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'The consequences of service:' Ruth Brasher reflects on 33 years of making teddy bears for children in crisis
For 33 years, Ruth Brasher and her volunteers have stuffed and sewed together more than 23,000 teddy bears for the Utah County Children’s Justice Center to give to children in crisis. Brasher's efforts, which have been well-documented over the years, have made a profound impact on those she's served and motivated her to continue her work well into her 90s. The 96-year-old teddy bear project leader reflected on that impact during the latest teddy bear-assembly service project Thursday evening at a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints meetinghouse in Provo. "I get to see ...
