P.E.I. kids selling Bracelets of Hope for Beirut surpass initial goal

Rosa and Lila Coles,Jackson Rashed and their friends were horrified by what happened in Lebanon.

The Aug. 4 explosion at the Port of Beirut killed more than 175 people, injured at least 6,000 and left tens of thousands homeless.

After attending the vigil held in Charlottetown last week, they decided they wanted to do something. They put their heads together and ended up launching Bracelets of Hope, a project where they sold handmade bracelets at the corner ofDennis Crescent and Parkview Drive in Charlottetown.

Their original goal was to raise a few hundred dollars, butas of Mondaymorning, they had raised just over $1,200.

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