Stitches & Smiles at Shanti Camp
Operative Diana Brugos spent 4 days in March at Bal Shiksha Kendra Centre, an educational resource centre in rural NCT Delhi, India. Diana lead sock monkey training with students and their families, bringing stitches, smiles and employable skills training to women and children living in Shanti Camp slum. The socks for the workshops were donated by Canadian sock manufacturer McGregor...
Read MoreOperative Diana goes to Nepal
OSM Operative Extraordinaire Diana Brugos departed on a mission of love and learning this week. She’s headed to Nepal where she will bring sock monkeys made by community and student groups in the GTA to be given to Prisoners Assistance Nepal, an organization that provides homes and schooling for children with incarcerated parents who would otherwise grow up in prison Diana will also be...
Read MoreTo Russia, with Love
Clowns Sans Frontières departed this week on a mission of love, laughter and joy. From Nov 7-23, 2013 they will tour Moscow and St. Petersburg, providing live entertainment to orphanages and hospitals, where they will distribute OSM delegates to youth in distress and others in need of a smile. Proceeds from OSM workshops & sales have helped to raise money for this expedition. Nearly 100...
Read MoreRussian Delegation/Clowns Sans Frontières
This summer OSM is pleased to be teaming up with Clowns Sans Frontières – Canada to bring laughter, hope & healing to children in Russia. C.S.F. has 3 expeditions to eastern Europe planned for this year, one has already taken place and another 2 are planned for July and November. Beslan: 5-13 April 2013, they held circus workshops in a community that was victim to a terrorist...
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