20TH ANNIVERSARY – BEADS MAKE IT BETTER

BEADS MAKE IT BETTER

BEADS OF COURAGE 20TH ANNIVERSARY

Did you know the very first Beads of Courage program debuted in 2003?  We are proud of the accomplishments of the past 20+ years and, more importantly, those of the courageous children and families we have helped along the way.
Coming up next for Beads of Courage includes unveiling an exciting new Donor Hall of Fame, and raising funds to sustain and grow our meaningful mission along with finding our “forever home” in Tucson!

20th Anniversary
Forever Home Fund

There is no greater way to prepare for our future than to find our forever home. We need your help to make this dream a reality.

20th Anniversary
Sustaining Programs Fund

Help us establish sustaining funds to support each of our five core arts-in-medicine programs in more than 400 children’s hospitals worldwide.

JOIN OUR CELEBRATION!

Throughout the year there will be many ways for you to take part in our 20th Anniversary celebration. Here are a few ways to get started right now!

“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 a photo of Foster getting a chest x-ray with the hashtag #beadsmakeitbetter.