Liz Rivers
In Memory of Teresa Rivers
Fundraising for Herts Musical Memories
Story
Teresa loved attending her Musical Memories Singing group for those with Dementia. They do excellent work and really deserve support for the difference they make.
In memory of Teresa Rivers
We need funds for people with dementia to help them access singing groups
About the charity
Herts Musical Memories
Vicky McClure’s wonderful documentary ‘The Choir’, has really brought into sharp focus the importance of singing for people with dementia and yet singing for memory groups are closing all over the UK.
Two years ago 15 Singing for the Brain groups, originally run by the Alzheimer's Society, were to be closed. It was to save these groups that I, Kerry Brabant, set up Herts Musical Memories - we managed to save 13 of the original 15 groups. We are a charity at the sharp end with no formal funding and very limited resources and yet we reach over 400 people weekly with our singing groups and many of our groups are full.
The charity is so important to me - my father had vascular dementia and even though he died 4 years ago it still breaks my heart when I think of what happened to him. I hold onto the fact I was able to sing with him right up until he died and will never forget the last time we were together, how we held each other and sang Que Sera.
The people who attend our groups are so brave. I love the fact that we are able to make them laugh, have fun and help them cope a little bit better when facing this terrible illness. One carer told me ‘You bring the sunshine into my mother’s life’.
Please help us to continue to bring sunshine into people’s lives we would be so grateful. A one-off donation would be fantastic but if you could make a small regular payment to secure the future of the charity even better - do visit our website.
Donation summary
- Total raised
- £560.00
- Online donations
- £560.00
- Offline donations
- £0.00
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