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Vespula Vulgaris

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OFF TOPIC - Please help if you can!
« on: October 20, 2023, 11:09:41 AM »
Hi,

My daughter is an amazing singer (you'd expect me to say that, but it's actually true), she won a choral scholarship to a local prestigious school where she was the head chorister in their chapel choir, and sings with the award winning Farnham Youth Choir.  Last year FYC won an international choir competition which made them eligible to represent the UK at the World Choir Games in 2024.  The problem is that it is in Aukland, New Zealand, and as FYC is a charity they can't fund everyone to go.  So we are looking to raise money to cover her flights and accommodation.

We're asking people to help sponsor her so she can take this amazing, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.  In return we will be holding a big part once she gets back and everyone who helped will be invited so she can thank them personally.  There will be tea and cake, and hopefully beer too.  And she has agreed to sing a couple of songs for us.

If you have anything you can spare to make her dream come true I would be hugely grateful.  If not that's absolutely fine, but perhaps you might be willing to share the link on social media to help spread the word.

https://gofund.me/9bafd962

Thank you very much indeed.
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Vespula Vulgaris

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« Reply #1 on: October 20, 2023, 11:21:01 PM »
Thank you so much! She is so happy that it looks like she might get to do this.

It means more to is all than you can imagine.

Oz (VV)
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Re: OFF TOPIC - Please help if you can!
« Reply #2 on: October 21, 2023, 03:02:32 PM »
Done and best of luck.

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« Reply #3 on: October 21, 2023, 04:53:52 PM »
Also done.
Choral music is a particular favourite of mine.

Go well, young lady!

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« Reply #4 on: October 21, 2023, 06:05:59 PM »
Also done. Good luck to your daughter VV.  My mum had the most incredible contralto voice plus looks etc, but not  the desire to to go as far as she could have.  Of all that she did she preferred  Bach Oratorios sung in Derby churches.  I took after my Dad who couldn't sing a note.  All the very very best Isobel.

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« Reply #5 on: October 22, 2023, 05:43:28 PM »
Thank you all so much!

We're both extremely grateful, and I hope you can make it to the party were going to throw once she gets back! (Staying confident about hitting target...)
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