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December 22, 2022

To help Georgetown understand COVID’s toll, a mother and son turned to butterflies

By: Kailey Hunt

Donna Looper wanted to help her then 8-year-old son Ben conceptualize the toll COVID-19 was taking on their community. The two folded 248 origami butterflies to represent individuals who lost their lives to COVID-19 in Georgetown.