Elderly choirs lift spirits at Lindokuhle Home-Based Care fundraising concert
Senior citizens from various organisations showcased their musical talents and celebrated active aging during Lindokuhle Home-Based Care’s annual choir concert in Vosloorus.
Elderly organisations’ choirs entertained and mesmerised the audience during the fundraising choir concert held by Lindokuhle Home-Based Care at the Vosloorus Civic Centre on October 22.
The coordinator of Lindokuhle Home-Based Care, Charity Manchidi (47), said they hosted the choir concert as part of their fundraising initiative and end-of-year closing party.
“We are hosting such initiatives to keep the elderly citizens active and united. This serves as an initiative to celebrate the elderly people who continue to play instrumental roles in our societies.
“Our organisation hosts different activities for the elderly; that includes aerobics, sports, knitting, and other interesting activities, and the concert is one of them,” said Manchidi.
She mentioned they host the choir concert every year.
“Our organisation is based in Ext 2, Vosloorus, and it was established in 2011,” Manchidi shared.
A member of the Novensi Elderly Club Choir, Tumelo Pako (68), said she enjoyed being part of the concert.
“It was intriguing and exciting because it consisted of different choir groups that sang different classical songs that we enjoyed.
“I would like to thank all these elderly organisations that came to the concert, because they revived our spirit as elderly people through singing. This wouldn’t have been possible without all these organisations,” Pako expressed.
She mentioned the concert was fantastic and gratifying.
“If it weren’t for these organisations, we would be sitting at home depressed and frustrated, because as elderly people we are neglected,” Pako added.
Conductor of the Thokoza Care of the Aged Choir, Ellen Makhetha, said they sang songs that soothed their souls.
“This fundraising choir concert was meant for the elderly people to enjoy themselves through singing. We did exactly that, because most people who attended the concert had fun, including me.
“We can’t wait to have another concert of this magnitude next year,” said Makhetha.
Cynthia Nhlapo (67), a member of the Tshepo Ya Sechaba Choir, said such activities are promoting active ageing amongst the elderly.
“We normally have such concerts every year, and they are usually fun-filled.
“This year, there were only seven elderly choir groups that partook in the concert, but we normally have more,” Nhlapo stated.
She said their organisation is based in Dawn Park, and it was established in 2015.
“Our organisation has various activities for the elderly, which are aerobics, music, sports and many more,” Nhlapo concluded
