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These Lanier Village Estates residents help the homeless by using a unique item

How grocery bags get put to a good use

Legally blind, Lanier Village Estates resident Janet Hutts weaves a yellow and white mat Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018, out of plastic grocery bags to be donated to the homeless. - photo by Scott Rogers

11272018 MATS 3.jpg — Legally blind, Lanier Village Estates resident Janet Hutts weaves a yellow and white mat Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018, out of plastic grocery bags to be donated to the homeless. - photo by Scott Rogers

Karen Blaser held up her phone to show photos of the work she’s been a part of for the past few years.