Boulder

In our never ending commitment to becoming more sustainable, the BeadforLife environmental committee attended a “greening your office” session last Friday.  The Business Leaders in Action for Sustainability Today or BLAST! is an entity created by the folks at Amadeus Consulting, an amazing tech consulting group who offers a free presentation to other businesses and [...]

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Margaret Grondorf on August 9th, 2010

BeadforLife Community Partner, Eva Witt Larsen, shares her experience of hosting BeadParties half a world away.

Most people already know that BeadforLife’s mission and success can be directly attributed to our amazing network of volunteers and BeadParty
hosts, but some may be unfamiliar with the work our Community Partners do, both in the US and abroad.
Eva [...]

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admin on August 3rd, 2010

I am from Los Angeles, California. I grew up in California, went to Berkeley in the 60s, and was a full-fledged hippie. I love to travel and have been blessed to see a lot of the world, including recently living and working in Madurai, India and Kisumu, Africa. I worked in both [...]

Continue reading about Meet BeadforLife Volunteer - Joanne Jacoby

It was a bright Friday morning; everybody seemed overwhelmed by the activities going on in inventory as we prepared for our very first sea shipment in a huge container that would carry our beads and shea butter to America. Despite the humming and singing of gospel music that goes on in inventory, everyone seemed busy [...]

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Laura Medice Edlin on June 22nd, 2010

BeadforLife is committed to reducing our environmental footprint. We have created an environmental policy to show the steps that we are taking to reduce, reuse and recycle.
This month in Boulder, Colorado the home of our North American office we are participating in Bike to Work Day!  Bike to Work Day celebrates commuters getting out of [...]

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Kristen Painter on June 15th, 2010

The BeadforLife office in Uganda is a flurry of activity today. Past and present beaders fill the front courtyard and porch, children and babies wait patiently for their parents to finish conducting their business, paper sellers market their brightly-colored goods to the beaders, and BeadforLife staff members perform countless tasks all while monitoring the Suubi [...]

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Patty Manwaring on May 27th, 2010

BeadforLife Volunteer Coordinator, Korri Roach, met with Jade and asked her the following questions:

Where are you from?
I just moved to Boulder in August after spending a few years in Austin, Texas. I have moved around quite a bit in my life, but I consider Washington state to be “home” to me.
What are [...]

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Patty Manwaring on March 25th, 2010

BeadforLife Volunteer Coordinator, Korri Roach, met with Erin and asked her the following questions:
1. Where are you from?
-Parker, Colorado
2. What are some of your hobbies, likes, dislikes, interests, passions, etc.?
-I love being outside: running, hiking, camping, canoeing, etc. While I love
being active I also enjoy watching movies with my sister.
3. How did [...]

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Patty Manwaring on March 22nd, 2010

Published: March 14, 2010
Reprinted from: http://bit.ly/czAptV

By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF
Maybe the most common question I get from readers is: What can I do?
They’ve read about malaria, or mass rape, or AIDS orphans, and they want to make a difference. Should they call the White House? Write a check? Howl in hopeless despair?
There’s [...]

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admin on February 9th, 2010

BeadforLife Volunteer Coordinator, Korri Roach, met with Astrid and asked her the following questions:
Where are you from?
I was born in Colima, Mexico but I have lived in Northglenn Colorado for eight years.
What are some of your hobbies, likes, dislikes, interests, passions, etc.?
I love to play sports, I enjoy puzzles, and I wish to travel the [...]

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