Ben’s Bells: back at El Tour for another year and remember ‘Be Kind’

Kindness – what a concept.

Ben’s Bells knows all about it and has all but mastered it.

Jeannette Maré  – after a tragic situation – “realized the universal need for kindness and connection” and has helped so many people to learn about kindness and how it can spread in communities. “Be Kind.”

Simple, yet powerful words.

According to Ben’s Bells, since 2002, it has grown from an initial Bell distribution to offer kindness education programming, beautiful visual reminders of kindness through murals, community engagement and volunteer opportunities, and so much more!

Supporters have made it all possible and, of course, successful.

They are once again part of El Tour as one of the many non-profit partners.

They are everywhere – including car bumpers and buildings throughout Tucson/Southern Arizona. Ben’s Bells help spread that kindness and has for years.

Here’s their message: Join Ben’s Bells and ride for Team Kind in the 41^st Annual El Tour de Tucson! The ride will take you around Tucson on Saturday, November 23. Not only will you cherish the memories you make during El Tour de Tucson, but you will also get to make an impact by supporting Ben’s Bells.

When you register to ride for Team Kind, you pledge to fundraise to support our kindness programs. Ben’s Bells’ founder, Jeannette Maré, took a tragic situation and chose to share her journey of healing and hope.

To join Ben’s team visit: https://www.bikesignup.com/Race/80091/Charity/27783.

If you don’t know already, Ben’s Bells are colorful ceramic ornaments hung in communities throughout the world as symbols of kindness for people to find and take home. Thousands of volunteers visit our studios and help us make Bells each year. By the time each Bell is hung, many hands have played a part in its journey, and it represents the efforts of an entire community coming together to make one person’s day a little kinder.

But that’s not all they do!

Ben’s Bells educates communities about the skills we need to make kindness part of our daily lives. Kindness is a skill set that can be learned, and a series of small actions practiced regularly makes a larger impact than a single random act. Our programs are designed to help us understand the human brain so we can develop our awareness and compassion – both for ourselves and others.