Beading
Parties
Aid Relief

Cory Hamilton
Special to the Jewish News

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also says she wants to do what
she can. "I'm here because I
want to help Katrina victims:'
she says while stringing anoth-
er crystal onto her necklace. "I
can't imagine what it would be
like to lose everything."
Laura Shifrin, another JARC
client, adds that the event
enables her to make a contribu-
tion within her means. We
can't afford much in a monetary
way," she says, "but this is one
way we can help without actu-
ally being there. Making jewelry
is fun, too."
Joyrich holds beading parties
at the store, homes or other
locations. Participants.pay a
participation fee ($15-$25) plus
buy a bead kit ($25-$40) and
get instruction on beading jew-
elry such as necklaces, glasses
holders, bracelets. All of the
participation fee and 20 percent

omi Joyrich, owner of
Bead Works of Franklin,
is aiding Hurricane
Katrina victims one bead at a
time.
Through beading parties and
store sales, she's raised nearly
$3,000 toward relief efforts.
A recent beading party was
planned by Joyrich and
Shoshana Rubenstein, a social
worker for the Independent
Living Program at JARC. They
decided a beading party would
be the perfect way
to integrate JARC
and non-JARC
residents, all of
whom were inter-
ested in helping
hurricane victims.
Part of JARC's
mission is to
enable people
with developmen-
tal disabilities to
live rich, mean-
ingful lives as
respected mem-
bers of the com-
munity in the set-
ting of their
Mond Joyrich helps Laura Shifrin design a beaded necklace.
choice.
"I think it's real-
ly important that
everybody is part
of the community and they
of the kit fee is donated by Bead
work side-by-side with one
Works to hurricane relief.
another;' says Rubenstein.
Rubenstein says many of
"This event is a good exam-
those who attended the JARC
ple. It also exemplifies how
beading party also contributed
JARC residents care about
everything from diapers and
what's going on in the world."
clothes to toothbrushes an
West Bloomfield resident
other toiletries.
Tammy Kahan says the images
"I had a plastic trunk full of
of Katrina's aftermath made a
donations:' she says. "It shows
huge impact on her. "When you that no matter who you are,
see pictures and watch what's
there's always something you
going on, you just feel horrible.
can do to help if your heart is
I'm not a jewelry maker by any
in the right place." El
means, but I felt it was impor-
tant to support this event."
Jenny Baldwin, a JARC client,

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