It’s All in the Bag: Employee-Crafted Shopping Totes are Recycled, Reusable and Benefit the UA

Lisa Comella has always been a crafter. In do-it-yourself sessions with her equally artsy friends, she's made everything from beaded jewelry to quilts to candles. Recently, she and her crafting buddies decided to go a little "greener" with their work. The result: unique handcrafted shopping totes made from materials that were headed for the trash.

Comella, who began working at the University of Arizona Foundation as assistant director for annual giving just five months ago, is selling her one-of-a-kind reusable shopping bags, with 10 percent of the proceeds going to the UA Foundation.  read more »