Charitable Donations
Octave is an entirely voluntary organisation
and, after the deduction of running costs, surplus
funds from our annual concerts are donated to
charity. The group nominates a charity each year.
Following our concerts in 2011 to 2013, we were
delighted to present a cheque for £1,000 each year
to three very worthy causes; The British Heart
Foundation, Maggie’s Caring Cancer Centre (based
at Wishaw General Hospital) and Diabetes UK
Scotland. Last year we were pleased to be able to
donate £1,250 to The Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice based in Glasgow. Pictured
are Octave members who visited the hospice and handed over a cheque to staff.
2015 Charity – Chest, Heart & Stroke Scotland
Octave has chosen to support Chest, Heart & Stroke Scotland
(CHSS) with the proceeds from the 2015 concerts. CHSS is
Scotland’s health charity. Every day 100,000 people in Scotland
struggle to breathe due to chronic chest illness. Every 22 minutes
someone in Scotland will have a heart attack or stroke. CHSS’s
mission is to support people in Scotland affected by these conditions
and improve their quality of life, through medical research,
influencing public policy, advice and information and support in the community.
CHSS needs to raise £5 million every year in order to maintain and expand its vital
work in research and community services. CHSS is almost entirely reliant on the
continuing generosity of the Scottish public, business and community organisations to
raise these funds. Every pound raised in Scotland is spent on research and services in
Scotland.
More information about this cause is available at www.chss.org.uk and at the
stand at the back of the auditorium
Welcome!
Good evening Ladies and Gentlemen and welcome to the GLO
Auditorium for our fifth annual concert: Octave – 5till GLO-ing!
Since our concert last year we have had a busy but enjoyable
year entertaining a number of groups for social events, including the
Guilds of Eaglesham, St Machans (Larkhall), Uddingston and Coltness
(Wishaw). Octave also performed fundraising concerts on behalf of
the Larkhall & District Inner Wheel and the Scottish Bible Society,
helping both these organisations raise over £1,000 to fund the many
good causes they support. Octave was also the after-dinner
entertainment at the West of Scotland Rotary’s annual dinner held at the police college
in Tullieallan.
I would like to record my grateful thanks to the eight singers and note my
admiration for their dedication and talent. Rehearsals are hard work, but fun – we all
enjoy each other’s company and laughs are never far away. They rise to any challenge
making this whole process very enjoyable!
My thanks also to you for supporting us and enabling us to raise funds this year for
Chest, Heart & Stroke Scotland.
I hope to welcome you back to our 2016 fundraising venture but for now, please sit
back, relax and enjoy!
Octave
2025