12/22/2020
Mother-daughter team makes Christmas gifts for those in need
Deb Bedrosian, of Cumberland, and her mother, ‘Peanut’ Bedrosian, of North Providence, made 1,100 of these ornaments to include in each of the gift bags they made to donate to children and adults in need this year.
CUMBERLAND – She may not have a sleigh pulled by reindeer but Cumberland’s Deb Bedrosian shares some similarities with old Saint Nick.
This year, as she has for the past dozen years, Bedrosian has assembled 1,100 gift bags, which each include a handmade ornament that she begins making over the summer, for homeless individuals and children in the care of the Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth, and Families. By the time she’s done assembling the gifts, she fills more than 50 45-gallon bags and drives around to the organizations to drop off the presents. “They don’t know it’s me. All they know is that someone cared,” she told The Breeze. “It just warms your heart to know y
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