Supporting charities

Charities#2 Euphonix has, for a number of years, supported charitable causes. Most charities that are chosen either operate in and/or are based in Kingston and the surrounding areas. This support mainly comprises of dedicating our end-of-term concerts (three each year) to a chosen charity in recognition of the invaluable work they do within our community. All our concerts are free but we ask our audience for a voluntary donation to the charity. 100% of monies collected go to the supported charity and the costs of the concert are paid for by the Choir.

In addition to our end-of-term concerts, Euphonix has, over the years, performed at places like the concourse of Waterloo Station in December for national charities (e.g. Scope and CRISIS), and around the borough collecting for similar good causes (e.g. Marie Curie).

Here are some of the more recent charities that Euphonix has supported with links to their websites (the information will move on every 20 seconds, however you can move onto the next charity by tapping one of the white circles below the current entry).

Some of the charities we have supported . . .

RNLI

20 March 2024 Euphonix held its end of term contract at the Rose Theatre Café in aid of the RNLI. Donations received at the concert raised a staggering £780.05. This is perhaps the largest sum collected at one of our lunchtime concerts; a fantastic achievement that far exceeded expectations!

2024 marks the 200-year anniversary of the founding of the RNLI. Euphonix is one of a number of choirs from across the UK that will be dedicating events to raising funds for the charity during 2024.

The nearest Lifeboat Station to Kingston is based at Teddington and the stats show that its lifeboat was launched 96 times in 2023. The concert kicked off with an insight given by a Teddington Lifeboat Station volunteer into the hazardous work they undertake each time they get an alert.

Momentum

December 2023, Euphonix performed a number of events to raise money for Momentum. The amount collected over December amounted to £637.86.

Momentum was founded in 2004 to help families of seriously ill children; from hospital to home, making sure that no family has to cope alone. The charity supports families across SW London, Surrey and Sussex whose children are facing cancer or a life-challenging condition. They’re there whatever the outcome, and as long as it is needed. For full details of Momentum's work visit their website (click-here) where you can also make a donation.

Kingston WelCare

Euphonix's Summer Season 2023 ended on 12 July with a lunchtime concert at one of it's regular venue's, All Saints Church. Donations from the audience totalled £463.60.

Kingston WelCare is a friendly and welcoming place for parents and families of all backgrounds to meet, support each other, and receive guidance and advice about the daily challenges of parenting. Their services include regular drop-in family sessions, a café and play area, events and activities for families, and support for parents experiencing mental health challenges.

Check out their current projects and visit their family registration page to access their services. For their website - click here. To support them financially - click here

RALPHH - Robert Allen, Life Promotion & Healthy Hearts Trust

Spring Concert 2023; this was the second occasion that the Choir dedicated its end of term concert in support of RALPHH, raising £530.41. This is a local charity and the Choir is pleased to be associated with it. The aims of the Charity are for the detection of undiagnosed heart conditions amongst young athletes, providing education on coronary problems involved in sports and providing defibrillators at club and sports venues.

To find out more about their aims & objectives and/or to donate to their work please visit the RALPHH website.

Refugee Action Kingston

In November & December 2022 Euphonix raised £1,002.61 for the Charity.

Refugee Action Kingston has supported refugees and asylum-seekers in and around the Kingston area for over 30 years. Recently, their incredible staff and volunteers have helped over 1,500 clients a year with a variety of issues ranging from counselling to language skills, or advice ranging from Legal matters, housing, health and education, careers and volunteering. To visit their website click here or to donate money to their on-going work click here.

The Samaritans - Kingston Branch

In July 2022 Euphonix held its end of term concert in aid of the Kingston Branch of the Samaritans, raising £564.69.

Since 1968, Kingston Samaritans have been helping those struggling to cope, including through our work locally (Kingston, Surbiton, Esher, New Malden, Richmond) and nationally. In 2022, their branch spent a total of 7,300 hours responding to more than 27,600 calls for help. 87% of these calls for help were phone contacts and the remaining were email contacts. Details of the incredible work that they undertake can be found on their website - click here and/or to donate to their work click here.

Ukrainian Refugees Disaster Appeal

In response to the Disasters Emergency Committee's Appeal for funding, Euphonix used the opportunity of its Spring Concert in 2022 to dedicate it to raising funds for refugees fleeing the war.

Like other voluntary groups in Kingston, Euphonix was determined to lend its support.

The audience at the Spring concert in 2022 donated £536.34 to assist in the refugee crisis.

CRISIS (the national charity seeking to end homelessness)

9 December 2019: Euphonix sang Christmas Carols and Songs for CRISIS (the national charity seeking to end homelessness) under the famous clock on London Waterloo Station concourse. The choir received the following message of thanks from the Community and Events Executive Team at CRISIS -

"We have now finished counting the amounts raised at our Christmas collections and I am very pleased to let you know that the collection you sang at raised a fantastic £601.17!

"Across all the collections we’ve now reached over £32,000, which is an absolutely staggering amount!

"I would like to say a huge thank you to the Euphonix choir members for singing for us and helping us raise this much, we really appreciate your support.

"Please do let me know if you’d like to sing for us next December, we’d love for you to be involved again."

(page updated 19 Jan 2024)