By: Sher Hann

Every time I wear my “LOVE” beads, someone comments on them. What they don’t realize until I tell them is that those beads support an AIDS mission in South Africa. They are also quite inexpensive!

The beaded jewelry, along with beaded animals and crafts, leather work and artwork, are made by families infected or affected by HIV/AIDS in South Africa. The Lily of the Valley bead ministry purchases the crafts at local market value and then sells them at events throughout the Conejo Valley. The LOVE beads and crafts are also available on e-Bay. All proceeds go to support Lily of the Valley Orphanages in Kwazulu, South Africa.

For more information, see www.LilyValleyUSA.org. The next big event where the beads will be on sale locally is LOVEFEST on June 13, 2010, at Gardens of the World in Thousand Oaks.

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