| Our
Mission
Bells
of Freedom provides an avenue for everyday people, like you,
to connect with members of our United States armed forces
to show appreciation through financial and emotional support
of our serving young men, women, and families of the military.
About
Bells of Freedom
Bells
of Freedom is a program of Dance Hearts, a nonprofit, tax-exempt
organization specifically dedicated to connecting our in-service
military men and women to the community they serve in the
form of holiday “family” adoptions, emergency
support, and, most recently, the development of transitional
housing for the many women and children displaced due to adverse
situations (death, separation, or other unforseen circumstances)
that can no longer remain in a military housing situation.
Dance
Hearts was founded in December 2001 by Louis and Tanya McKay,
dancers by trade, and children of military servicemen by birth.
Dance Hearts and more specifically, the Bells of Freedom program,
began with our first Holiday season “Military Family
Adoptions” in 2001 where individual civilians, organizations,
schools, churches, synagogues, and corporations “adopt”
and provide much needed extra help in the way of food, gift
cards, toys, and other family needs.
Dance
Hearts and the Bells of Freedom originated at Camp Pendleton,
California, but it is quickly growing chapters in other areas
of the United States.
The
Bells of Freedom program works with military men and women
who have been referred to our program via local unit commanders
and chaplains. We believe that the Bells of Freedom program
allows us to show our support and appreciation as a community
to military men and women of the U.S. Armed forces for the
sacrifices they make everyday in defending our freedoms. We
believe the opportunity to help is our opportunity as a community
to thank our military men and women for the sacrifices they
make every day in defending our freedoms.
What
Types of Assistance Does Bells of Freedom Provide?
First
and foremost: Community Outreach - Military Family
Adoptions, holiday baskets, back to school supplies, etc.
Emergency
Aid: Food, baby care items, vehicle donation, air
mile donations, gift cards, etc.
Transitional
Emergency Housing: In process in various communities
in the U.S.
Contact
Us
to learn more about Bells of Freedom
and how you can help. |
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