Nyberg: New organization looking to spread kindness
BETHEL, Conn. (WTNH) — A new organization based out of Bethel is making its mission to spread kindness across Connecticut.
Kind Works started after Ben's Bells Project closed down studio operations in the state last August. But a group of employees and volunteers, including Clean Works executive director Cody Foss, were not ready to let their mission go.
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