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24hr Beadathon for Beads of Courage
I'm organising a 24hr beadmaking marathon for Be Child Cancer Aware because every bead we make will make a child smile.
£581.00 raised of £500.00 target
36 donations
My Target:
£500.00
£581.00 raised so far
How to make a donation
Donate online at - www.justgiving.com/24hrBeadathon
By mobile internet Scan this code on your smartphone to go straight to Jolene Wolfe's page.
By text message to donate £10 Text £10
to 70070
My story
We are organising a 24 hour lampwork bead making marathon which will bring members of the UK lampworking community together in the same place to create a wonderful collection of handmade glass beads for Be Child Cancer Aware. These artist made beads will then be given to children on the Beads of Courage program as Act of Courage beads which are a marker to honour bravery and courage. We will start Friday the 12th of October at around 7 to 7-30pm and we will then make beads continuously for 24 hours through to the evening of Saturday the13th.
Also by having this event and sponsorship page here on Just Giving we are hoping to raise a significant amount of money towards keeping the hospitals in the UK BoC progam supplied with some of the hundereds of program beads that they need every single day.
£50.00 sponsors one child on the programme.
£1,000.00 sponsors one shared care hospital for one year
The beads of courage program was introduced in the UK just last year by the charity Be Child Cancer Aware. Be Child Cancer Aware aim to provide training and fully fund the program in every Oncology ward in every UK hospital that wants to participate in the program. So far the Beads of Courage program is enriching the lives of children with serious illness in 47 UK hospitals.
The Beads of Courage Program is a new concept being introduced in the UK which is designed to support children going through their treatment. It allows them to tell their story using colourful beads. The beads are used as meaningful symbols of courage that commemorate different milestones such as blood transfusions, bone marrow transplants, hospital stays, chemotherapy and radiotherapy treatments.
The beads help the children to take ownership of their journey and to make sense of the experience they are going through in a very visible and tangible way. The beads gives them a tool to explain it to themselves and others, adults, medical professionals, brothers, sisters, friends and says to everybody “this is my story, this is what I’m doing – it’s not nice but I’m strong and I will get through it”.
We are also hoping to broadcast the entire event through live web streaming so please watch this space for further information.
Please visit http://www.bechildcanceraware.org/beads-of-courage/ for more information.
Thanks Jolene
My gallery 4
My updates 6
We have a revised start time for the beadathon which will now begin a little earlier than planned at around 7 to 7.30pm on Friday 12th of October and will run for 24 hours. You can watch the whole project live at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/kitzbitz
A big thank you to Marlene Minhas who will be joining the fun at the torch in the wee hours on Sunday morning to give the night shift a well deserved break
I'm pleased to announce that lampwork artists Julia Hay and Kat Newman will be joining in the Beadathon fun here in the studio. Less than a month to go! Wooo hoooo!
Breaking news, our lampworking team is now two members stronger, Sandy Kelly and Michelle Ross will be joining us :-D
Alongside myself confirmed bead making attendees so far are Sarah Thompson Laney Mead Sue Reynolds Vanessa Hearn Heather Kelly and by web cam Georgie Bristow Samantha Capeling
My charity
Be Child Cancer Aware
Charity Registration No. 1141987
Be Child Cancer Aware is dedicated to raising awareness of the signs and symptoms of all Cancers affecting Children and Teenagers Be Child Cancer Aware are also sole sponsors of the Beads of Courage programme in UK hospitals. This programme offers help, enCOURAGEment and support during treatment
Donations 36
Donation by Carol Quill on 26/10/12
£20.00
Yay you where all fantabulous girls :)
Donation by Jo Walker on 15/10/12
£10.00
Well done ladies.
Donation by Deborah Dew on 14/10/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
A huge 'Thank you' to lovely Laney for driving to the Beadathon! :)
Donation by Vanessa Hearn on 14/10/12
£10.00
Donation by Anonymous on 13/10/12
£30.00
I've not really been keeping up to date with what's been going on but taken a sneaky peek this afternoon before I pop out, good luck girls :)
Donation by Kerry Wilkinson on 13/10/12
Great cause Jo, wish I could be with you today!
Donation by Helen Wright on 13/10/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Donation by Anonymous on 13/10/12
£5.00
+ £1.25 Gift Aid
Fantastic work....well done xoxox
Donation by Anna Vulpe on 13/10/12
Best of luck, will enjoy watching you all. :) xx
Donation by Vic - Cornish on 12/10/12
£5.00
+ £1.25 Gift Aid
Good Luck Ladies x
Donation by Caroline Dewison on 12/10/12
Best of luck to you all. Hope you have a fantastic time and make lots and lots of lovely beads. :o)
Donation by Fiona Smith - WINIBI on 12/10/12
£5.00
+ £1.25 Gift Aid
Looking forward to joining you for the Beadathon!
Donation by Vanessa Hearn on 11/10/12
£10.00
This is fantastic. Best of luck to you all, hope you have lots of fun too.
Donation by James and Georgina Brain on 10/10/12
£8.00
+ £2.00 Gift Aid
For the rather wonderful one of a kind necklace donated by Laney, tis a gift for a certain lovely lady:)
Donation by Sue -awrylemming on 29/09/12
£14.00
I sadly cannot make it to your Beadathon but I will have a session at home and send on the beads. This is such a great idea.
Donation by Sue Webb on 18/09/12
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
Looking forward to joining you all for the Beadathon!
Donation by Heather Kelly on 13/09/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Looking forward to the Beadathon! :-)
Donation by Michelle & Andrew Ross on 05/09/12
£22.00
+ £5.50 Gift Aid
Happy Beadathon ,keep cool !!!! Jean xxxxxx
Donation by Jean Evans on 02/09/12
£8.00
Happy Beadthon and have a lovely weekend. Satu XXX
Donation by Satu Slater on 01/09/12
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
Well done, what a good cause.
Donation by Susan Martin on 28/08/12
£10.00
A great Idea and a fantastic cause, More than happy to join in melting glass as well ;-)
Donation by Sandy Kelly on 19/08/12
£15.00
What a worthy cause. I am delighted to donate xx
Donation by Jane Tyrrell on 15/08/12
£5.00
+ £1.25 Gift Aid
Donation by Senenna on 07/08/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Donation by Anonymous on 04/08/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Donation summary
- * Online donations£575.00
- Offline donations£6.00
- Text donations£0.00
- Total raised£581.00
- Gift Aid£95.75
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