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Reduce, reuse, help others

Jean Broge of South Wayne, Mia Holverson of Woodford, Dorothy Seffrood of South Wayne, Karen Isely of Belmont, Carol Stoudt of Gratiot and Sherri Severson of Monroe hold up a 4-by-6-foot crocheted plastic mat called a Mercy Mat at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in South Wayne Feb. 28. They plan to donate the mat to Porchlight, an organization in Madison that helps homeless people. (Times photos: Marissa Weiher)

Jean Broge of South Wayne, Mia Holverson of Woodford, Dorothy Seffrood of South Wayne, Karen Isely of Belmont, Carol Stoudt of Gratiot and Sherri Severson of Monroe hold up a 4-by-6-foot crocheted plastic mat called a Mercy Mat at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in South Wayne Feb. 28. They plan to donate the mat to Porchlight, an organization in Madison that helps homeless people. (Times photos: Marissa Weiher)

Area churchgoers are helping the environment, and the homeless, one crochet hook at a time.