Habele supporting intramural sports on Yap

US-based charity Habele has sent a collection of sports uniforms to Yap Catholic High School and SDA School, the two private high schools on the Micronesian island of Yap. The uniforms, the first of their kind for both schools, will help inaugurate intramural sports leagues at both schools.“We’re...

Continue Reading

Islands' Chiefs Learn About Cultural After School Program

Waa’gey founder and volunteer Mr. Larry Raigetal gave a presentation to the Council of Tamol (chiefs) from the neighboring islands of Yap on the ongoing activities of his group's work.Waa'gey is a Habele supported extracurricular program. It uses a mentorship model to support at-risk high school aged students...

Continue Reading

Books Headed to Pohnpei, Micronesia

US-based charity “Habele” has begun shipping books to the Micronesian island of Pohnpei as part of a statewide public literacy project. The books include reference materials, cultural research literature, and regional histories. There are also texts dealing with local languages, arts and plants. The books are headed for...

Continue Reading

Mary Dorothy Alexander Vickers

Mary Dorothy Alexander VickersDorothy “Dot” Vickers, 91, of Winchester, Virginia, passed on to the Lord, August 27, 2013, at Consultant Nursing Home in Woodstock, Virginia.Mrs. Vickers was born in Shelby, North Carolina, December 27, 1921. Mrs. Vickers attended Western Carolina Teachers College in Cullowhee, North Carolina. She was...

Continue Reading