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File #: 24-371    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Informational Report Status: Filed
File created: 6/27/2024 In control: Council Work Session
On agenda: 8/12/2024 Final action: 8/12/2024
Title: Pikes Peak Honor Bell Presenter: Larry Peterson, Board Member, Honor Bell Foundation Laurie Kuntz, Executive Director, Honor Bell Foundation Skyler Holmes, Director, Pikes Peak National Cemetery
Attachments: 1. PPHB Colorado Springs Cuty Council Meeting

 

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Pikes Peak Honor Bell

 

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Larry Peterson, Board Member, Honor Bell Foundation
Laurie Kuntz, Executive Director, Honor Bell Foundation
Skyler Holmes, Director, Pikes Peak National Cemetery

 

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Honor Bell Foundation, Inc. is a Colorado nonprofit, 501(c)(3) corporation based in Denver. Its primary purpose is to provide a unique funeral honor, A Final Salute, for deceased military veterans who have Served & Sacrificed through the slow ringing, known as tolling, of a ceremonial bell. The foundation also provides veteran outreach and community education.

 

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