[RSimmons]

From your descriptions it sounds like they'd go very well in our programs. You never know what the kids are going to gravitate to and for some of the big procedures a big bead is just the thing. I've come to believe that they see things that we don't (kind of like cats) and find fascination in beads that you and I thing are just weird or fughly.

As for unsuitable beads, sometimes we get beads that are very pretty but are just too fragile for the main programs. These often end up in fundraisers of various kinds that help us keep the lights on and the doors open. Even though almost everyone at BoC is a volunteer (we've had paid student assistants), it still costs money to keep everything going and we can sometimes turn beads that can't go directly to the children into cash to keep things afloat.

Robert