Bead Artists! Join the Champions Challenge

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Bead Artists! Join the Champions Challenge

Go for Gold with the Champions Challenge!

We will tally your bead donations throughout the year, right up until midnight on December 31. While the goal remains to donate at least 1000 beads, we will have special recognition and thank-you gifts for three levels of Challenge Champions this year. Thank you for your beads from the heart!

  • GOLD – Donate 1501-2000 beads
  • SILVER – Donate 1001-1500 beads
  • BRONZE – Donate 500-1000 beads

Please join our Bead Artists Facebook Group for updates throughout the year!

How To Donate:

Print and fill out this Bead Donation Form and then mail it to us with the beads you would like to donate. Read more about the types of beads we use.

Mail To:

Beads of Courage, Inc.
Attn: Bead Donations
3755 E 34TH ST, STE 117
TUCSON, AZ, 85713-5307

Important Note: Bead Delivery to Hospitals

None of our member hospitals are set up for direct donation. All beads distributed in our programs are our responsibility for safety and liability and all beads given to hospitals must have a Beads of Courage intention card, we need to see every bead – please donate to us directly. (*Please contact us to request approval for direct bead donation).

Special Requirements: Act of Courage Beads

Act of Courage Beads can take almost any form that you would like to make—it’s an opportunity for you to let your imagination go! The 3/32″ mandrel is preferred but other sizes are also usable.

Please have nice ‘puckers’ on the ends of the beads, sharp edges on the bead holes cut fingers and can not be sent out. Overly frilly bits sticking out may break off and leave sharp edges on the surface, be sure that raised dots have solid connections (no undercuts) and that surface decorations are robust enough to take some knocking about.

We ask that you refrain from using reduction frit or glasses that give a metallic sheen on the surface due to heavy metal issues with these materials. We can’t send metallic reduction surface beads to the kids.

Anneal your beads properly in a kiln to ensure they don’t crack. Cracked beads have to go in the waste basket.

Please make sure that the bead release is cleaned out. Beads with the release still inside take more time for our volunteer staff to clean and this tremendously slows down turnaround time to the hospitals.

When you send your beads please fill out the Bead Donation Form, it helps us to expedite sending you a receipt and certificate for your donation.

More Questions?

More Questions? Join the Beads of Courage Bead Artists Group or email info@beadsofcourage.org

 

Polymer Clay Guidelines
for Member’s Choice Beads

Member’s Choice Beads

Printable Polymer Clay Guidelines

Member’s Choice beads are handmade polymer clay beads made by artists, packaged with love, and given to a Beads of Courage member to represent a milestone in their treatment. We use these colorful and fun beads in every Beads of Courage program to recognize the joy of being discharged from the
hospital.

BOC Bead Artist Champions Challenge – 2023

GOLD

  • Socal Flame Surfers
  • Devon Ramos and Judyanna Estrada
  • Diana Spiller
  • Debra (Be) Becker
  • Julie Andrew

SILVER

  • Jackie Marr
  • Donna Miller
  • Jefferson City High School
  • Dobrila Pintar

BRONZE

  • Karen Sherwood
  • Barbara Sosna
  • Judy Lami
  • Donna DeGrande
  • William Wise
  • Tanya Layton
  • Susan Knopp
  • Deborah Watson
  • Samantha Baker
  • Janet Thurman
  • Nikki Carollo

BOC Bead Artist Champions Challenge – 2022

GOLD

  • Diana Spiller
  • Maria Schoenenberger
  • Debra (Be) Becker
  • AZPC Guild
  • Julie Andrew
  • Wendy Isaac

SILVER

  • Lindsey Tew
  • Barbara Sosna
  • Jackie Marr
  • Donna Felkner
  • Erin Ashley
  • Margie Ehlers
  • Barbara Nowlin
  • Donna Miller
  • Kathy Sanders

COPPER

  • Dobrila Pintar
  • Lisa Hanley
  • Theresa Clark
  • Salem Community College
  • Kelly Smith
  • Sandy Lent
  • Ren Farnsworth
  • Lillian George
  • Judy Lami
  • Janet Thurman
  • Nikki Carollo
  • Donna Conklin
  • Tanya Layton

BOC Bead Artist Champions Challenge – 2021

GOLD

  • Diana Spiller
  • Maria Schoenenberger
  • Debra (Be) Becker
  • Judy Lami
  • Kathy Sanders
  • Tanya Layton
  • Julie Andrew
  • Glenda Long

SILVER

  • Lillian George
  • Kristy Brose
  • Nachole Black
  • Barbara Sosna
  • Melissa Osten
  • Ren Farnsworth
  • Martha Giberson
  • Jackie Marr
  • Melodie Lee
  • Patsy Monk
  • Juliet Page
  • Janet Thurman
  • Kristy Nijenkamp
  • Donna Miller

BRONZE

  • Dobrila Pintar
  • Wendy Issac
  • Barbara Nowlin
  • Kris Schaible
  • Karen Sherwood
  • Socal Flame Surfers
  • Janie Area Trainer
  • Ann Dehoff
  • Barbara Johnson

BOC Bead Artist Champions Challenge – 2020

  • Nachole Black
  • Debbie Brodsky
  • Kristy Brose
  • Patricia Chaffee
  • Karen Colaneri
  • Karen Crown
  • Ann DeHoff
  • Audra Delashmutt
  • Mimi Huszer Faquant
  • Ren Farnsworth
  • Cathy Feaster
  • Sioux George
  • Analisa Guay
  • Marlene Hernandez
  • Nithya Jonnawithule
  • Tanya Layton
  • Melodie Lee
  • Jackie Marr
  • Mary Brown-Martilik
  • Donna Miller
  • Dobrila Pintar
  • Denise Reschauer
  • Eileen Robbins
  • Karen Sherwood
  • Debora Sims
  • Barbara Sosna
  • Diana Spiller
  • Ann Wierbinski
  • Diane Worthington