We’re continuously blown away by the creativity and generosity within the Rainbow Loom community. People of all ages are doing wonderful things with their looms ! Whether they giving away bracelets to show support and concern for others; raising money for a cause; or creating amazing projects with their looms, we want to recognize these awesome individuals by sharing their inspiring stories. We hope to make this a regular series, so please drop us a line at info(at)loomlove.com if you know someone who you think is a Loom Star!
Our first Loom Star will definitely warm your heart!
Name: Mia LeRoux
Age: 8
Why is she a Loom Star? Mia is the founder of Looms for Love, a nonprofit organization dedicated to spreading cheer in hospitals and nursing homes. Mia and her friends create Rainbow Loom bracelets and handmade cards, which they hand-deliver to the residents of these facilities. Mia has inspired kids across the country to do the same. Her goal is to grow a nationwide community of caring children who do good deeds and recognize the impact they can have by working together.
According to Mia’s mom Tracy LeRoux, Looms for Love is not just about making and giving bracelets; it’s about spending time with the recipients.
“The visiting and sharing time is MORE important than the bracelet or card itself,” she says. “The card and bracelets are small tokens of appreciation and something we can leave behind.”
Looms for Love also donates Rainbow Loom kits and supplies, as well as bracelets and cards to Ronald McDonald houses.
“Ronald McDonald Houses are a home-away-from-home for families whose children are receiving medical care for premature birth, serious injury, illness or surgery at local hospitals,” she says.
Kids all over the US have been inspired by Mia’s story and are following in her footsteps.
“There are currently kids in in nine states doing what we call “Create and Collect” … they are groups of kids (i.e. Brownie or Girl Scout troops, elementary school kids etc.) making bracelets and either donating to their local charities, or sending the bracelets to us to donate,” explains Tracy.
We love what Mia is doing, and we hope she will continue to inspire others to do great things with their Rainbow Looms!
If you’d like to donate bracelets to Looms for Love, or you’d like more info on starting your own chapter, go to LoomsforLove.org.
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Oh that is sweet!!!!! My Gramm is in a nursing home and all the lady’s love kids. I could imagine the look on there faces if we gave them a bracelet as well!!! I think what you are going is awesome!!! Keep up the good work.
Just like the paragraph toward the front guaranteed, that totally warms your heart. Especially that she isn’t expecting anything in return. The fact she is using her loom for fashion. Sometimes fashion really can be function! I also think it’s neat that she actually spends time with the patients. Loom Love, please give Mia and Looms for Love my encouragement and thoughts!
hey loom love! everytime i go on one of your new posts i see a bracelet contest. when i try to click it the page crashes! 🙁 any ideas on what i should do?
cool a loom star Go Mia!
She does a good job.
Maybe try a “sub series” called Loom Star Inventors, about people who are dedicated to looming and design awesome stuff! (ex: Made By Mommy or ElegantFashion360)
I’m amazing at these looms, but can Mia LeRoux make these really well? And what about school?
Hi loom love I think I’m a great person like Mia to here’s the reason: I sell rainbow loom bracelets to raise money for animals. Me and my friends created it. We have saved many animals. We saved animals like pandas and koalas:)
Cool, I might try that, I love all animals.
Ps. Pandas are still in danger of becoming extinct.
🙂
Wow, that is amazing. I am having a fundraiser for someone who recently lost her husband. He was shot when there son was only three days old. He made all the money and I am selling bracelets and charms to raise money to give to the Jessica and baby Jax. I hope I make lots of money doing this and I hope Mia makes a lot, to.
Wow you are awesome! Loom on!
You should be the next loom star.
Every year my siblings( 2 sisters an 2 brothers ) and I Make as many loom bracelets as we can and sell them at a craft bazaar. Every penny of the money goes to packing and shipping shoe boxes for Operation Christmas Child. We deliver them ourselves to the OCC center in North Carolina which is close to where we live. I always have a satisfied feeling when we deliver the boxes. This year not only am I making boxes but I am also volunteering at the OCC center. Last year we made 20 boxes. this year my goal is 40. Here is a link to the OCC website: http://www.samaritanspurse.org/what-we-do/operation-christmas-child/
– Hali
That is so inspiring Hali!!!
Thanks. We already have 120 bracelets and things. We only use Rainbow Loom quality bands so that our customers get the very best. This year we have challenged ourselves to use only your website. So far so good. We love all the designs. My personal favorites are the Illusion, Diving Falcons, and Chinese Finger Trap. the best bracelet we have made that we all agree on is the Kaleidoscope.
Now we have close to 200 bracelets. All of them are made by using your website.
That’s awesome Hali!