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Last Wednesday ( I know, I’m a tad late reporting this!) Shuttle Atlantis landed safely! Space Monkeys are now getting ready for their road tour along with the other Beads of Courage beads that went along on the mission. It was almost as exciting to see Atlantis land as it was when it lifted off. It’s amazing [...] I thought it appropriate to add this message to my blog (received via Ham Radio channel last night)- Mike Mercury to Merrickville Control EST 19:58 May 23 Space Shuttle Atlantis mission STS-132 is proceeding according to schedule. Docking and un-docking to and from the ISS (International Space Station) has occurred. Simian Specialist experiments have er… not gone EXACTLY according [...] For anyone following this story the countdown is on – check out Judy Carlson’s bead that is going to be heading for space in this Beads of Courage blog post. Judy created a rocket bead with a little green frog riding it. Also Terri Fout made the news on Wink News Now — TV no less!! Click [...] I received this in an email today from Jean Baruch at Beads of Courage — what a thrill! *Ontario** Artist’s Work to Be Launched on NASA’s Next Space Shuttle * Tucson, Ariz. – (April 29, 2010)* Hand-crafted glass beads, created by I can’t help but say that in the old Muppets way of saying ‘Pigs in Space’! What you might ask is Beads In Space all about? Beads of Courage is a wonderful charity that supports children coping with serious illnesses. Many glass beadmakers donate beads that are in turn given to children who add them to their strings to [...]
WOW! I couldn’t have had a much better day than that!! A Monkee found Shhhhh, it’s a secret, but Daisy was one of my favourites, I love her cheeky little grin! Dominique was in Merrickville for supper when she spied Daisy and [...] November is the month when Maggie Towne inspires us all to dig through our bead stash and sort out a pile for donating. Thank you Maggie! I finally waded through beads I’d been hanging onto for no good reason and came up with this little pile. I’ll be mailing them off to Beads of Courage on [...] Beads of Courage is a program that helps children with serious illness. It offers a coping mechanism by letting each child commemorate milestones in their treatment with special beads that are strung on a cord. Different colour beads signify different treatments or surgeries. Every time a milestone is passed the child receives a [...] |
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