Paper Jewelry
Recently BeadforLife has had the opportunity to collaborate with AVON, selling blue, red, and earth tone bangle bracelets through their catalog. We did this in order to create a larger demand for our Beaders to make jewelry and to broaden our reach to other women throughout the country. Our collaboration with AVON allowed us to [...]
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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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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 [...]
Following our philosophy that BeadforLife tries not to give handouts, students Sponsored by BeadforLife’s Vocational training program are expected to participate in regular “Give Back” activities. This gives them an opportunity to “pay it forward” for the opportunity they have received, and to let them interact with the local community. A recent Give Back took [...]
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- Contributed by BFL Staffers: Linda Crane and Nicole Givan- BeadforLife recently held an appreciation dinner to express our deep gratitude to the amazing volunteers that work at our office in Boulder, Colorado. These volunteers give many hours of their time working in the BeadforLife store, helping the fulfillment team choose the most beautiful piece [...]
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One of the hardest issues we confront has to do not with poor nutrition, lack of education or ill health. The hardest issue is dealing with people who have a dependency mindset. For much of the past 20 years, Uganda has received a huge amount of foreign assistance – in some years it made up [...]
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. [...]
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We received the most heartfelt letter recently from a supporter of BeadforLife named, Robin Seiz. Robin is the creator of More of You Designs….Creating Jewelry to Create Possibilities and she uses BeadforLife beads in her unique handmade jewelry creations. Robin connected with BeadforLife as a way to join her talent and love of jewelry making [...]
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