This pile of pendants just went off today to Camp Summersault in Los Angeles. I first heard about this over at Gaea's blog. Camp Summersault is sponsored by the American Cancer Society and is free to kids with cancer and their siblings. I have a little soft spot in my heart for projects like this. I spent a lot of years working in a cancer hospital and have seen how opportunities like this can make a world of difference in the life of child. I especially like that it gets the siblings involved as they often get lost in the whole scary cancer world of a the brother or sister with cancer.
Karen Braverman teaches a beading class each year and she'd love to have you donate beads for the class.I just think this is such a wonderful idea that I had to pass this opportunity along to you. You can read more about it below. I think you can click that photo and it should enlarge to a more readable size.
You can do this too! You don't need to be a bead maker. You just need to dig into that bead stash of yours and send them on their merry way. You can email Karen at Designerkaren2@aol.com for more information.
10 comments:
Thanks for the info and your pendants are so summery and wonderful for something like that camp!
Hey LeAnn, these look like lusious pieces of candy! I will be checking this out, so glad you don't have to be a beader ... thanks, always.
There is another organization who uses beads to benefit sick children. It's called Beads of Courage.
Thanks for this info. I am in the middle of Spring Cleaning my studio. Now I know what to do with my extra beads! Thanks!
thank you so much for sharing this leann - what a wonderful opportunity... i am appreciative of how you mention the family dynamic... while my children never had cancer, i have been in the position of serious medical involvement for years with two of my kids - and it is hard on the other kids in the family... your hearts are just wonderful and meaning-filled...
Thanks for mentioning this, LeAnn!
Thanks for sharing!
that is wonderful!
I have beads!!! I am totally going to do this - thanks for the info!
You're a generous soul :-) I am sending some of my stash their way but I have no handmade goodies to offer up as I don't make my own beads sadly. I'm sure the kids will love your pendants.
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