Cheers to Bella’s Bumbas!

Representatives from Bella’s Bumbas were special guests Friday night at Barry’s Old School Irish in Fairport, where Danny Barry invited everyone in the pub (and there were a LOT of people) to raise a glass to this amazing non-profit organization.

At last year’s Barry’s Irish Festival, Bella’s Bumbas volunteers helped in several capacities, and hosted an informational table to spread the word about the organization. As a thank-you, and in recognition of everything Bella’s Bumbas does for children around the world, Danny and Jessica Barry offered to share with them a portion of the weekend’s raffle earnings.

Friday night, Marty Parzynski and Rebecca Orr — the founders of Bella’s Bumbas — accepted a $1,500 check from Danny. They were surrounded by perhaps a dozen volunteers, who are the real backbone of the organization, who came to show their support. Following the check presentation, Danny even passed a hat (actually a huge ceramic Guinness glass) and the generous patrons filling the pub that evening added more than $700 to the total.

Long-time Bella’s Bumbas volunteer Joe Callan spoke briefly, introducing the organization to those pub patrons who’d never heard about it before, saying,

We build these tiny wheelchairs for kids that are born with different anomalies, one of which is spina bifida. We also make chairs for 70 other anomalies. Anything to do with mobility for children below the age of five. We supply them a chair at no cost. … We’ve made in the last nine years about 3,800 chairs. And on top of that, we’ve sent these chairs to 70 countries. So 70 countries, 70 anomalies in nine years. That’s pretty remarkable.

Clearly, Bella’s Bumbas has already touched countless lives worldwide, but they aren’t slowing down. They’re always looking for more and better ways to serve the children who need them most. The infusion of funds they received from Danny Barry Friday night and from the generous pub patrons, will be helping them do that.

Specifically, Rebecca said, “We’ve been working on a factory prototype chair geared toward hospitals and schools, and we are about ready for second-state trials. We need some safety straps and seat covers (our own designs) and these funds are greatly appreciated to help us move forward to a new level.”

You may recall also that Bella’s Bumbas has been chosen the Official Charitable Organization honoree for the 2026 St. Patrick’s Day Parade. So they’ll be marching in this year’s parade, scheduled for Saturday March 14, very near the front of the parade. They’re working hard on their float, on which a few of their “Bumbaleers” will be riding. Stay tuned for a sneak-peek of the float in the next week or so.

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(posted 2/28/2026)

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