CHICAGO -- This week's 4-Star-Chicagoan, New Life for Old Bags (NLOB), is an organization that uses plastic bags to create sleeping mats for the homeless. Board President Chrissy Batorski stopped by ...
RICHMOND, Va. — Nearly 30 CBS 6 viewers have volunteered to help Peggy Westlake's mission to create sleeping mats for unhoused people using recycled plastic bags. The response comes after Westlake was ...
DECATUR — Adults remember making pot holders on plastic looms with fabric loops. Kids at SMASH Jr. Camp had a better idea. Thanks to visits from PawPrint Ministries and Hudson's Halfway Home, the ...
The Nemo Tensor Elite is a sleeping mat that's all about one thing: saving grams. For weight-conscious wild campers, this mat is a revelation, delivering surprisingly impressive comfort, stable ...
RICHMOND, Va. — At Hathaway Tower in Richmond, Peggy Westlake and friends Brenda and Frances have been meeting every week for two and a half years to weave plastic bags into mats for the homeless. The ...
FROM DISCARDED PLASTIC BAGS TO SOMETHING THAT BRINGS COMFORT AND HOPE. A LOCAL CHURCH IS TURNING EVERYDAY TRASH INTO A TANGIBLE ACT OF KINDNESS. JOYCE OGIRRI SHOWS US THE CREATIVE WAY VOLUNTEERS ARE ...