Fifty choir members from across the Lower Mainland will come together this Friday, Oct. 13 to sing, celebrate, and raise funds to help put an end to global hunger.
“We’re excited about coming together as a community for an evening of great music and to support a great cause,” says Diane deGroot, a member of St Andrew’s United Church, and one of the concert organizers.
Funds raised will be donated to the Canadian Foodgrains Bank, where they will be used to help respond to hunger emergencies around the world in places like Ethiopia and Syria.
The concert is just one of about 70 Common Vision concerts in communities across Canada and are a follow-up to last year’s Spring Into Song concert series that also raised funds for the Foodgrains Bank.
The concert takes place at 7 p.m at St Andrew’s United, 2318 St Johns St., Port Moody. No tickets are required, just show up. Parking is available in the back and the church is close to bus and skytrain.
Donations made at the concert will be eligible for a matching contribution from the Government of Canada, through the partnership between Canadian Foodgrains Bank, a partnership of 15 churches and church agencies working together to end global hunger, and Global Affairs Canada.
For more information, contact Rev. Julie Lebrun, St Andrew’s United Church, 604-939-5513 or email at minister@sauc.
