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Get involved in OUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH

See below for individual Sign Up forms to be contacted by our BBS Outreach Coordinator

Baltimore Bead Society members are not just active within our society, but also in your community. Many of our opportunities are referred to as “Outreach”. These events include providing support behind the scenes and at our events in and around the Baltimore-Washington area. Some examples of where you can get involved today:

  • Assembling bead supply kits
  • Teaching senior citizens
  • Teaching or helping teach a class at a local library
  • Making jewelry with cancer patients
  • Attending seasonal bead shows
  • Recruiting new members
  • Organizing logistics and admin needs
Sign up to volunteer (Elkridge Library Class)

Teach at Elkridge Branch
Howard County Library System
6540 Washington Blvd, Elkridge, MD 21075

Our annual Spring and Fall Classes are offered in collaboration with our local libraries. We provide the materials, instruction and teachers. These make & take classes are designed as easy for beginner adults (ages 16 years and up), with a modest cost (usually, no fee). Registration to take the actual class is required directly with the Howard County Library system. Most recently, our Morse Code Bracelet class was well-received in the Miller Library in Ellicott City. In 2026, we are officially branching out to teach our first class in April at the Elkridge Library.

Volunteers Needed: 1-3 hour commitment – as needed. We offer Teacher Training in advance of the class. Please contact BBSWebTeam@gmail.com for more info.

Important Date (Time): 
Saturday, April 18, 2026 (10am-12:30pm) – Vertebrae Chainmaille Bracelet

SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER (MILLER LIBRARY DISPLAY)

Display Your Pieces & Set Up Cabinet at Miller Branch
Howard County Library System
9421 Frederick Rd, Ellicott City, MD 21042

We are calling on every member to loan one to three handmade pieces for the locked showcase cabinet in the front lobby of the Library. The “SPRING” themed display will be shown in April.

Methods of Delivery: Loaned pieces should be labeled and put in a bag/container that can easily be identified. Please take a photo of your pieces for a record. We collect and return at the monthly meetings leading up to the Display and following the removal of the display pieces.

Volunteers Needed: 1-2 hour commitment – bring your display forms, decor and pieces to help make our Spring and Fall/Winter displays come to life. We need volunteers to help set up, provide handmade pieces and take down the display at the end of the showcase time period.

Important Date (Time): 
Monday, March 30, 2026 (11am-1pm) – Spring Display set-up date
April 1-30, 2026 – Spring Display on exhibit during library hours
Thursday, April 30, 2026 (4pm-6pm) – Spring Display Removal

Sign up to volunteer (Hope Lodge)

Teach at American Cancer Society Hope Lodge
636 W Lexington St, Baltimore, MD 21201
(off-street parking)

At Hope Lodge, our team teaches how to make memory wire bracelets. Our outreach supports those going through treatment and their caregivers.

Volunteers Needed: 2 hour commitment – Third Wednesdays from June-December

Important Date (Time): 
Wednesday, April 8, 2026 (6pm-8pm) – please note the new date just for April

Join Us at The Best Bead Show
Howard County Fairgrounds
2210 Fairgrounds Rd, West Friendship, MD 21794


During the Spring & Fall, we support the bead industry with providing volunteers who assist with donation collection at the registration table and outreach at our BBS Membership Table. LIKE them on Facebook (Best Bead Show) and visit at https://www.facebook.com/BestBeadShow for more information. Already planning on attending?

Volunteers Needed: 2 hour commitment – For entrance Registration Table and BBS Membership Table. Our members collect $4/person cash donation at the door to benefit the Baltimore Bead Society. Download Registration Table Instructions. Volunteers are asked to bring and display a selection of finished pieces, works in progress along with samples from our past and upcoming classes. Volunteers get to shop and meet the vendors before and after their allotted volunteer slot.

Important Date (Time): 
Saturday, March 28, 2026 (10am-4pm)
Sunday, March 29, 2026 (10am-5pm)
Saturday, October 24, 2026 (10am-4pm)
Sunday, October 25, 2026 (10am-5pm)

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