Coast Community Connections has teamed up with the Survivors Choir to provide a performance space and foster community involvement between survivors, carers and support workers.
The Survivors Choir is an established group of survivors of stroke, Parkinson’s disease, brain injuries, dementia, and trauma.
Under the new partnership, the choir will meet and perform bi-weekly, alternating between Ourimbah and Woy Woy.
Coast Community Connections CEO Sharryn Brownlee said the initiative was another way for the organisation to “give back”.
“This is a wonderful initiative for our community to share in the joys of music,” she said.
Choir conductor and co-ordinator Heather Stapley said the group allows both survivors and carers to share in the joy of music and feel connected.
“For many, music is a form of therapy,” she said.
“I took on this role prior to COVID, and since then we’ve come back bigger and better.
“The choir is more than just the survivors; it’s providing a space for carers and support workers to come and feel welcome too.”
Brownlee said the program would help create caring, connected communities.
“This is a fantastic initiative that Coast Community Connections is proud to support,” she said.
The program is free with morning tea provided.
Those interested are invited to contact Stapley on 0449 835 865.
Source:
Media release, March 14
Coast Community Connections
So thrilled to hear there is further developments to keep this fantastic group of Survivors going. It means so much to all the participants who have regularly attended because the choir itself & friendships made brings another layer of enrichment to their lives as they work to improve life living with their various challenges.