Ring it on: The World Record Bell Ringing Contest Is Back!
The Salvation Army invites bell ringers nationwide to enter a contest to challenge the world record for a longest continuous hand bell ringing by an individual at a red kettle, in an effort to raise awareness for The Salvation Army’s 122nd Red Kettle Campaign. Starting Tuesday, December 11, ringers will brave the elements – such [...]
45 Hours of Non-Stop Bell Ringing…and Counting
Their numbers have shrunk to just six final contestants, but the ringers are still standing after 45 (now 46) hours of non-stop bell ringing. They are half-awake, delirious, hungry and still ringing. They have seen all sort of great things, from little kids donating the contents of their piggy banks to people driving from miles [...]
Red Kettle Ringers Beat 2010 Record!
December 17, 2011, at 12:01 a.m.–just after midnight–15 Salvation Army bell ringers in cities across the country surpassed the world record set in 2010 for the longest continuous handbell ringing at a Red Kettle. Many of the individuals continued to ring past last year’s record time and kept moving toward a new high mark. Ringing [...]
Moving Past 30 and Onto 36 Hours to Set a World Record
Fifteen Salvation Army volunteer bell ringers, including Alan Jermyn in Biloxi, MS, are only 6 hours away from matching and surpassing the 36 hour benchmark for hours rung by a hand bell. We’ve seen some great performances over the past 30 hours with the bell ringers making new friends and raising donations for the 120th [...]
