The money that Hudson Valley Handbell Festival raised last year went towards buying four octaves of Malmark Handchimes. These chimes were used in my Girl Scout Silver Award when I went into different Nursing homes and Senior Centers and played some solos and in some of the nursing homes I taught them how to ring. I also held a few workshops with younger girl scouts teaching them bell techniques. 

I am in the process of getting my Girl Scout Gold Award approved. For my Gold Award I am planning to start a program so that children with special needs and disabilities can learn to ring with a parent or guardian. I know many kids who would love to be able to ring but have a special need and haven't been able to thus far. This will give the children and a parent or guardian a chance to have some fun together because often these kids and parents/guardians spend most of their time going from doctors appointment to doctors appointment instead of having fun together. I hope to be able to bring this choir to Hudson Valley Handbell Festival or to the Hudson Valley Young Ringers Festival in the spring of 2016.

I have had a dream of spreading bells and chimes to people who wouldn't otherwise be able to hear or play them. I give many thanks to Hudson Valley Handbell Festival for making this dream possible. Please also visit  this link.