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Students sew for food security

Students at France's Sewing School in Burnaby worked into the night on May 30, sewing aprons to raise funds for Burnaby Food First. In all, 26 adults and children sewed a total of 30 aprons, according to France Dorais, owner of the school.
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Sewing party: Sarah Wong, a student at France's Sewing School, working on an apron for a Burnaby Food First fundraiser.Contributed

Students at France's Sewing School in Burnaby worked into the night on May 30, sewing aprons to raise funds for Burnaby Food First.

In all, 26 adults and children sewed a total of 30 aprons, according to France Dorais, owner of the school.

"Each student sew(ed), with great enthusiasm and care, one-of-a-kind aprons that were sold at the Vancity booth at Hats Off Day on Hasting Street on June 1," Dorais wrote in an email to the NOW.

Burnaby Food First consists of community members and organizations focused on food security issues in the city.

Dorais did not have the final tally of the money raised at the event but said she estimated the apron sales could raise up to $500. Dorais intends to have a Christmas apron fundraiser for the association in the winter.

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