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Just ask the inspiring and amazing students at Foothills Elementary School in Colorado who are working with BeadforLife to do just that! The library at Foothills Elementary School in Northwest Colorado Springs is usually a place where students and adults must maintain an “indoor voice” in reverence for the thousands of books on the shelves, and the busy [...]
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How we choose to honor special people who have passed away is a question many people face. At BeadforLife we were touched by one family’s decision to create a Memorial Fund in honor of Carol Dalton. A dear friend of BeadforLife, Carol Dalton was a well loved and respected nurse practitioner who specialized in women’s care. When she passed away in late 2010, Carol [...]
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As Volunteer Coordinator at BeadforLife, the most rewarding part of my job is working closely with our volunteers. I love to see their smiling faces as they come in to our office, and to see them participating alongside us in our work to eradicate poverty. They bring a unique spirit of generosity to their work, [...]
I am called Nuru Nabbumba Kisitu, 23 years old and I come from a humble background. I am the first born in the family of six children and I am openly living with HIV. My life hasn’t been a smooth journey life one can imagine. Throughout my childhood I experienced infidelity and domestic violence at [...]
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An inspiring letter from BeadforLife supporter Geri Strzelecki, Reston, VA: Dear Patty: I wanted to share with you my experience with the BeadforLife Curriculum. First, I would like to tell you that our company (Altum) participates in a program called Smart Sacks. We partner with an organization that provides a sack filled with food to [...]