Local volunteers find community in handcrafted sleeping bags

- Michael Indriolo

In the wake of her husband’s death four years ago, Deloris Hudson found solace in a small group of mostly retired volunteers handcrafting sleeping bags to warm the people of Portage County who are homeless and sleep outside.

“It helped me through troubling times, sad times,” Hudson said. “It’s a therapy thing for all of us.”

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