CanBead Mid and South Canterbury

15/06/2026

💙 A Huge Thank You to Our Wonderful CanBead Volunteers 💙

Thank you for the countless hours you have given to support our workshops, fundraising events, bead sorting, and everything in between.

Your willingness to help and your generosity helps us to continue our meaningful work.

Please join us in thanking our amazing volunteers for all they do. 💙✨

14/06/2026

Today is the last day, generous followers, for those who would like to support us.😍

Wish us a happy 15th anniversary and keep our connections going for another 15!

14/06/2026

We are incredibly grateful for all the donations of clothing, shoes and bags for our Preloved for a Purpose Sale.
We will be holding an online sale on Sunday 21 June at 7.00pm here on our page.
We will be uploading an album with all the items and first person to comment sold gets the item.
We have a huge selection of clothing, shoes and handbags and pricing is from $5 to $20 per piece.
We would love you to join our sale, there is a great variety of sizing, styles, brands etc, something to cater for all tastes.

12/06/2026

Sarah our wonderful founder shared her story with local radio host.
We think she’s pretty special so have a listen to our beginning story.♥️🫶

Luke sat down with Sarah Clifford who is the founder of CanBead - A charity that provides free creative therapy workshops for people dealing with illness, trauma, grief or loss. He was keen to learn how an unexpected gift from a friend during her own cancer journey led to so...

11/06/2026

Check out these amazing creations made by our friends at CanBead - Otago 💜

10/06/2026

Have a listen to this wonderful interview with our founder Sarah Clifford. 🩵

Our friends at CanBead Mid and South Canterbury are hosting a pre loved online sale 👕🧣📱 Deets below. Also listen back to my extended chat with founder Sarah Clifford, on how a simple gift from a friend during her own cancer treatment has grown into a country-wide cause that helps over 1400 kiwis a year! Link in comments 👇

10/06/2026

It was back to Timaru today for Daphne and Meren to work with the Mokihi Hauroa group. This is our third workshop with this group and it was great to see the skills they are gaining. Photos are only showing their creations as this group prefer anonymity.

08/06/2026

A reminder that this Sunday is the last day for donations for our Preloved for a Purpose sale. If you have any clothing, shoes or accessories you would kindly like to donate, please get in contact with [email protected]
A huge thank you to those who have already donated items, your support is incredibly appreciated. 💙

CanBead are holding a "Preloved for a Purpose" second hand clothing online sale. We would love if you have any unworn/unused clothing, shoes, bags or accessories if you would kindly donate them to us where we will in turn run an online clothing sale. Donations to be received by Sunday 14 June. Please contact [email protected] to arrange pickup/drop off location. Thank you so much for your support.

05/06/2026

This week we had the pleasure of working with Women's Refuge in Timaru and Leukaemia and Blood Cancer groups in Ashburton and Timaru. We had a total of 28 participants, including our new board member who came along to see what we offer at our creative therapy workshops and he even had the chance to participate. Many of the participants had already been to previous workshops and were keen to use their skills again. We have photos of happy faces, concentrating faces and no faces ( as requested)! Plus all their creations feature as well.

05/06/2026

🎉 15 years of CanBead — and we need YOUR help to keep going!
For 15 years, CanBead has been walking alongside New Zealanders facing illness, trauma, and loss — offering free creative therapy workshops through the simple, healing power of beading. Thousands of people across Aotearoa have found comfort, connection, and community with us. 💛
Now we're asking you to help us reach the next 15 years.
Our Givealittle campaign closes 15 June — just days away! We're still a long way from our goal and every dollar counts. Whether it's $15 to celebrate our birthday or whatever you can spare, it all goes towards reaching more New Zealanders when they need it most.
👉 Donate here: https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/help-us-celebrate-15-years-of-canbead
Can't donate? Please share this post — it costs nothing and means everything. 🙏

Wish us a happy 15th anniversary and keep our connections going for another 15!