What is Bead For Life?

Ugandan women turn colorful recycled paper, into beautiful color beads for bracelets and necklaces. Proceeds from Bead for Life become income, food, medicine, school fees, and hope for families in Uganda. The members are women with children living on less than two dollars a day. They are incredibly welcoming, hard working, resilient, and creative. Bead for Life eradicates extreme poverty by creating bridges of understanding between hard working and impoverished Africans and North Americans who want to create a world that works for all.  For more info visit www.beadforlife.org.

It's an opportunity to act locally and effect globally…

Bead for Life is available exclusively through OARC at:

• Art Noir Custom Framing and Gallery - 7175 Ogontz Avenue Suite C, Philadelphia, PA 19138
• Martin Luther King Day of Service – Martin Luther King High School - 6100 Stenton Ave in Phila. – (January 21, 2008)
• Pathmark Black History Month Celebration @ 30th St Station (February 1st 2008 11a-4p)
• West Oak Lane Jazz and Arts Festival – 7100-7200 Blocks of Ogantz Ave in Phila. (June 20-22, 2008)

What is OARC?

OARC operates under its primary mission, "… to create and stimulate economic development while improving the quality of life for residents…" within the West Oak Lane and Northwest Philadelphia communities. Founded in 1983 by State Representative Dwight Evans, it has grown to become a nationally recognized community development corporation that addresses its mission through traditional community development activities and multi-faceted strategies and activities designed to address the host of social and economic needs identified in the community. OARC's key initiatives are approached holistically and fall under five areas of focus which include: Housing and Economic Development, Business Development, Education & Community Relations, Cleaning & Greening and Arts & Culture. For more info visit OARC.