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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

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

In April 2026, we had a record 16 members participate in our Spring themed display at the Miller Branch Library Lobby. Members were asked to loan one to three handmade pieces for the locked showcase cabinet in the front lobby of the Library. The “SPRING” theme was on display during normal library hours during the month of April 2026.

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): 
Tuesday, May 12, 2026 – Pickup your display pieces at our Program Meeting

Teach at American Cancer Society Hope Lodge
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. May 2026 Update: we will not be teaching in May due to the Hope Lodge move. Please check back here for address and detail updates.

Volunteers Needed: 2 hour commitment – Third Wednesdays (June-December).

Important Date (Time): 
June 2026 – TBD

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.

Volunteers Needed: 2 hour commitment – For entrance Registration Table and BBS Membership Table. Our members collect modest cash donations at the door to benefit the Baltimore Bead Society. 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, October 24, 2026 (10am-4pm)
Sunday, October 25, 2026 (10am-5pm)

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). Registration to take the actual class is required directly with the Howard County Library system. Most recently, our 2025 Morse Code Bracelet class was well-received in the Miller Library in Ellicott City. We officially branched out in Spring 2026 to teach our first class at the Elkridge Library featuring a Vertebrae Chain Maille Bracelet Cuff.

Volunteers Needed: 1-4 hour commitment to help assemble kits, event set up, helping the teacher and event clean up.

Important Date (Time): 
Fall 2026 – TBD

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