Seamstress Audrey Fanning Hawker‘s mask project has brightened many Ridgefield faces while making the community safer. It has helped not only those who wear her masks but Ms. Hawker as well.
Audrey Fanning Hawker, Ridgefield resident and seamstress
Seamstress Audrey Fanning Hawker's mask project has brightened many Ridgefield faces while making the community safer. It has helped not only those who wear her masks but Ms. Hawker as well.
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