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Meet 79-year-old Betty Curry Phipps. She is on a mission to beautify Havre de Grace one wreath at a time. For the last couple of years, she has been making wreaths and giving them away for free through one of the Buy Nothing groups in Havre de Grace. Phipps has been making wreaths for decades and says she use to sell them at local arts and crafts shows. Through the Buy Nothing group, she’ll give away anywhere from 5 to 10 wreaths a week. “When I gift the wreaths, the expression on the people’s faces it just melts my heart.” Owning a “Betty wreath” is like being part of a special club, even the mayor of Havre de Grace has one. Anna Rogers, creator of the Havre de Grace Buy Nothing group, also has a couple of wreaths. The one that means the most to her is one Phipps made to represent her family’s two religions. And the gifting goes both ways. People will drop off bags full of materials for Phipps to use in her next creations. “I’m so blessed for all these people on our group who keep...

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