Ridley High School (Folsom, Pennsylvania)

Ridley High School’s service project will involve helping the people in Uganda through the Bead for Life program (www.BeadforLife.com). Our students will be selling beautifully handcrafted paper beads (necklaces, bracelets, and earrings) to raise money for this foundation that also sponsors community development projects in health, education, vocational training, affordable housing, and savings programs. Bead for Life’s mission is to create opportunities for women to lift their families out of extreme poverty by connecting people worldwide in a circle of exchange that enriches everyone. In addition to selling the jewelry, our students will also be running a bake sale on a weekly basis to raise money to help the Bead for Life recipients, as well as the needy families in our own Ridley community. Our students are also volunteering as mentors for an elementary school in our district.