Sponsor the Sojourner Truth or David Walker Bell

Sponsorship Level: $50,000 (x2)

Cast your name in bronze opposite one of the most prominent abolitionists in America’s history: either Sojourner Truth or David Walker.* The carillon’s third and fourth heaviest bells dedicated to an abolitionist will weigh 573 lbs. (tune: C) and 485 lbs. (tune: C#) respectively.

To sponsor this bell, please contact the National Bell Festival.

*Order determined by date sponsorships are received or by preference of first donor.

Cover image: Sojourner Truth.

Explore the benefits of sponsorship.

This $50,000 sponsorship level (two opportunities available) funds the casting and installation of either the Sojourner Truth or David Walker bell and comes with these perks and benefits from the National Bell Festival:

Your name or company cast in bronze on the back of the carillon’s third or fourth largest abolitionist bells. Order determined by date sponsorships are received or by preference of first donor.

One full-page ad in the National Bell Festival guide for two years.

Invitation to the foundry to see the bells being cast and a private hardhat tour of the bell tower construction site.

Early access with up to seven guests to the “meet the bells” reception before installation in the tower.

VIP invitation to the groundbreaking ceremony.

Reserved premium seating at the first public carillon recital and recognition from the podium.

Dedicated email blast, press release, and article on Bells.org with social sharing.

The Sojourner Truth and David Walker bells will be cast by Royal Eijsbouts out of the Netherlands, founders of some of the finest carillon bells in the world.

Image: Detail of a new bell for the Saint-Malo Cathedral in Brittany, France, with the name of Archbishop Pierre Paul Oscar d'Ornellas cast in bronze on the bell’s surface.