PHOTO BY IDA BROWN / THE MERIDIAN STAR
Lisa Greb, director of public relations for JoAnn Fabric Stores based in Hudson, Ohio, left, watches as Ashley Dean, an EXPLORE teacher at Parkview Elementary School, Branda Kornegay, assistant principal at Meridian High School and LaVonda Germany, principal at Poplar Springs Elementary School, learn to use the Cricut cutting machine. JoAnn Fabrics – which recently opened its first store in Mississippi and is located in Meridian – donated two sewing machines and fabric to Meridian Public School District's ninth-grade. In addition, a Cricut
cutting machine – along with supplies, cartridges and other accessories – was donated to each of the other schools in the district.
