This Burnaby-based volunteer sewing group will be at the Burnaby farmers market on Saturday.
In 2019, Joanne Morneau was vacationing in the Caribbean, snorkelling in a remote beach when she noticed it — all the plastic and garbage on the shores of the beautiful beach.
“I I’m using reusable bags, but there’s probably a lot of people out there who still haven’t converted to fabric bags, and it’s really something easy to make ... so why don’t we make some bags?” she said. Now the volunteers, led by Morneau, will be at the Burnaby farmers market this Saturday, July 29 to raise awareness about the cause and fundraise for the group to buy new threads, sewing machines and equipment.
“It’s so easy to ignore and just focus on 'me' in the world. So we want to remind people that you gotta look bigger and broader and help others,” she said. The neighbour started Morneau off on her path with a little money for thread. Another friend stepped up with fabric, and so on.
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