Photo courtesy of Geoffrey Notkin Note from Beads of Courage: We are honored that Geoff Notkin has personally selected Beads of Courage as one of two charity beneficiaries of a portion of the auction proceeds. Read more to learn about Geoff and why he is a generous longtime supporter of BOC and our mission of hope […]

Beads of Courage, Inc. is proud to employ staff from all fields and experiences to serve our mission to provide innovative arts in medicine programs for children and teens coping with serious illness, their families, and the clinicians who care for them.  March celebrates the work of child life specialists across the globe as they

Allie was diagnosed with severe silent reflux at 9 months old. She underwent a Nissen fundoplication surgery and a feeding tube was placed. Soon after surgery, Allie started to have more stomach problems and was always in pain. She was back in the hospital all the time undergoing more testing. They sent us out of

We are honored to be featured on the latest episode of the Casual Friday’s REI Podcast debuting Friday, November 19. Beads of Courage founder and executive director Jean Gribbon is the featured guest with hosts Adam Southey and Justin Sliva. Please give it a listen!  In addition, we created an easy donate button on our home

  Meet Beauden! This sweet three-year-old boy from Lake Havasu City, Arizona thought he was going on a family camping trip in San Diego. He fell off his little Stryder bike and scraped his knee the first night there. The next day he had a fever and wasn’t really talking to us. That night, he’d

Why Gold Origami Cranes? The legend of the origami crane is that if you fold 1,000 cranes, your wish will come true. At Northwestern Mutual, our wish is for an end to childhood cancer. Until that time comes, however, we are committed to supporting kids and their families while they undergo treatment. That is why

Last year I attended the September Champ 5k Run/Walk with one of my favorite tiny humans on this planet, Ezrah, and her family. Ezrah was diagnosed with leukemia last year at the age of 2 and has been the bravest little warrior since. Our welcome pack came with some Beads of Courage for us to

  On World Beads of Courage Day, September 15, we had great fun hosting a virtual Cocktails for Courage event, presented by Heritage Distilling Company and benefiting Beads of Courage. It was a wonderful hour with Justin Stiefel, CEO and co-founder of Heritage, and BOC supporters from coast to coast raising a toast to our