MORE than 1800 wristbands made by a Mosman resident to raise money for the family of a Queensland flood hero have been sold.

The story of teen Jordan Rice, who gave his life to save his little brother Blake, so touched the heart of Landy Randall that she decided to raise money for the Rice family.

She created a black silicone wristband with the words “Jordan Rice Little Aussie Hero QLD Floods 2011” through her and husband Michael’s company Handband.

The bands sell for $3 on their website and all profits go straight to the Rice family.

So far, 1840 have been sold.

“They are hard-working Australians who don’t want to ask for any help, but are grateful that other people are offering them their help,” Mr Randall said.

The bands are also for sale at The Counting Sheep Cafe at Mosman.

To order, call 1300 368 980 or visit handband.com.au.

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A MOSMAN couple has managed to make maths fun by inventing silicone wristbands with the times tables.

Michael and Landy Randall own Handband, a company that makes and sells customised silicone wristbands.

They started the company in 2005 and have created several different versions of the wristbands, including the Mediband, which provides the bearer’s medical information such as allergies or blood type in case of emergencies, customised promotional bands and silicone digital watches.

The idea for the times table band came up late last year.

The bands, particularly the colourful ones that glow in the dark, had proved popular with children and the couple tried to devise ways to also make it educational.

“We were just talking about ideas and said ‘oh, we could probably fit the multiplication times table (on the bands)’,” Ms Randall said.

The pack comes with 12 bands with one times table on each, and the idea is to give the child one band to learn at a time.

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