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| September 14, 2012 02:43 AM EDT |
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BUFFALO, N.Y., Sept. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
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Beads of Courage® Bead Challenge
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Saturday, September 15, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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WHERE:
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Expressive Glass, 3333 Lake Shore Road, Buffalo (Woodlawn), NY
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Free to public; Activities with a suggested donation
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In support of Beads of Courage®, Expressive Glass is one of eight sites selected for the national Bead Challenge Saturday, September 15, at 3333 Lake Shore Road in the Woodlawn suburb of Buffalo.
Expressive Glass has been actively involved with the Beads of Courage program and Vicki Schneider, studio owner, has one of her creations – a teddy bear astronaut – featured in the Bead Challenge Design book. Vicki Schneider, studio owner, has 10 glass artists assisting her with the event Saturday, coming to assist from across New York and as far away at Toronto and Niagara Falls, Ontario.
"The bead design is based on a drawing by 10-year-old Oscar Colunga, Jr., a brother of a Beads of Courage participant from Parkland Health and Hospital System in Texas," Schneider said. "Oscar's adorable teddy bear astronaut answers the question 'If SPIRIT was a bead'."
The September 15 National Beads of Courage Challenge Day is dedicated to making beads that are given to help children coping with serious illness record, tell and own their story of courage. The handmade beads are used in the Beads of Courage Program that is a form of narrative medicine improving the quality of life for more than 30,000 children throughout the United States who receive the program during active treatment for a serious illness.
In honor of National Beads of Courage Bead Challenge Day and Childhood Cancer Awareness Month in September, bead enthusiasts and the public are invited to create their own beaded jewelry and to come and cheer on the artists who make beads for the Beads of Courage Program.
"We are grateful for Expressive Glass and artists, like Vicki Schneider, for their continued support of the Beads of Courage program," Baruch said. "Through the Beads of Courage Program children coping with serious illness receive a strong dose of narrative medicine that helps them cope with their challenging treatment journey."
The full news release is available on www.beadsofcourage.org website.
SOURCE Beads of Courage
