Ring Your Bike Bell for Leson

Slideshow of Leson's Memorial Service

2009-06-02T20:37:00.000-07:00

Click Here for a 12 minute Slide show of Leson's Memorial Service held June 2, 2009. It shows a celebration of Leson's life, a gathering of bright colors and a room filled with her community releasing her to travel on her way.

Tips for viewing slide show:

1. Make sure the volume is up on your computer!
2. IF you find the slide show is cutting out, press the pause button and let it load for a bit before pressing play again.

Breaking a World Record in support of an Incredible Woman

2009-05-10T14:45:00.000-07:00

Click Here for a 10 minute Slide show of the May 9th Event. It is a tribute to Leson and all the children she has cared for and the community which loves and supports her.

Tips for viewing slide show:

1. Make sure the volume is up on your computer!
2. IF you find the slide show is cutting out, press the pause button and let it load for a bit before pressing play again.

Copies of the Slide Show are available on DVD. 100% of the profits will go to Leson's Fund.
To place order here are the steps.

1. CLICK HERE
TO SEND ME AN EMAIL

letting me know how many DVD's you would like. And if you would like them mailed to you, please supply your mailing address. Deadline is Friday May 22nd.

2. The DVD's are being sold for $10.00 + $2.50 (if you would like it mailed to you) otherwise, pick up will be at BCSIS on Friday May 29th.

3. Please give cash to Kael at BCSIS or please send a check to Cynthia Carosella

an account has been set up at First National Bank of Colorado to receive donations. Please make checks payable to “Cynthia Carosella.” In the memo section, write “Donation Account for Leson Dunkley” and mail the check to:
First National Bank of Colorado
3003 Iris Ave
Boulder, CO 80301

Donations to Leson's Fund Continue to be Welcomed--
click here for paypal or check

Donations Continue to be Welcomed

2009-05-10T14:41:00.001-07:00

Donations can be made in two ways—with Paypal or with a check.

Paypal Directions:
Go to: www.paypal.com
Click on: Send Money
Click on: Send Money Online
Fill in: Send Money To: ladunkley@gmail.com
Enter your email and amount of contribution
Click on: Continue

> If you are a Paypal member, you will be asked for your Paypal password and to verify your account information.
> If you are not a Paypal member, you will be asked to sign up for an account. No fees are charged for a “Personal” account and this involves entering basic contact information and your payment information.

Click on: "Send Money" and you are finished.

If you prefer to send a check, an account has been set up at First National Bank of Colorado to receive donations. Please make checks payable to “Cynthia Carosella.” In the memo section, write “Donation Account for Leson Dunkley” and mail the check to:
First National Bank of Colorado
3003 Iris Ave
Boulder, CO 80301

2009-04-22T21:20:00.000-07:00

Our purpose is to host a fundraiser for Leson Dunkley, a Boulder school teacher at BCSIS and her four children, Alys, James, Austin and Emma Hansen, ages 10 – 19, so the family may remain in their Boulder home while Leson undergoes a third round of chemotherapy. In conjunction with this effort, we are
attempting to break the Guinness World Records™
for the
"Largest Bicycle Bell Ensemble"--the most people ringing their bike bells at once to a recognizable song for at least five minutes.

We are aiming for 1,000 people to meet Saturday, May 9, arriving between 3 - 3:45 p.m., with bike bell ringing at 4 p.m. at New Vista High School, on the northwest corner of Broadway and Baseline. Boulder should be the city that breaks this record, don’t you think?!
Only a bike bell is required to participate. You do not need to be on a bike, but bikes are welcomed of course. Don't have a bike bell? Please scroll down to the "Mirrycle" logo for information about purchasing a bike bell at the event.

Boulder County conductor, David Harris, BSE, MM, DMA will be instructing and leading us on the bike bells to some unforgettable tunes.

A donation of $10 is requested for participation in this GWR™ attempt. One hundred percent of proceeds will go to Leson and her children,

AND your donation will go even further because The Beanstalk Foundation, a local nonprofit, is providing a matching grant.

Donations can be made in two ways—with Paypal or with a check. If you use Paypal, please return to this website afterwards to register.

Paypal Directions:
Go to: www.paypal.com
Click on: Send Money
Click on: Send Money Online
Fill in: Send Money To: ladunkley@gmail.com
Enter your email and amount of contribution
Click on: Continue

> If you are a Paypal member, you will be asked for your Paypal password and to verify your account information.
> If you are not a Paypal member, you will be asked to sign up for an account. No fees are charged for a “Personal” account and this involves entering basic contact information and your payment information.

Click on: "Send Money" and you are finished.

If you prefer to send a check, an account has been set up at First National Bank of Colorado to receive donations. Please make checks payable to “Cynthia Carosella.” In the memo section, write “Donation Account for Leson Dunkley” and mail the check to:
First National Bank of Colorado
3003 Iris Ave
Boulder, CO 80301

Click here to register. Please include your email address so that we can send you a Guinness World Record™ certificate if we break the record. Pre-registration is encouraged and very much appreciated. Registration will also be available at the event.

Leson is a well-loved Boulder Valley School District teacher, having taught kindergarten, fourth and fifth grades for the past six years. Her children have attended or are still attending New Vista High School, Boulder High School, the Watershed School, Manhattan Middle School, Centennial Middle School, Shining Mountain Kindergarten and Boulder Community School of Integrated Studies.

Leson was diagnosed with breast cancer one year ago, following the loss of her mother to breast cancer. She is currently undergoing her third round of chemotherapy and is in need of financial assistance.

You can further involve the community in which Leson’s family lives by forwarding the link to this website to local residents on your personal emails lists and to anyone with whom Leson’s plight would resonate. Leson is feeling very “held” by our community and is grateful for all of the support.

2009-04-20T21:53:00.000-07:00

Mirrycle Corporation, the Boulder manufacturer of Incredibell Bike Bells, is generously sponsoring this event and will be providing bike bells for sale just prior to the record attempt for $7 and $10. Take a look at their innovative and stylish designs at http://www.mirrycle.com/incredibell_bells.php

2009-04-19T21:44:00.000-07:00

The Beanstalk Foundation is a public foundation set up to help promote generosity in local communities in a unique way.
Mission
To promote acts of generosity within our communities by supporting every day heroes, called Gardeners, with funding, education and administrative support.
Beliefs
Deep caring for others - for those we know and those we don't know, for those like us and those distant from us - is the source of what is best in life. It is the fundamental antidote to the unnecessary suffering of the world, both for those with too much and those with too little. Selfishness and searching for personal happiness by chasing objects of enjoyment is the root of unhappiness for ourselves and others.
The wish to benefit others is the lever that makes giving powerful. The actual scale of what one gives is less important than the caring and personal connection that it leads to. The mutual personal empathy, appreciation, and dignity in the generosity equation - the giver, the gift, the gardener, and the recipient - is the key to its power and depth of benefit.

http://beanstalkfoundation.org

2009-04-18T19:42:00.000-07:00

Dr. David Harris is a Boulder County conductor, composer and singer. Over the past 15 years he has worked with groups of all ages and ability levels from teaching high school and elementary music in Birmingham, AL, to working with his current ensemble, the Boulder-based Jubilate, and composing music for a range of groups. He once also lead a group of 300 kazoos in Pachelbel's "Canon in D," so 1000 bike bells is a perfect fit for his talents! With Jubilate, David conducted the concert "I Want To Be Ready" in Carnegie Hall as part of a New York tour in 2008 and the live recording is now available on iTunes.

On May 22nd and 23rd, David will conduct professional musicians in the premiere of three of his new multi-movement works in the concert "Perish, the Thought." Some of the most renowned players in Boulder and Denver will join for this Colorado Musicians Consortium event. You won't want to miss being a part of the excitement of a world premiere in Boulder! More information and tickets available at davidharrismusic.net.

2009-04-16T21:57:00.000-07:00

Chloe and Sofia Herrera-Tropf decided to donate their Disney World Fund to the coin collection for Leson and her family. BCSIS principal Phil Katsampes to cart the jug to the bank. The coin collection from BCSIS and High Peaks Families totaled $1437.90.

True to their promise if the money jug was filled to the top, BCSIS Fifth Grade Teachers, Will Humke and Terry Nickie, dyed their hair pink in support of Leson. They were joined by BCSIS Assistant to the Prinicpal, Kael Davis, BCSIS 2nd Grade Teacher, Suzanne Schmidt, and BCSIS 5th grade student, Skelly Aggett-Carosella.

2009-04-14T21:56:00.000-07:00

Art work created by one of Leson's Kindergarten students.

Leson and her four children

2009-03-16T21:13:00.000-07:00

Rehearsing Bell Ringing at BCSIS

2009-03-01T20:00:00.000-08:00