Today, I finished 25 bags. My 2016 donation goal is 120 bags, so I have quite a few more bags to finish. A lot of the bags were made with dot fabric which was left over from making my sewquilt.com quilt in 2005 which used well over 60 different dot fabrics.
Beads of Courage was developed by Jean Baruch while working on her PHD in Nursing at the University of Arizona. She piloted the program at Phoenix Children's Hospital in February 2003. Every year, Beads of Courage provides assistance to more than 60,000 sick children coping with serious and life-threatening illnesses, and their families in over 250 children's hospitals throughout the United States, and in six additional countries.
I will be donating all Beads of Courage bag to Phoenix Children's Hospital, in memory of Kendall Jansen, a granddaughter of a good friend.
What are the bags for? I went to the website but I'm confused. It sounds like you give a bead, keep a bead, and send a note of encouragement. So do they keep their beads in the bags? Also, you said you were doing woolwork, could you show that?
ReplyDeleteThanks, Hilary
When a chid is in the hospital with a serious, life-threatening illness, the child receive a bead whenever they undergo a procedure. Beads show the bravery and accomplishment of the child.
ReplyDeleteThere is a link to a CBS News video which explains the Beads of Courage Program http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/beads-of-courage/
Hillary,
ReplyDeleteMy blog has post of the wool appliqué plus I have pictures of finished wool quilts on my web site www.sewquilt.me