PHOTOS: Future Business Leaders of American sews hope for refugees
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Stuffed Dolls of Hope teddy bears wait to have the finishing stitches sewn in during the Future Business Leaders of America service event at Park City High School on Saturday, January 13, 2018. The dolls, once stitched, stuffed and sewn, will be sent to refugee children. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)
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Sarah Parson, from left, demonstrates how to stitch eyes and a nose onto a Dolls of Hope teddy bear for Jaynie Glasmann and Kataleeya Powers during the Future Business Leaders of America service event at Park City High School on Jan. 13.
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Jenna Jacobson, a senior at Park City High School, sews together pieces of cloth as she creates a Dolls of Hope teddy bear during the Future Business Leaders of America service event on Saturday, January 13, 2018. The dolls, once stitched, stuffed and sewn, will be sent to refugee children. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)
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Haley Maki, left, and Charlotte Adams, right, converse while stuffing their Dolls of Hope teddy bears during the Future Business Leaders of America service event at Park City High School on Saturday, January 13, 2018. The dolls, once stitched, stuffed and sewn, will be sent to refugee children. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)
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Jade Moffat, a Park City High School sophomore, stitches up the side of a handmade teddy bear during the Future Business Leaders of America's service event — Dolls of Hope — on Saturday, January 13, 2018. The event crafted the dolls to send to refugee kids. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)
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Sofi Gonzalez, a Park City High School senior, works on a Dolls of Hope teddy bear during the Future Business Leaders of America service event on Saturday, January 13, 2018. The dolls, once stitched, stuffed and sewn, will be sent to refugee children. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)
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Dolls of Hope teddy bears are gathered against the wall after the completion of their creations during the Future Business Leaders of America's service project on Saturday, January 13, 2018 at Park City High School. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)
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The Future Business Leaders of America group hosts a service activity at Park City High School on Saturday, January 13, 2018. The activity, Dolls of Hope, gave students an opportunity to craft teddy bears for refugee children. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)
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Jonathan Clifton, left, and Nick Moss, right, stuff their Dolls of Hope teddy bears with stuffing during the Future Business Leaders of America service event on Saturday, January 13, 2018. The dolls, once finished, will be sent to refugee children. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)
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The Future Business Leaders of America group hosts a service activity at Park City High School on Saturday, January 13, 2018. The activity, Dolls of Hope, gave students an opportunity to craft teddy bears for refugee children. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)
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Claire Booth sews eyes onto the beginnings of a Dolls of Hope teddy bear during the Future Business Leaders of America service event at Park City High School on Saturday, January 13, 2018. The dolls, once stitched, stuffed and sewn, will be sent to refugee children. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)
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The Future Business Leaders of America club at Park City High School gathered on Jan. 13 for its first community service project.
Amanda Allen, a junior and member of the club’s board, said that about 40 students came to participate and make about 80 stuffed bears for the nonprofit Dolls of Hope.
Dolls and bears are distributed to children in need, such as those in refugee camps, foster care and shelters.
Sarah Parson, founder of the nonprofit, said that the bears the students made will likely go to refugee camps in Kenya, Uganda or Pakistan. Allen said members of the club heard about Dolls of Hope and reached out to Parson, who agreed to show the students how to cut, sew and stuff the dolls. The students provided the materials, Parson said.
Allen said that the club is hoping to do more service projects in the future because, as leaders, they see it as important to learn how to give back to the community.
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