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Reviving an American Tradition: July 4^th National Bell Ringing

“Proclaim LIBERTY throughout the land unto all the inhabitants thereof.” (Inscription on the Liberty Bell)

Purpose

Purpose: To resurrect the American tradition of citizens celebrating our freedom and marking of our freedom the 237^th Anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Fifty years ago, President John F. Kennedy called for the ringing of bells every year on Independence Day, July 4^th. We forgot to keep this tradition going. Let's start it again!

When: July 4^th at 2:00 p.m.

Where: Wherever you happen to be -picnics, parades, boating, sporting events, beach resorts, shopping, etc.

Importance

Importance of Bells: In the early 1700s the bell was the primary instrument used to call people together; gathering children for school, assembling the congregation, announcing important news, celebrating events, and alerting citizens to danger.

July 4^th, Independence Day, is significant and should be celebrated with more appreciation of that for which it stands. The bell-ringing connects us to our forefathers by using the same instrument of freedom they used to celebrate the founding of our nation to call our citizens together in celebration of our freedom.

Participation

How to Participate: Ring a bell. Hand bells, cowbells, sleigh bells, school bells, church bells, carillons, fire sirens, ship bells. If you don’t have a bell, shake your keys or tap something on a glass to make it ring. It doesn’t cost any money to participate.

Sponsors: No Greater Love, with the enthusiastic support of Baseball Teams, Providence Forum, National Cartoonists Society, and the Iron Workers, Fire Fighters and Sheet Metal Workers Unions along with other AFL-CIO Affiliates.

DONATIONS

All donations to No Greater Love are tax-deductible. We also appreciate in-kind donations.

ADDRESS

United Unions Building
1750 New York Ave NW
Washington, DC 20006
Tel: 202-445-1500

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