FIFTEEN PLAYERS AS ONE “

DONORS RECOGNIZED FOR LIFETIME

GIVING OF $100,000+

Handbells has been a part of the Landon program since 1979, when eight Form I boys began the first Landon handbell group using the porch space in Andrews House. Currently, there are almost 100 students in the Middle and Upper Schools who chose handbells as their performing arts class.

Brian shares, “I have been involved in handbells my entire life – through church and community groups as well as in a school setting. Landon is one of the few schools that offers handbells as an academic option. And the demand to be part of the program has always been more than we could accommodate. This year, we moved handbells into a larger classroom to try to include more of the students interested in learning handbells.”

In addition to his role teaching and directing handbells at Landon, Seemann directs Virginia Bronze and rings with Sonos Handbell Ensemble based in the San Francisco Bay area. Seemann shares, “It helps me to grow as a teacher to grow as a musician which is why I continue to be involved in outside groups.”

This past summer, a few Upper School handbell students had the opportunity to travel to Nashville to attend the 20th International Handbell Symposium. They played with 400 other handbell musicians from around the world.

New this year, the Landon Concert Bells will be an auditionbased group open to Upper School students. Seemann hopes to continue to work with students who want to play handbells in college and life beyond Landon.

Fourth Year of Bordley Family Challenge raised $327,281 for Landon Fund.

Rob Bordley ’66, P ’00 ’03 conceived of the Bordley Family Challenge in 2019 when he put forward a $10,000 matching gift challenge to inspire young alumni to support Landon. Many of Coach Bordley’s former players and students responded to the call to support The Landon Fund. Each year, the amount of the challenge has grown as more people respond to Coach Bordley’s outreach and, in turn, inspire more donors to support Landon.

The Bordley Family Challenge is now an important part of The Landon Fund’s June outreach. In June 2022, seventeen alumni and parents joined him to offer a total challenge of $150,000 to encourage others to support Landon. By June 30, 322 donors contributed $327,281 for The Landon Fund, helping to achieve the $1.6 million goal.

Donna and Rob Bordley ’66, P ’00 ’03

Andrea and Ali Al-Attar ’91, P ’32

Dan Berger ’86

Carolyn and Steve Bowsher ’86

Morgan and John Burnham ’95

Matthew Carberry ’83

Larson and Brady Cobb ’08

Carole and Donald Dell ’56

Roger Echols ’66

Tricia and Billy Fort ’98

Christy and Greg Gosnell ’77, P ’06 ’07

Joanne and Martin Griffin, P’ 27

Winton and Hap Holladay ’65, P ’01 ’04

Fifi and Scott Leachman ’07

Maria and Chris Manning ’91, P ’26

Gillian and Syl Miniter ’80

Allen Rushton ’47

Nancy and Lynn Wilson ’80