Turn Your Passion Into Profit
Turn Your Passion Into Profit Roy Van Broekhuizen got a call from his church one day…head to Indonesia and help the tsunami victims any way you can. Now Roy and his wife manage a successful business that keeps on giving to the people of Indonesia. Read on to find out how Roy turned his [...]
San Francisco International Gift Fair – Laga handmade handbags
We’re excited to be participating again in the San Francisco International Gift Fair. We will be flying to SF a couple of days earlier, setup is on Friday February 6 and the show goes from February 7-10, 2009 held at the Moscone Center.Our pallet with shelving and our Laga handbags and accessories samples were shipped [...]
Checkout our Laga Handbags Online Catalog
Dear friends: For those of you who have not had an opportunity to see our Laga handbags online catalog, you can see it here, Laga Handbags. Let me know what you think. For those of you in the trade (NOT open to the public): We will be in booth #736 (South Hall) at the San [...]
Laga Owners Dubbed “Boneheads” at Boneheads Restaurant
Roy and Louise van Broekhuizen of Laga Designs International, Inc. were dubbed “boneheads” (people who ignore experts and conventional wisdom, follow their hearts and achieve great success against steep odds) by local Orange County Boneheads Restaurant Click here to read the entire article!
Laga Handbags Open Boutique December 6 from 10am to 3pm Irvine, CA
Laga Design Boutique Dec 6th By maliahill(maliahill) Laga Handbags are handmade by women who survived the tsunami in Indonesia. Every bag sewn and sold brings hope for a better tomorrow. An average-size bag takes almost a full day to complete; each piece is an amazing work of art! … Saddleback College Fashion – http://saddlebackcollegefashion.blogspot.com/ [...]
Laga Handbags view on the Southern California fires
It not the average weekend for Laga Handbags as we made an appearance at the Harvest of Quilts Show at the Chimbole Cultural Center in Palmdale, California put on by the High Country Quilt Guild this weekend. This was the first time that I, Louise van Broekhuizen, made a solo appearance at a show two hours out of [...]
New tsunami system in Indonesia
The BBC News released a story today regarding the new Tsunami warning system that was launched By Lucy Williamson BBC News, Jakarta Indonesia has launched a new tsunami early warning system, designed to give people in coastal areas enough time to escape tsunamis before they reach land. But experts involved in setting up the system [...]
How To Buy Gorgeous Handmade Handbags From Indonesia
By dariuslauffer One such company is Laga Handbags (online), which helps women who were survivors of the tragic tsunami of 2004 in Sumatra, Indonesia. The women workers of Indonesia are able to learn skills for a lifetime while providing a valuable … Cookie-cutter fashion handbags are a dime a dozen, and thousands of them are [...]
Laga Handbags at HUMC
Today Laga Handbags was invited to participate once again in Hollywood United Methodist Church’s pre-holiday “Alternate Christmas Mart” shopping event. I have to say, since having met this truly amazing group of people two years ago, my life has been enriched. Reverend Kathy Cooper-Ledesma is one of the most sincere church leaders [...]
Laga Handbags’ Co-Founder Louise van Broekhuizen and Maria Shriver at The Women’s Conference
Laga Handbags’ co-founder, Louise van Broekhuizen, was again invited to exhibit at The 2008 Women’s Conference, held on October 21st and 22nd at the Long Beach Convention Center. “Under the leadership of California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and First Lady Maria Shriver, The Women’s Conference has grown from a small government initiative for working professionals into a [...]
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This is the story of how we (Roy & Louise) ended up quitting our jobs to help tsunami survivors rebuild their lives, one handbag at a time. Yes, that's Oprah. She's part of the story. [read more]
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