We are the Madden family and we love to play music together. Ben and Katrina met in a choir and Alice, Laurie and William have grown up playing music together, whether that be at home, at school or in the wider community...but this will be our first complete concert together! We have decided to put on this concert in aid of two wonderful charities and we hope you will feel able to support our cause. Thank you so much for any donation you feel able to make.
The Motor Neurone Disease Association is a cause close to our hearts - Katrina's Dad, Gerry, passed away in 2013 from this terrible disease and we continue to focus our fundraising efforts to support the amazing work of the MNDA. This is particularly important to us this year as another dear family member is now suffering from MND, so we want to do all we can to help.
Alice will be travelling to Uganda in July 2025 to volunteer for Play Action International, a fantastic charity which helps children from disadvantaged and refugee communities by installing playgrounds where they are most needed. Alice will be working in a team to transform an empty field into a colourful new playground and will also be leading play-based activities through music, art and dance, focussing on the children’s well-being and happiness, particularly those who have suffered trauma. She is raising funds to help pay for the playground materials, local wages, and other resources, and is funding all of her own expenses herself.
We have chosen to create this Crowdfunder so that we can split the funds we raise at the concert 50:50 between these two causes (something which is not possible on sites like Justgiving). All the funds we raise both on and offline will be totalled up and split equally between the two charities.
We will let you all know how much we raise and thank you sincerely for your generosity which will create such a positive and lasting impact for those who are supported by both MNDA and Play Action International in Uganda.
Many thanks,
The Madden Family