Bells will ring at 1 p.m. Saturday during a commemoration of the 224th anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution.
The Michael Trebert Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution is requesting that North Olympic Peninsula churches, government offices and citizens participate in the commemoration, called “Bells Across America.”
Begins Saturday
The event will ring in Constitution Week, set for this Saturday through Friday, Sept. 23.
Participants so far include St. Luke’s Episcopal Church and St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Sequim; and Queen of Angels Catholic Church, The Gateway transit center and the Clallam County Courthouse in Port Angeles.
Other churches, government agencies and private citizens are welcome to participate.
The U.S. Constitution was adopted Sept. 17, 1787.
For more information about Constitution Week or a free pocket-sized copy of the U.S. Constitution (including the Declaration of Independence), visit the Daughters of the American Revolution Constitution Week display at the Port Angeles and Sequim libraries, Port Book & News in Port Angeles and Pacific Mist Books and Sound Community Bank in Sequim.
For more information on the Daughters of the American Revolution, phone Patricia Graham at 360-417-1346.
