Friends Program

Friends of Concert Bells
A GREAT WAY TO SUPPORT THE ARTS

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Be a part of Concert Bells of Fort Worth by joining our Friends Program.
Your membership helps us bring handbell music to our community and brings you many benefits. Details about the program are below.

Click here to request our Friends Program Application.

Friend to Friend Newsletter

• Published twice a year
• Handbell tips and techniques for ringers & directors
• News about Concert Bells
• Calendar of Events
• Advance notice of our concerts, workshops, and other special events

Other Benefits

• Your name will appear in our concert programs as a “Friend of Concert Bells of Fort Worth”
• Be among the first to hear about public concerts, special workshops, and other events sponsored by CBFW.

Membership levels

Director’s Circle: $360 or more

President’s Circle: $240 - $359

Premier Circle: $120 - $239

Grand Circle: $60 - $119

Contributor: up to $59

What Difference Will It Make?

CBFW cannot operate without your monetary support, too. Any amount, no matter how small, can make a huge difference. Please consider becoming a Friend or renewing your membership at a higher level.

What could $20 do for CBFW ($1.80 per month)?

• 2 mallets
• A year’s supply of handbell polish
• Parts to repair bells

What could $65 do for CBFW ($5.00 per month)?

• Membership fees to AGEHR for 1 year
• 14 copies of one piece of music for a concert
• Programs for a small sized concert

What could $240 do for CBFW ($20.00 per month)?

• Pay for an instrumentalist for a concert
• Programs for 2 large sized concerts

Our Wish List

Any contributions toward our goal would be greatly appreciated.

• Lower Seventh Octave of chimes (Total Cost: $6,260 including racks & cases; Individual Chimes: approx. $760 each)

Friends Volunteer Opportunities

Concert Volunteer Opportunities

Do you attend our concerts?
At each one, we need several volunteers.

We set up the necessary tables or counters, provide the materials and instructions, and take everything down after the concert. You are the staff, acting as host or hostess outside the concert hall, and answering questions as you are able.

If you would be willing to fulfill any of these functions, at contact us. Let us know if you have a particular concert or locale in mind. Concert volunteers always hear the concert for free.

Friends Table

The Friends Table holds information about our organization (newsletters, flyers, pictures, a notebook documenting our history) and must be staffed before and after the concert.

CD Sales

At each concert our CD will be for sale. We need volunteers to sell the CD, handle the money (cash or checks), and keep the necessary records for sales tax purposes.

Ticket Sales

For some of our concerts, there is an admission charge. We need people to sell the tickets.

Ushers

Sample duties of ushers: Take tickets. Hand out programs. Help concertgoers find seats. Count the audience, once the concert is well underway.

Professional Volunteer Opportunities

Are you a lawyer, accountant, insurance executive, or other professional willing to lend your expertise to a small non-profit organization? From time to time, we have need of your services.
Please contact us.

Board of Directors

Each year we have places for several community members on our Board. We need persons with an interest in our activities, whether or not they have particular professional expertise to offer.
To voice an interest, email us.

Host A Concert

Do you know of a venue that would like to host one of our concerts? We would love to learn of new opportunities.
Contact Karen Thompson by e-mail or call (817) 281-1647