Choir President, Lady Sylvia Hermon, presents a cheque of £300 from Donaghadee Male Voice Choir to Jim Brown of Donaghadee R.N.L.I. after we shared their 200-year celebration service at 1st Donaghadee Presbyterian Church on Sunday, 14th April.
Lady Sylvia Hermon, President of Donaghadee Male Voice Choir presents a cheque for £1,500 to Margaret Bailie, Chairperson of ‘Storehouse’ in Bangor, Co. Down, assisting with their exceptional work helping those in need as they provide emergency food hampers.
Our President, Lady Sylvia Hermon, presents James Kennedy, Donaghadee Rotary Club with a cheque to enable a further purchase of those excellent ‘Shelter Boxes’ for those in need after a disaster. With them are Mike Camlin Secretary Donaghadee Rotary Club, Ed Wheeler, DMVC Chairman and Emma Morgan Wilson, musical director.
Donaghadee Male Voice Choir (Chairman Ed Wheeler) handed a £250 donation to Alan Couser and Shirley Cochrane, representing the Donaghadee Heritage Preservation Company, who are managing the restoration of this exceptional craft, keeping alive the memories of the crews and the boat over many years of saving lives at sea.
Its most memorable rescue work was noted at the sinking of the Princess Victoria in January 1953.
A small group from the choir were treated to a guided tour and explanation of the ongoing work.
As we enjoy singing we strive to entertain, meet new people, perform with many artists, travel to destinations near and far to promote choral music and in the process gain much needed funds for many charities. Concerts, church services etc allow for the work to continue as we can support other organisations in their efforts to fund raise for their particular chosen charities and some examples can be seen here along with the choirs chosen recipients.
This is a very deserving charity to help support those in need anywhere in the world after a natural disaster or as a result of conflict.
Our Chairman, David McAlpin presents a check to John Hennessey, the President of Donaghadee Rotary after a very informative report regarding the magnificent work by this ‘Shelter Box’ charity.
A ‘Thank You’ card from the ‘ShelterBox‘ Charity expressing their gratitude for the continued support given through the choir and we are pleased to report our further donations from collections at our choir practices.
It is reported that some of these boxes are being deployed presently (Jan 2020) to the Philippines following extreme volcano eruptions.
Donaghadee Male Voice Choir was delighted to forward a donation early enough to secure presents for children via this very worthwhile charity and in good time for Christmas.
President of Donaghadee Male Voice Choir Lady Sylvia Hermon presents a cheque to Valerie Goodchild, Vice President of Donaghadee Rotary Club, for the purchase of a Shelter Box. Also present are Robert McIlveen, Immediate Past-President of Donaghadee Rotary Club, Michael Pritchard Honorary Secretary and Richard Montgomery Vice-Chairman of the choir
Donaghadee Rotary Club achieved over £2000 this year for Shelterbox. In addition to the choir’s purchase of a shelter box, the main collection was at the Annual Carol Service in Donaghadee 1st Presbyterian Church and a generous donation from a married couple living in Donaghadee.
Donaghadee Male Voice Choir took part in a “Big BrewUp” in St Mary’s Church, Comber. The event was organised by Rosie Day, mother of Corporal Channing Day, who was killed in Afghanistan in October 2013. The Big Brew Up is part of the fundraising mission by the Soldiers, Sailors, and Air Force Association, and all proceeds from the morning will go to Combat Stress.
Combat Stress is the UK’s leading charity, which specialises in the treatment and support of British Armed Forces Veterans with psychological wounds. Combat stress currently supports over 5,000 veterans aged from 20 to 101. The treatment and support services are always free and are proved to work.
After their performance at the Big Brew Up, Lady Sylvia Hermon MP, President of Donaghadee Male Voice Choir, presented Rosie Day with a cheque from the choir.
