CHILDREN in Africa will be fed and educated thanks to a concert by massed choirs held in Greenock.
Inverclyde’s three schools choirs – junior, senior and training – got together with the Inverclyde Voices adult choir for the Music For Malawi event – the first time all four groups have appeared together.
The several hundred singers were watched by many hundreds at the concert on Sunday in the town hall, which was compered by the Rev Alan Sorensen.
The audience heard that it was hoped £6,000 would be raised – enough to equip a school in Malawi with a kitchen under the Mary’s Meals project.
A film was shown of how the project is enabling thousands of children to go to school because of the guarantee of a nutritious meal.
Palma Allan, who conducts the junior and senior choirs and Inverclyde Voices, told Inverclyde Now that she was confident the target would be reached and probably exceeded.
She said cash given to a bucket collection before and after the concert had come to nearly £4,000. Proceeds from ticket sales are still to be calculated but that total is also expected to come to at least several thousand pounds.
Palma said: “The generosity of people in Inverclyde is just incredible. The film about how the money will be used showed people how little it takes to make a difference.”
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