A Newport News woman has handmade over 400 stuffed animals for kids in crisis, something that has become an asset for police and fire crews.
“I saw a situation one time that involved a young child, and it occurred to me that if that child had had something to hold onto, she would have been distracted during the situation,” Harriet Yeapanis said, holding back tears. “So, that’s what started the whole thing.”
One stuffed animal turned into two — and years later, Yeapanis has made more than 400 for the Newport News Police Department and Newport News Fire Department…