Teens do bling for Bumblebee


BUSY AS BEES—From left are: Amy Wing, vice president of operations (Beekeeper); Jessica Hug, event and program coordinator for BumbleBee Foundation; Heather Donatini, executive director/cofounder of BumbleBee Foundation (Queen Bee); and Lily Kamen and Brooke Kinomoto, founders of Flower Charms.

BUSY AS BEES—From left are: Amy Wing, vice president of operations (Beekeeper); Jessica Hug, event and program coordinator for BumbleBee Foundation; Heather Donatini, executive director/cofounder of BumbleBee Foundation (Queen Bee); and Lily Kamen and Brooke Kinomoto, founders of Flower Charms.

Two Agoura High School students used the pandemic to make lemonade out of lemons for some happy bumblebees.

Lily Kamen and Brooke Kinomoto, both juniors at AHS, were inspired by videos posted on social media to start a jewelry-making business last summer.

They combined their quarantine time and talents to design jewelry that would raise funds for a local charity, the BumbleBee Foundation, which provides support to pediatric cancer families.

The foundation was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Westlake Village.

Lily and Brooke donated $400 to the charity April 28.

The girls plan to continue creating jewelry to support local charities.

Lily and Brooke are also members of the Agoura High School Dance Team.