| 2008 - NOVEMBER - BEADS OF COURAGE (BOC) MARATHON |
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Over a 3 day period in November (21-23) Beads by Design sponsored a beadmaking marathon to benefit the Beads of Courage programs in Atlanta. Many, many Southern Flames member came and made beads for the children. The picture below is very special - Stephanie White o making a bead while Ryan, who participates in the BOC program, watches. . |
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Eight torches
were set up at Beads by Design for Beadmakers to use. Here,
Gerry White, owner of the Beads by Design store and Stephanie
White set up the equipment.
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Saturday
morning, Kim Runge and another unidentified SF member make beads.
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Robert
Simmons who is the
coordinator between Southern Flames and the Atlanta Beads of Courage
program arrives. He is wearing a necklace like the ones the
children wear. The necklace starts with their name and each time
they complete a treatment or reach a milestone, they are able to pick
another bead to add to their necklace.
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Marcy
Lamberson demonstrated how to make Face Beads. Face beads are
given to BOC clinical staff who work with the children. Visitors
to the Artisan Resource Center Open House which was held the same
weekend look on.
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Some of the Face
beads that Marcy made. You can see lots more of these beads made by
other Southern Flames members if you look at
the BOC Marathon Beads page. |
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Andrea
Winkler with some more guests watching - the kids were really
fascinated.
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Lillie
Bavendam, who has already made several thousand beads for the BOC
program worked to contribute some more.
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