AWA Club Projects

 

Four big projects yearly AWA Members participate in:
  • Wig Stands for Cancer patients – March
  • Empty Bowls Project – September
  • Beads of Courage – October
  • Ornament Contest thru Turners Warehouse – St. Jude’s – November

 

YEARLY PROJECT  –  Beads of Courage – turned in yearly in October/November

Over 75 bowls donated November 2026.  Pictures coming soon!

We’re asking members to turn lidded boxes for children through the Beads of Courage program.  Through this program children receive unique beads that represent procedures or treatments during a serious illness.  For example, they might receive a red bead for each blood transfusion, a yellow bead for each night in the hospital, a star bead for surgery or a white bead for chemotherapy. Their collection of beads becomes a tangible record of their journey.  You can pick up a ceramic “Beads of Courage” bead to be inserted on the knob of your lid at the next monthly meeting.  Find out dimensions and more information below and at the Beads of Courage website. 

PDF Guideline excerpt from Beads of Courage website

Picture below is Dick Jones, Kathi Luksich, Jean Gribbon (founder), Michael Luksich

Wood donated for 25 boxes by Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Endowment fund.

Donation  Guideline  The club delivers boxes to the headquarters for them to disperse to children around the world.

Videos of folks who have made some unique lidded boxes: