Menasha school district opens free boutique for families recovering from summer tornado

A new boutique in Menasha is giving families more than free clothes and household supplies — it’s offering a place to find help as they continue recovering from this summer’s tornado.

The Bluetique opened Monday at Jefferson Early Learning Center on Ice Street, transforming a classroom into a community resource stocked with free clothing, bedding, school supplies and hygiene items for Menasha School District families.

“I don’t know if everyone in Menasha is aware of how much people around the state and around the country have been helping us, but they’re about to see it,” said Mary Crawmer, a school counselor at Banta Bilingual and Fox Valley Virtual.

“There’s a lot here, and we’ve been really blessed.”