HOLIDAY HANDBELL CONCERT AT PLEASANTVILLE’S EMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH TO BENEFIT HURRICANE VICTIMS

Free Concert Featuring More Than 100 Handbells and
Chimes

Sunday, December
15, 2013, 4 p.m. in Pleasantville Open to All

PLEASANTVILLE, NY, Dec. 4, 2013 – The Emanuel
Ringers of Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church and the Katonah Celebration
Ringers from the First Presbyterian Church of Katonah will team up to host
their Annual Benefit Handbell Concert to raise money for the victims of
Hurricane Irene. This will be the 26th concert the two choirs have done
together to aid various organizations.

The combined Ringers will play Christmas holiday
favorites to benefit the Schoharie Area Long Term (SALT). Hurricane Irene
devastated Schoharie County in New York State’s capital region. Today, more
than two years later, these communities are still rebuilding. Many members of
the Emanuel Ringers went on a mission trip to Schoharie in July to witness the
destruction first hand and help residents clean up and repair flood damaged
homes.

“Please join the Emanuel Ringers to enjoy the beautiful,
inspiring music of Christmas and to help the victims of Hurricane Irene,” said
Eiko Cornelius, director of the Emanuel Ringers. “This event reminds us all that
those who suffered from hurricanes Irene and Sandy, and the Philippines typhoon
need our help when the storms hit and long after the storms are gone from the
headlines.”

The two choirs will play a variety of Christmas tunes
for the holiday including “Savior of the Nations Come,” “The First Noel” and “I
Heard the Bells on Christmas Day.” The choirs will sing with more than 100
handbells to produce a range from the high-pitched jingling of the small bells
to the booming gongs of the lower octaves. A free-will offering will be
collected as a donation to SALT, which needs monetary aid for equipment -- everything
from crowbars to dust masks.

The first song begins at 4 p.m. The public is warmly
welcomed.

Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church is located at
197 Manville Road, Pleasantville, New York. For more information about the church, please
visit www.emanuelelc.org or call 914-769-1559.

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