![Celebrating Nurses Month – Nurses Make a Difference – Meet our Nursing Staff](https://beadsofcourage.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-Nursing-Month-e1685585008189.jpg)
Celebrating Nurses Month – Nurses Make a Difference – Meet our Nursing Staff
Beads of Courage, Inc. is proud to employ staff from all fields and experiences to serve our mission. Our mission is to provide innovative arts in medicine programs for children![<strong>Guest Blog Post – Lara Kraft, Keepers of the Wild</strong>](https://beadsofcourage.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/489163477-maddie-on-the-prowl.jpg)
Guest Blog Post – Lara Kraft, Keepers of the Wild
Note from Beads of Courage: We are honored to share this guest blog post written by Lara Kraft, Vice President, Chairwoman, and Media Director at Keepers of the Wild. As part![Honoring the Child Life Specialists at Beads of Courage!](https://beadsofcourage.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/1.png)
Honoring the Child Life Specialists at Beads of Courage!
Program Director, Krista, with the mom of a NICU BOC member, honoring siblings with our Sibling Program. Beads of Courage, Inc. is proud to employ staff from all fields and![“BEADS MAKE IT BETTER” – BUT WHAT DOES THAT REALLY MEAN?](https://beadsofcourage.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/IMG_7835-scaled.jpg)
“BEADS MAKE IT BETTER” – BUT WHAT DOES THAT REALLY MEAN?
Foster was diagnosed with high risk b-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia on January 28, 2016, just after his fourth birthday. Three years later, while still undergoing cancer treatment, his mom shared![Article in Tucson.com!](https://beadsofcourage.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Screen-Shot-2023-01-10-at-12.48.49-PM.png)
Article in Tucson.com!
As seen on Tucson.com:Tucsonans in search of philanthropic inspiration in 2023 can find it at “Bead Inspired,” a fundraiser to benefit Beads of Courage from 6 to 8 p.m. Feb.![Guest Blog Post – Gratitude from Nicole](https://beadsofcourage.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/1CF210AF-153C-4D14-9ED9-390B2780A049_NicoleTylerLucas-scaled.jpeg)
Guest Blog Post – Gratitude from Nicole
Nicole | Medical Student | Disability Advocate I’ve been meaning to make a post about @beadsofcourage for a while now. BOC is a hospital program that promotes narrative medicine—meaning, it![Couple Rides for Courage in El Tour de Tucson](https://beadsofcourage.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/image8.jpeg)
Couple Rides for Courage in El Tour de Tucson
By Loni Nannini, Beads of Courage Storyteller For Carol and Christopher Roarty, riding in the 39th Annual El Tour de Tucson will propagate a cycle of courage for children facing![Jean Gribbon Honored as one of Interweave’s Top 20 Luminaries](https://beadsofcourage.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/BF-Top-20-of-2022-badge-2048x2048-2.jpg)
Jean Gribbon Honored as one of Interweave’s Top 20 Luminaries
Beads of Courage Founder Jean Gribbon Honored as one of Interweave’s Top 20 Luminaries For 20 years, Interweave has celebrated everything beads through Bead Fest, one of the largest bead![Stacie Eichinger](https://beadsofcourage.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/stacie.jpg)
Stacie Eichinger
Extreme Outdoorsman & AdventurerWalker ExtraordinaireBeads of Courage Summer Challenge Ambassador Stacie Eichinger knows a thing or two about walking a mile in the shoes of someone else and she hopes![Michael Martinez – Mixed Martial Artist, Wilderness Hiker, Team Beads of Courage Ambassador](https://beadsofcourage.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Michael-Martinez-1-1.jpg)