Since November 2008, Susan Cannarella has made beautiful bracelets and earrings using Paper to Pearls beads. The sale of her work raises money to support the Kiwoko Hospital, a rural bush hospital in central Uganda that is supported by the ISIS Foundation. To date she has raised over $6,800 for ISIS and Kiwoko.
We learned of Susan's story recently when she placed an order for additional bags of beads. Inspired by what she is doing, we asked her to tell us more.
Susan works for Aspen Re America, a company that believes strongly in global corporate and social responsibility and commits to donating annually to the ISIS Foundation's work in Nepal and Uganda. In September 2008 she had the opportunity to visit Kiwoko Hospital and witness the great work being done there to help the children and families of the region. "It was a lifelong dream of mine fulfilled."
Susan also explained how she began working with paper beads. "One day a week a craft group meets at the hospital. This group is comprised of women who are HIV positive. These women make items to be sold at the hospital craft shop to support their families. One of the crafts I saw them making were rolled paper beads using recycled paper. This inspired me to make jewelry incorporating these beautiful and unusual beads."
We salute and celebrate Susan's wonderful work, and how she is not only supporting ISIS's project at the Kiwoko Hospital but the Paper to Pearls' beaders as well.
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