The last night of the COVID Proms season approaches: how has fundraising fared?
Howard Lake | 11 September 2020 | News
Despite the difficulties imposed by COVID, the Promenaders have managed to raise funds for music charities.
As the 2020 BBC Proms season draws to a close a total of £3,910 has been donated: £1,095 for CLIC Sargent and £2,815 for Help Musicians. To help boost the total the collection pages, hosted by JustGiving, will remain open for a week or so after the end of the season.
Today the Promenaders’ chairman, Lee McLernon, delivered the laurel chaplet to the Royal Albert Hall so that will be in place as normal on the bust of Sir Henry Wood on the Last Night. The normal ceremony of it being placed by a pair of Promenaders will not of course take place.
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You can hear McLernon on today’s BBC Radio 4 The World at One in conversation with violinist Tasmin Little, discussing the importance of live music, and its audience. The segment begins around 38 minutes into the show, which can be found on BBC Sounds.
So far a total of £3,910 has been donated: £1,095 for CLIC Sargent and £2,815 for Help Musicians. Separate pages for donations are open for CLIC Sargent (supporting their music therapy work with children and young people with cancer) and for Help Musicians (supporting their COVID-19 hardship fund).
About Howard Lake
Howard Lake is consultant editor of UK Fundraising. He founded the site in 1994 and successfully sold it in 2022. As director of Giving X Ltd he is exploring growing giving on a massive scale.
He is the founder of Fundraising Camp and co-founder of GoodJobs.