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Bright blue and yellow circles, molded and shaped from molten glass in Milton, West Virginia, are quite possibly the most sought-after product in the state right now.
And they’re only available for a few more days.
Between the butterflies and the scripted words “I Will Always Love You,” the suncatchers are classic Dolly Parton, handcrafted by the Blenko Glass Company in the days following her August passing.
“I think it was actually a collective thought. There were people all over our factory thinking ‘We need to do something,'” Blenko’s Toril Lavender said. “And of course, we all love [Dolly Parton’s] Imagination Library, so we decided that we would use some of our glass to do some good.”
More than 6,000 of them have sold already, with proceeds going to the Imagination Library of West Virginia, which mails free, monthly books promoting early literacy and school readiness to children from birth to age five. The donation – which topped more than $85,000 this week – is part of Blenko’s Glass For Good program.
“On a typical Glass For Good, we may sell up to maybe 500. So this is just incredible. And people from all, at least 48 states have purchased some of these sun catchers.
Another $10,000 in sales have come in since that check was processed. Blenko hopes to reach $100,000 before online sales end on Oct. 15.
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Generations ago, kudzu was introduced to Appalachia to help control erosion and provide forage for cattle. But then, it kind of just took over. Kudzu is an invasive plant that chokes out native greenery. Some people are fighting back. Folkways Reporter Eliza Benbow spent time with the kudzu warriors in western North Carolina.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsInside Appalachia Host Mason Adams met with author Barbara Kingsolver at her home outside Abingdon, Virginia, a couple weeks before her new novel "Partita" was set to publish.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsOn this West Virginia Week, a mine operation in Kanawha County gets a WARN Notice, three Wyoming County Schools will remain closed until next week, and we learn the origins of the Flatwoods Monster.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThis week, Barbara Kingsolver’s new novel takes on issues of class and classical music. Also, kudzu warriors band together to fend off invasive plants and take back the land. And, it’s pawpaw season, but a new bug could be harming the trees.
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