Alberton woman's revelation leads to clothes closet
For now Betsi Wood Baker is stockpiling clothing and donations in her barn until drop-off sites are created in the near future. This July will be the very first clothing market for the Alberton Clothing Company. (Photo courtesy Betsi Wood Baker)
On a drive into Missoula one day, Alberton resident Betsi Wood Baker glanced back at her vehicle loaded with bags of clothing needed to be donated and had a revelation.
She recalled, “I thought, why am I turning in my usable items to be sold back to my own community, when I could just eliminate the middle-man and give it to them directly?"
Although Baker is not originally from Alberton, her and her family have lived there for the past five years...
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