Sunday, June 28, 2009

Green bead giveaway

BeadforLife is a non-profit that gives Ugandan women the opportunity to work their way out of poverty by making recycled beaded jewelry. Made from old magazines, calendars, pamphlets and cereal boxes, these handmade beads help women earn money that goes towards "income, food, medicine, school fees and hope."

My graduate school professor Kathleen is the Pittsburgh/Western Pennsylvania Community Partner and her goal is to spread the word about this great organization. Contact her at kganster@verizon.net if you are interested in purchasing beads or want to throw a bead show party at your house! (How fun!) You can also shop online at www.beadforlife.org

So thanks to Kathleen and BeadforLife, I bring you two awesome giveaways.

The first prize: Matching red necklace and bracelet set.

The Second Prize: Bracelet, red drop earrings and fun handmade jewelry bag made by Kathleen's friend:


Rules to Enter:
1) Leave a comment below. Only one entry per person. Must be 18 and older, and U.S.A. residents only.
2) Contest will be held from Sunday, June 29, 2009 at 9:00 pm to Sunday, July 5, 2009 at 8:59pm. You must comment within this timeframe to be entered in the contest.
3) Two winners will be chosen using www.random.org and will be announced on Monday, July 6, 2009. Winners must respond within 24 hours.
4) Please leave your blog link or email in your comment so I can contact you if you are the winner. If you do not want to do that, please drop me a line at fashionista0921@gmail.com with your name and the comment you left. This is to ensure the real winner gets the awesome prize!
5) Good luck!

13 comments:

Peace Turkey said...

LOVE. Let's do a bead party!

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pittchick said...

I'm commenting. I won't have a bead party, but I would go to one.

kathleen said...

Hi ladies - Thanks Sarah for blogging about Bead for Life. I would love to help anyone who wants to have a bead party - all you have to do is invite friends and I bring the beads. There is also a great summer promotion that if you buy $15 worth of beads, you get a free 3-strand bracelet and it is all for a great cause - helping to lift women and children out of poverty. Thanks everyone! Kathleen

R. Fike said...

I love jewelry, and red things...

Ruth said...

Exciting! Those are awesome prizes

Caren said...

Sarah, These are wonderful gifts. The prizes are amazing these women have a huge talent. Anyone that wins one of these beautiful beads should be proud to help these women.

Anonymous said...

Kathleen is my mom, and Bead for Life is a really great cause. The beads are beautiful and most people are willing to spend the reasonable amount of money to help something so worthwhile. Pass it on, it's awesome!!!

sunshinepgh said...

These are lovely! And how exciting to have a giveaway for yr readers! Once I get back to blogging, I'll definitely add yr link.

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Mandy said...

LOVE LOVE LOVE both prizes. Amazes me that they are made of magazine pages! Thanks for another great give-away!

Linda said...

You have awesome give-aways. Hope i win. I know the perfect person i would give either one to.

ana (ana32372@gmail.com) said...

Ooo, I love that top necklace. I would attend a party :) Great cause.

Emily said...

this is really cool. im not one to follow stuff about going green but i get my good updates from my friend sarah, the blog author. it is so cool that these prizes are made out of recylced goods. so cool.

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Anonymous said...

What a very cool effort - chic, green, and SO thoughtful and generous! I love it!

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