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Ben's Bells Newtown Studio

Come into the new Ben's Bells Studio in Newtown to help spread kindness through the creation of Ben's Bells.

Our Studio is open every Saturday from 12-4pm and Wednesdays
from 10-3pm and 6-9pm. Food and beverage are welcome into the studio to
make a fun-outing or you and your friends!

While we never charge
for you to come and make bells, we do rely solely on donations, so we
kindly suggest a donation of $5 or whatever you can spare for our
donation jar. Your donation will continue to help us provide the
materials needed to create Ben's Bells and also fund our kindness
programs in schools, Kind Kids and Kind Campuses. Nationally renowned,
Ben's Bells are brightly colored ceramic works of art that are randomly
hung in public place that bear a tag instructing the person who finds
the bell to take it home and to remember to be kind.  In our studio, you
will either form beads with clay or have the opportunity to glaze
beads.  The bells you make will eventually be distributed in Connecticut
to fulfill their purpose of spreading kindness, one interaction at a
time.

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Our team of volunteers will be staffing the studio and we
encourage everyone to drop in during our regular studio hours.  We will
also have after-hours availability for private group events.  For those
who would like to participate in bell making outside of the studio, with
a group of friends, we will have "to-go" boxes available for a small
donation.  Stay informed on Ben's Bells by liking our facebook page at www.facebook.com/BensBellsNewtown

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