Just as a bell can't ring without a clapper, BOC can't ring without you.  Bells of the Cascades is a not-for-profit handbell choir.  Our administrative board and ringers are all volunteers.  However, there are other expenses involved in carrying out our mission of promoting handbell awareness: music, bells, mallets, wardrobe, travel and advertising expenses, and other equipment.  Through the generous contributions of our audiences and friends, we have recently purchased the lower sixth and seventh octaves of chimes, purchased a trailer to transport our equipment, as well as finished recording our second full length CD. We would like to have a new storage cabinet, purchase new stand lights, and purchase a suspended cymbal and stand.  We would also like to commission additional new works of handbell music.  You can help!

The BOC Clapper organization, started in 2001 as part of our 10-year anniversary, is a way for you to join with us in promoting handbells.  Named after the mountains in the Cascades, there are different levels of support opportunities. For a tax-deductible donation, we will provide you with recognition at our concerts, special acknowledgments on our cruises, and mention on our website, with a link to your business or homepage if desired.  Occasionally we may send special member awards as our form of thanks; however, your greatest reward will be knowing that you are supporting an organization devoted to the advancement of handbell ringing.  We invite you to join the clappers and help ring our bells!

BOC is a "qualified nonprofit cultural organization" under the statute that created the Oregon Cultural Trust.  The Oregon Cultural Trust is establishing a permanent, protected endowment of $200 million to provide long-term support for culture, arts and heritage throughout Oregon.  The Cultural Tax Credit allows you to double your donation to Oregon culture by making a contribution to the Cultural Trust today.  Here's how it works:  First, write a check to an organization like Bells of the Cascades as a charitable contribution that supports the organization directly.  Second, make a matching gift to the Oregon Cultural Trust.  Finally, receive a tax credit for your gift to the Trust on your Oregon income tax.  100% of up to $500 for individual taxpayers, $1000 for couples filing jointly and $2500 for Oregon businesses qualifies for the tax credit.  You may also take the standard deduction for your charitable contribution to a nonprofit cultural organization on your Oregon tax return and on your federal tax return and may be able to deduct your contribution to the Cultural Trust on your federal tax return as a standard deduction. (Please consult your tax advisor.)  Supporting Oregon culture couldn't be easier or more important!

Clapper levels include:

You may donate online:

Or you may send donations to:

    Bells of the Cascades
    attn: Clappers
    P.O. Box 151
    Tualatin, OR  97062

THANK YOU to our current clappers for their contributions.

Mt. Rainier
Carol & Mike McDonough
Karin & Tim McDonough

Mt. Shasta
Robyn & Donald Heerlein
Brian Parrott

Mt. Adams
Anonymous
Karen & Harvey Parrott
Nancy Patton
Sue Smith
Walton Music Trust - Riverside Community Church

Mt. Hood
Tomoko Clyde
Charlotte Dietterich
Jack Elmore
Julie Grice
Marilyn MacGavin
On Pointe School of Ballet
Phyllis Wampler
Cindy & John Wengel

Mt. Jefferson
Cheryl & Stan Heller
James Jolly
Carol & Frank Powers

Matching Gift Donations
Hewlett-Packard
IBM
Nike

In addition, we thank the following for their support.

Tualatin Presbyterian Church Tualatin, Oregon	Donation of rehearsal, and storage space, as well as the loan of 5 octaves of chimes.
Lake Grove Presbyterian Church Lake Oswego, Oregon	Donation of rehearsal space, as well as the loan of two of the large 6th octave bells.
First United Methodist Church Portland, Oregon	Loan of one of the large 6th octave bells.
Tualatin Valley Junior Academy Hillsboro, Oregon	Loan of the C2 bell.

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Item	Amount
Christmas in the Cascades CD	$18.50 (includes shipping and handling)
All Bells on Deck CD	$18.50 (includes shipping and handling)
Become a BOC Clapper	You set the amount of your contribution

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