Cherylynn Calfy, of White River Junction, Vt., sews together pieces cut from eight bird seed bags to create an umbrella as part of The Family Place’s Farm to Bags program in Wilder, Vt., on March 25, 2021. Using recycled materials, participants in the Families Learning Together have been making umbrellas, bags and other items to learn vocational skills and raise funds. (Valley News – Geoff Hansen) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.
Kimberlin Gowell, of Bradford, Vt., works to finish a quilt a donor had dropped off in pieces at The Family Place in Wilder, Vt., on March 25, 2021. Gowell is a part of the organization’s Families Learning Together program and will be taking the older sewing machine home to create facemarks and clothing for her child who is entering kindergarten in the fall. (Valley News – Geoff Hansen) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.
