Hot Glass Artists Gather to Create Beads for Program for Seriously Ill Children
Roswell, Georgia – July 30, 2008
Thirty hot glassworkers gathered at Flametree Glass, Inc. in historic Roswell on Saturday, July 26 2008 to create 167 handmade glass beads for Beads of Courage (BOC). These handmade glass beads are used in the BOC program to help support and strengthen the protective resources in children coping with serious illnesses. Different colors and styles of beads represent specific treatments and commemorate milestones these children have achieved. The beads are strung onto necklaces that also have children’s name in beads. Ten torches were going all afternoon to melt glass for these beads. Local glass bead making chapter Southern Flames along with local and out of town glass artists came to support this great program for seriously ill children. Additionally, nurses and a pastor from Egleston Children's Hospital at Emory University involved with BOC came to see how the beads were created. Some nurses made a glass bead. Lance and Maureen McRorie, owners of Flametree Glass, opened their glass gallery store and studio for this project by supplying the oxygen, glass, fuel, torches and tools. “It was great to host this event, because our glass community really responded to this cause and were passionate about making a difference with their talents,“ said Lance McRorie.
For additional information on Beads of Courage, visit www.beadsofcourage.org.
