Naperville Girl Crafts Handmade Flower Baskets To Aid Businesses

NAPERVILLE, IL — When 10-year-old Jane Temple's mother's garden started overflowing with plant life during the new coronavirus shutdown, Jane's mind started overflowing with ideas of how to give back to her community. Jane, who lives in Naperville, started making handmade flower baskets and selling them to benefit local businesses throughout Naperville.

Jane said she started out making the baskets for fun, but decided to donate the money after "lots of people wanted to buy them." The baskets are filled with colorful flowers and decorative, whimsical statues that match the color scheme of the flowers.

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Jane told Patch, "I felt so bad when the businesses had to shut down because of COVID and then because of the broken windows. I knew they weren’t making money. I worried for their families."

Jane has made and sold enough flower baskets to donate $630 to businesses in Naperville. The baskets, which cost $27.50 to make, sell for $35, with all profits going to the city of Naperville. Jane already has a wait list of 50 or 70 more baskets to make. Her goal is to donate a total of at least $1500.

Jane told Patch it "feels good" to know she's making a difference in her community. She said, "I’m fortunate to have stuff that people don’t. I want them to have what they need too."

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