Nothing makes you feel more Jolly in the office than a Peppermint Mocha Latte...and if you are really in the holiday spirit...buy one for the person behind you!
The event is an exciting opportunity to learn more about and support impoverished Ugandan women who are lifting their families out of poverty with their handmade, high-quality beaded jewelry, featured on NBC Nightly News, in O Magazine, Vanity Fair, Family Circle and other publications.
The event will also feature drink specials and teeshirts for sale to raise more donations. The teeshirts can be decorated and “graffitied” at the event says Jessi Marquez.
BeadforLife is a socially responsible global organization, working with women, all of whom were living on less than $1 a day in extreme poverty. Like extremely poor people worldwide our members have experienced many sorrows and difficulties. Yet they remain strong, resilient, and hopeful for a better life. Based in North America and Uganda, BFL has partnered with industrious women who make vivid beaded jewelry out of recycled paper. The 300 members of BFL support almost 5,000 others to climb out of poverty.
“BeadforLife’s philosophy is that people want jobs rather than handouts. We focus on ways for people to leave poverty behind forever,” says BFL Co- Director Devin Hibbard. “The beaders are incredibly hardworking, and every dollar they make goes into critical things, like sending children to school, paying for health care, and saving to build a home.”
The beaders’ work has been sold at thousands of home parties and businesses and community-sponsored events around the world. All net profits from BFL sales are invested in projects that fight extreme poverty, primarily in three key areas: health, affordable housing, and vocational training for impoverished youth, and entrepreneurial development through micro credit for small businesses.
For more information about BeadforLife is found at www.beadforlife.org
For more information about the event please visit www.Jessimarquez.com
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This is a glimpse of what I will be doing next year.
Please support me at www.Jessimarquez.theworldrace.org
Seeking Injustice to help stop it!
Get a Bead for Life Bracelet which helps women feed their families in Uganda! http://www.jessimarquez.com/apps/webstore/products/show/960867
Get a World Race Tee-Shirt and show your support! http://www.jessimarquez.com/apps/webstore/products/show/955982 Get a video of a child that you are helping saying thanks to YOU and showing you how you helped them! *If you choose this option please email Jessimarquez@gmail.com with your information Online Sponsor: 1) Display ad on all websites for a full year with a hotlink: www.Jessimarquez.com : Opened August 2009-Currently 3,000 impressions per month www.asgoodasitsguests.com : Opened August 2008- Currently 6,300 impressions per month www.jessimarquez.theworldrace.org: Opened August 2009- Currently 8,000 impressions per month Aprox # of impressions: 207,600 “Country” Title Sponsor: 1) I am looking for 11 countries to sponsor me, 1 in each country. Your brand would be represented throughout that country for the month. I.e. I would wear your company logo during all projects throughout the 30 days. 2) I will mention your company in ALL blog posts for that month and your company logo will be displayed in photos and videos. Banner ad on all websites for a full year with a hotlink 3) Logo in newletters 4) Logo on Tee-shirt (see attached) 5) Rights to all photos for own marketing purposes 6) Logo on all event invites 7) Rights to all photos and blogs for marketing purposes *Please email Jessimarquez@gmail.com for more infoPLEDGE $100 OR MORE
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I will be leaving the country for a year on January 1, 2010. I am going on the World Race through an organization called Adventures in Missions. I will be traveling to 11 different countries over 11 months to spread hope and love, and genuinely serve people right where they are! I will be leaving the comforts of home and abandoning a traditional lifestyle to live in a tent with a backpack! I will be doing a variety of things including working in various orphanages and working to stop human trafficking!
If you would like to follow me on my journey, I will be updating my blog in the coming months before I leave, as well as throughout my trip: www.Jessimarquez.com
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Race Route:
January: New Zealand
February: Australia
March: Malaysia
April: Thailand
May: Cambodia
June: Kenya
July: Uganda
August: Pioneer Africa
September: Romania
October: Ukraine
November: Pioneer Eastern Europe
BeadforLife eradicates extreme poverty by creating bridges of understanding
between impoverished Africans and concerned world citizens.
Ugandan women turn colorful recycled paper into beautiful beads, and people who care open their hearts, homes and communities to buy and sell the beads.
The beads thus become income, food, medicine, school fees and hope.
It is a small miracle that enriches us all.
All profits from BeadforLife are invested in community development
projects that help people work their way out of poverty.
* We have Bracelets-$10, Necklaces-$15 Long-$20, and Earrings-$15
* Please email me at Jessimarquez@gmail.com to let me know your color preference after ordering!
Colors: Blue, Pink, Orange, Green, Red, Purple, Natural, Yellow, Mixed
So...I am selling all of my favorite things to raise money towards orphanages around the world.
I don't know if you made plans for your bday yet but I would love to help you plan it! I have partnered with venues throughout NYC that will make a donation to a charity just by you booking your party at their venue. They will give you a free bottle as well as no cover for your guests. 
