Maria mendez young and other american legion auxiliary members in california are part of an initiative to create and provide these sleeping mats to homeless veterans in their community.
Plastic sleeping mats for homeless.
Don t want to make a full mat.
John the apostle catholic church to create their own mats using about 700 plastic bags apiece.
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Dawn has found her mats to be in high demand.
Meanwhile in norwalk iowa the mighty mat makers meet once a week at st.
These plastic crochet sleeping mats for the homeless are a project by humanitarian and environmentally concerned dawn warmbold from arkansas that has warmed many hearts and bodies already.
So far they have spent at least 100 hours on the project producing 18 mats that have been handed out to the homeless and there are many more to come.
Home crafts diy turning plastic bags into sleep mats for homeless turning plastic bags into sleep mats for homeless.
E ach 6 foot by 2 foot mat is made from 600 to 700 recycled plastic grocery bags and takes about 50 hours to make.
We ll stitch them together to create a full mat.