Jewellery range profits to go to charity

A local jeweller is putting her skills to good use, with the profits from a new custom-made range of bracelets, necklaces and earrings set to be donated to charity.

Feed The Little Children are set to receive much-needed financial assistance after The Courthouse Collection owner and jeweller Bridget Liddell pledged to help the charitable cause.

She has designed a new range of jewellery that depicts a little boy and girl holding hands, in a fitting tribute to the local charity.

FTLC prepares and delivers hot and healthy meals to children that may otherwise not have access to food on a twice-weekly basis, but relies on the contributions from local businesses.

Ms Liddell said that after supporting charities overseas in the past, it made sense to help those closer to home.

“For about ten years I have helped different organisations but never felt I was close or direct enough and this is our backyard – it is something very close to my heart,” she said.

“Feeding kids; it doesn’t get much better than that – providing a meal for a child that is hungry.”

Over 200 FTLC-themed pieces have already been made, which are priced from $32 to $2700. Twenty-five per cent of the sales will go to the Broome organisation.

FTLC treasurer Mal Jarvie was at the jewellery launch last month and said The Courthouse Collection’s help was much appreciated.

“A lot of local organisations back us, which is vital to Feed The Little Children continuing to operate,” he said.

“We currently employ a coordinator and a cook – everything else is voluntary. We deliver around 300 meals a week.”

The FTLC range is available in The Courthouse Collection shop beside the Broome Visitor Centre and at the Courthouse markets.