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The Answer in Tucson, is Blowing in the Wind

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18 Jan 2011 39 views
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The Answer in Tucson, is Blowing in the Wind
What started out as a memorial for a little boy has become a gift for a community in need of smiles. Hundreds came out to help hang ceramic wind chimes around the city as gifts for citizens to find and take home.

What started out as a memorial for a little boy has become a gift for a community in need of smiles.

Ben's Bells has never seen so many volunteers, painting, assembling and hanging ceramic wind chimes from random branches and playgrounds around the city of Tucson. Hundreds came out to help hang these gifts for citizens to find and take home.

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