Mother and Daughter team Liesel Briggs & Rosemary Briggs promote their tiny charity and the work they are doing. "Hands of hope" Check out their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/booksandbasics and their gofundme campaign: .http://www.gofundme.com/rohit
Hands of Hope raises money for young students in Nepal who desperately want an education and a better community. They build libraries, support orphans and provide basic living needs for impoverished children.
Issue: 2015-03-19 PHOTO: courtesy Ruth Lera
If you’re lucky you’ll have neighbors you like. If you’re even more fortunate, you'll have neighbors as friends. But I must be one of the most blessed people around, because I have neighbours who inspire me. Read more
Issue: 2014-01-23, PHOTO courtesy of Liesel Briggs
Entering a log house south of Whitehorse, I'm confronted by a large box filled with little dolls, knitted in all the colours of the rainbow. I walk past them and Liesel Briggs welcomes me with a cup of tea and a seat in the comfy living room. There Read more
Across the territory next week, various Yukon Education Week activities will take place to help raise awareness of the importance of education. The path to educational awareness in other countries, however, can be much steeper. Liesel Briggs and he Read more