Retired Teachers Association assembly in May.