Sponsorship
Weybridge Male Voice Choir exists to serve the community through music. With almost 60 members, the Choir has maintained a high standard of performance for more than 100 years and has regularly taken part in international male voice choir competitions.
Locally, our audiences invariably number well over 100. While entertaining the Weybridge community and surrounding areas, the Choir raises funds not only for its own running costs but, most importantly, for a wide range of charities. The Choir also provides lasting comradeship for its members, their families, and a growing group of loyal supporters.
Why Sponsorship Matters
Although the Choir typically raises around £1,000 for selected charities at each of its own concerts, the cost of staging concerts solely for the benefit of other charities now exceeds the fees the Choir can reasonably charge. As a result, these concerts have become loss making for the Choir and increasingly unaffordable for smaller charities…
The Choir is a registered charity, number 108624, and aims simply to balance its books. In a typical year, income of approximately £23,000 is generated through members’ subscriptions, ticket sales from three main concerts, and miscellaneous items. Principal outgoings of a similar amount include fees for the professional Musical Director and accompanist, rehearsal hall hire, transport costs, and other music related expenses.
Join us in bringing music to the community and helping support local charities.
Benefits
Corporate sponsors and patrons may receive the following benefits depending on the level of support:
• VIP seating at main concerts
• Two complimentary £15 tickets for each of three concerts valued at £90
• Priority booking for concerts
• Inclusion in the Choir newsletter
• Company name prominently displayed on the Choir’s website with a hotlink
• Company name listed alongside other sponsors on the Choir’s website
• Half page advertisement in three concert programmes valued at £120
• Or quarter page advertisement in three concert programmes valued at £60
Costs
Corporate Sponsor
£1,000 per annum
Includes all benefits listed above except the quarter page advertisement
Corporate Patron
£250 per annum
Excludes website prominence and half page programme advertising
Donations and Grant Funding
Donations are always welcome. Contributions of £250 or more will be acknowledged on the Choir’s website. From time to time, grant funding is also sought to support the purchase of major items such as equipment or uniforms. Donations may be added to these applications and will be acknowledged in a similar way.
Make an Impact Today
Why Give?
Make a Difference
Your donation helps create real, measurable change in the lives of those we serve.
Be Part of the Solution
Join a community of people working together to address important issues.
Inspire Others
Your generosity can motivate friends, family, and colleagues to do the same.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Your donation goes directly towards the choir’s essential running costs. These include rehearsal space, professional musical direction and accompaniment, music and performance related expenses. By helping us cover these costs, your support enables the choir to continue raising funds for charities and delivering concerts for the community.
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Yes donations to registered UK charities are tax deductible for UK taxpayers and companies through schemes like Gift Aid. This lets us claim an extra 25p for every £1 you donate at no extra cost to you.
What You Need to Do To donate via Gift Aid
Be a UK Taxpayer: You must have paid at least the basic rate of taxh on your income or capital gains for the year.
Sign A Declaration: Complete the form stating you want Gift Aid applied and send it to our Treasurer treasurer@weybridgemvc.org.uk
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You can download the Gift Aid form here.
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We have worked with charities RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution), Princess Alice Hospital, Shooting Star Children Hospice & Commonwealth War Graves Foundation and Home Start.
Sponsorship Enquiry
If you would like to discuss sponsorship, make a donation, or apply for support, please contact John Abson on the form, or on 07762561108, or email sponsorship@weybridgemvc.org.uk
Thank you.
By supporting the Choir, you play a vital role in helping us support charities and serve the community through music.
“Alone we can do so little. Together we can do so much.”
Helen Keller