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**PAGE UPDATE**
Thank you to all those that have donated so far, we smashed our first fundraising target of £1000 so we doubled it to £2000!
Thanks to all the wonderful people donating we've surpassed our target AGAIN!
We are so truly grateful for everyone donating, sharing and raising awareness on our behalf.
We've raised the bar even higher....Lets keep going and see if together, we can help as many people as possible this Christmas! 

Our Story
When we couldn't sing together because of the Covid-19 pandemic we made sure that members came together online to quiz, laugh, chat and support each other through an extraordinary time.

These experiences brought us closer together and have given us something to look forward to, during a time when weekdays rolled into weekends and weeks rolled into months. As a community we were there for each other but we realised it was a privilege that so many others weren't able to enjoy.

Vocalize Choir has stuck together against all the odds this year and now we want to give something back!

‘Be Here This Christmas’ is an original, catchy number (penned by one of our members) about celebrating the holidays despite all that has happened. It's about being with others and rejoicing in the love and connection we've missed with our family and friends so much during lockdown, by showing how we value one another.

We're so proud of the song and the video. We'd love for you to enjoy it too, whilst raising much-needed funds for Shelter. 
You can watch the official video and meet the lovely people behind this amazing song here.

https://youtu.be/HFRm1oIwn0Y

The charity Shelter helps millions of people every year struggling with housing issues or homelessness; this is achieved through their advice, support and legal services. Each year they campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to them for help. As lockdown eases and we all adjust to the new normal, it's more important than ever to have a safe place to call home. But for so many, from the people stuck living in unsafe conditions forced to put their loved ones at risk to those with no choice but to sleep on the streets, that just isn't a reality.  But it doesn't have to be this way. Just £30 could answer three urgent calls to Shelter's helpline from families at risk of homelessness. 

We hope you'll join Vocalize in the fight against homelessness so Shelter can be there for everyone who needs help this Christmas

What can you do to help?

• Donate whatever you can and be part of the change we all want to see.
• Don't send Christmas cards this year, donate to Shelter instead and encourage your friends to do the same.
• Share Share Share! Please share our Facebook posts wherever you can and with everyone you know, so they can support our campaign too. 
• Each week we will be posting our latest updates so stay in touch here: https://www.facebook.com/VocalizeChoirVerwood

Please support us on our quest to improve the lives of people who are always more vulnerable at this time of year, but especially during this holiday season with all that has happened because of the pandemic. 

You can find our track Be Here This Christmas on these major download sites:

• iTunes
• Deezer
• Spotify
• Amazon
• Apple Music
• You Tube

xx A huge heartfelt THANK YOU from all of us at Vocalize xx 

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