(LEFT) Members Gloria DelGreco and Kari Disney tied the strips together to make into a ball. (RIGHT) Guest Gloria White cutting the bags into strips. (Photos provided)
Posted By: The Reporter January 28, 2026
By CAROL RADER
For The Reporter
The Altrusa Club of Hamilton County focused its January meeting on making sleeping mats for homeless people in Hamilton County.
All year, members of Altrusa and their friends collect plastic grocery bags to be made into sleeping mats. On special occasions and recently for our January meeting, we dedicate time to make these plastic bags into serviceable mats. The plastic bags are cut into strips and the strips are then attached together and rolled into balls. These balls are ready to crochet into six-foot mats that provide a more comfortable and warmer place than lying directly on a street or lawn. Member Brenna is crocheting the mats this month.
Just a few of the balls of strips ready for Brenna to crochet into six-foot mats. (Photo provided)
At our Feb. 9 meeting at MCL in Carmel, Omalara Makini will lead us in a conversation about human trafficking.
Anyone interested helping with this project or becoming a member of Altrusa may contact Sharon by email at sharon@justnoteworthyevents.com.
