LISA THEN MOVED ON TO MAKING POLARTEC FLEECE DOG TOYS FOR SCHOOL KIDS. FUNDRAISING KITS. SO I BROUGHT THIS IDEA TO THE PERKINS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND, AND I DIDN’T KNOW AT THE TIME HOW IMPACTFUL THAT ...

AND ALMOST OVERNIGHT, HER TOUGH PLUSH DOG TOYS BECAME AN INSTANT HIT AND SHE COULDN’T MAKE THEM FAST ENOUGH. IT’S DURABLE. IT’S MACHINE WASHABLE, IT FLOATS, IT CAN BE FROZEN, AND IT HAS THE ...

which then led her to design toy-making kits for area schoolchildren's fundraising efforts. Almost overnight, her tough, plush dog toys became an instant hit, and she found she couldn’t make ...