BLOOMINGTON — A Brown County artist is working with Bloomington Creative Glass Center to make glass hearts to give as thank-yous.

BCGC instructor and artist Anne Brahaum came up with the idea of making small glass hearts to give to people to show them our appreciation.

“Many people are working to make the world a better place right now, putting their lives and their health on the line,” the center said in a press release, like grocery store workers, mail deliverers, pharmacists, food deliverers, doctors, nurses and hospital staff. The Bloomington Creative Glass Center wanted to find a way to say thank you to these important people.

“We posted the idea on Facebook and people contacted us asking for their own hearts to give away,” a statement from BCGC said.

As of April 3, they had made and given away 550 glass hearts. They had been passed out in Bloomington, sent to doctors in Ohio and Illinois, and handed out to clerks at the Bloomington Kroger’s.

“BCGC will keep making glass hearts as long as there are people out there doing good in the world,” the statement said.

These hearts are available to the public, and are free, though they are asking for donations to the BCGC to help keep the arts alive in Bloomington.

Contact the BCGC through Facebook, email at [email protected] or call 812-369-4777 to request some hearts.

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“My dear friends from the Mulberry Cottage in Nashville are using their time during this shutdown to use the leftover material from their clothing business and make masks for health care workers!”

— Anonymous

“On Saturday morning we were thinking about the fact that our food service team, us administrators and our volunteers … didn’t have masks. … Saturday morning I pumped out an email to our team at “BCS-all,” and by 9 Saturday, we had over 50 masks committed to be made, and this morning (April 6) we got everybody covered. … To these community members who come forward every time we need help, thank you, thank you, thank you.”

— Laura Hammack, Brown County Schools superintendent

Would you like to say “thanks” or recognize someone who showed kindness during the COVID-19 pandemic? Email [email protected] to share a Bright Spot.

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