Dear Supporters We’re writing with the exciting news that we  have been shortlisted for a grant from LNER which will fund an amazing project taking singing to people who will benefit the most.   We need your vote to get us through to the next stage - deadline TODAY! As you know. singing with others has been shown to have numerous benefits to mental health.  This project will train members of the Sing for Freedom Choir as Mental Health Champions, to go out and co-lead workshops with communities who have suffered most during the pandemic on the benefits of singing for mental health.  It will lead to a new Mixed uP Chorus for all in Leytonstone, East London. You can help us to succeed by voting on the link below for Together Productions CIC: Singing for Our Minds - click on the Mental Health strand on the first page.   This is the link: https://bit.ly/3uV2z9W Many thanks for your support - the deadline is TODAY! All best wishes The Sing for Freedom Choir You could also share the below on social media if you like: Instagram The Sing for Freedom Choir, made up of survivors and friends who join to sing in solidarity with them and run by @together_productions_create have been shortlisted as part of @LNER’s Customer and Community Investment Fund! Please help them by voting for Together Productions CIC: Singing for Our Minds, under the Mental Health theme.  Click on the @together_productions_create profile and the link to vote is in their bio. This project will offer members of the Sing for Freedom Choir the opportunity to become Mental Health Champions (MHCs). The MHCs will work to co-lead singing for wellbeing outreach workshops in Leytonstone, which will target diverse communities, specifically those who may not otherwise be accessing/aware of the benefits of singing for mental health. The outreach workshops will lead to the formation of a new Mixed Up Chorus. Location: London. Twitter The Sing for Freedom Choir, made up of survivors and friends who join to sing in solidarity with them and run by @Together_Create, have been shortlisted as part of @LNER’s Customer and Community Investment Fund!  Please help them by voting for Together Productions CIC: Singing for Our Minds, under the Mental Health theme.  https://bit.ly/3uV2z9W

Dear Supporters Thanks to your wonderful generosity during the 2019 crowdfunding campaign the Sing for Freedom Choir has managed to keep going. In January they put on an amazing performance at London's Union Chapel. Lockdown has been tough with members facing numerous challenges, not least the digital exclusion faced by many who do not have devices, data or technology to get online at home. But the choir have managed to keep rehearsing and have made their first music video! It will be premiered next week at Freedom From Torture's Resilience Festival and we would LOVE it if you could come along. More information here: https://www.freedomfromtorture.org/events/ResilienceFestival Thanks again for supporting this amazing choir and helping them to survive and thrive.

Dear Friends and Supporters Yesterday the Sing for Freedom steering committee met to plan the restarting of rehearsals and performances for the choir this term! THANK YOU ALL for your generosity in helping us to get to this point. We have been so moved and heart-warmed to receive your messages of support and pledges. Your funding will enable us to take the vital first step of getting the choir back up on its feet and rehearsing again, and we will be in touch soon with more information and invitations. This is however just a first step. We will be continuing with our fundraising efforts as the sum raised so far will just secure the choirs short term future. Please do continue to share the campaign for the final day as widely as you can, and if you have any thoughts or suggestions about supporting the choir in the longer term please get in touch. We welcome your ongoing support. Thank you again, all at Together Productions and the Sing for Freedom Choir

Brilliant news - this morning we've exceeded our funding target. THANK YOU to all of you who've helped us to get this far. It's been so heartening to have the support and backing of so many, we've had donations and messages from all over the world. The choir can now restart which is FANTASTIC news, and we are already making plans for the first rehearsal. In the meantime, the crowdfunder remains open to overfunding, so please do continue to share and encourage friends to support. The fundraising target is enough to get the choir up and running again, but any additional funds will help us to ensure its long term future and that it not only survives but thrives. Thank you all again for your generosity and support.