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Woman finds comfort in sewing for others

Posted on January 17, 2011 |
By John Flowers



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DOREEN GILMORE, 76, of Middlebury spends a great deal of her time creating clothes for children in need. Independent photo/Trent Campbell

MIDDLEBURY — Christmas might be over, but one of Santa’s helpers continues to work away in relative anonymity.

Her name is Doreen Gilmore and her workshop is her small apartment in The Meadows elderly housing complex in Middlebury. There, she has spent many days sewing clothes and blankets for sick and impoverished kids in Vermont and throughout the world.

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