Author: Sarah Ma
The Jiayuan Charity concert is the most significant event of the year. Every year, the students continue the annual tradition of hosting a charity concert in contribution to our focused cause of the year. These concerts intend to inspire both musical interest and an empathetic view of a particular year’s charitable cause. In 2023, after being inspired by the heart-wrenching yet inspiring cause of homeless children, we were guided by Jiayuan charity’s slogan of ‘Children, help children’ and aim to provide any necessary assistance to homeless youths. With the mindset that any amount could succumb to a better outcome for the poor children, our team of young yet endearing students constructed a successful concert that touched all the hearts of the audience.
The concert itself was an enormous success. As the Jiayuan team of volunteers consist of students aged 6-16, there was a plenitude of advisory knowledge that further exemplified and manifested the remarkable team efforts. This year’s cause was particularly endearing to our students, as knowing the fact that students their own age were suffering with such hardships only encouraged them to work harder. During the performance itself, the students presented themselves in a positive, hopeful spirit, knowing that all their work would help the unfortunate condition many homeless adolescents undergo. The planning process of the concert, in combination to last year’s upsetting cause, not only provided students with the physical opportunity to plan a concert together but also taught them these valuable lessons on the way. After just two months of intensive training, it was impressive to see how much the students have improved under the inspiration of last year’s cause. The students had displayed immensely resilient attitudes, all of which were proudly evident in the outcome of the concert. Both leaders and members were enriched with an abundance of information relating to homeless children, a skill that allowed both parties to sympathise with the cause, inspiring them to work harder to reach a common goal.
With a vast amount of hard work, empathy, and collaboration, we were able to pull off a sizeable amount of $4,000, all of which has been donated to Anchor Community Care. Anchor Community Care, as the prime organisation for our sponsorship in 2023, have taught and enlightened us about countless issues regarding teenage homelessness, in turn inspiring many of our caring members to try their hardest and help.
Through a futuristic viewpoint, the student leaders intend to continue the tradition with another charity concert near the conclusion of 2024, with a similar or even grander outcome. With the continuation of this touching cause, our student volunteers are bound to work even harder, achieving higher lengths.
With an entertaining showcase of talent, in addition to a heartwarming cause, the students and performers of
Jiayuan charity had a delightful time sharing the beautiful tunes of piano and the gratifying goal of assisting homeless adolescents. The 2023 Jiayuan Charity concert has left a lasting impression on both the volunteers and audience, with countless audience members remarking that “there were truly no weak performers” and “each performer being individually extraordinary.” From the sensational musical talent shared amongst the concert, in addition with the heart-warming speeches, Jiayuan Charity volunteers truly garnered upmost positive opinions and support from all parties of the audience in last year’s impressionable concert.
