The tragedy in Haiti touched the lives of countless around the world, it has also illustrated the generosity and caring of people. From monetary to medical, plenty have lent support including here in Omaha and some local girl scouts discovered you don't have to be a big organization to make a big impact.

While many high school girls are wondering what to dress to choose for their next formal, Rachel Pasteka is much more worried about what other girls will wear a world away. After a fellow Girl Scout returned from a mission to Honduras, these three scouts decided help was needed. "She was shocked the girls weren't dressed and if they are not dressed they can't come into the village. If they can't come to the village, they can't go to school," says Pasteka.

Their goal was to make 500 dresses and send them to Honduras and now Haiti. "We had packets that I made and they had instructions and flyers and patterns in them," she says.

After a little help, from a lot of volunteer sewers through church, the result is staggering. To date, they are responsible for the creation of 1084 dresses and counting. “I was shocked. I actually started to cry a little bit".

Now with many of the dresses displayed, Pasteka says it puts the magnitude of their accomplishment in perspective. "When we got all the dresses together you know it's overwhelming and so it just makes you think wow, you know people really did want to get involved. Showing how one small idea, can in turn, mean a whole lot.

In addition to earning their Gold Award for girl scouts, the three also qualified for the presidential volunteer award. The dresses heading for Honduras are being shipped out this week. The ones designated for Haiti are going to an orphanage but as of now are too costly to ship. They will instead be sent with volunteers from the Salvation Army later this winter.