The orchestra has played many concerts over the years and together with the event
organisers, has helped raised funds for national charities as well as local charities
and community projects in the York and surrounding areas. Previous beneficiaries include:
- Acomb Methodist Church
- Action for Children
- Askham Richard Church Bell Tower Fund
- British Heart Foundation
- Cancer Research - UK
- Christian Aid
- Friends of York Hospitals
- Martin House Children's Hospice
- Mencap
- Mission and Ministry of Selby Abbey
- Myesthenia Gravis Charity
- North Yorkshire Music Therapy Centre
- Poppleton Community Centre
- Ryedale Special Families
- Selby Abbey
- Stockton on Forest Village Hall
- St. Saviourgate Unitarian Chapel, York
- Tadcaster Riley Smith Hall
- The 2004 Tsunami Appeal
- The National Children's Home
- The Rotary Club of York
- TB Alert Campaign (2004)
- The Nepal Trust (2005)
- Hope and Homes Africa Hope Appeal (2006)
- The Wheelchair Foundation (2007)
- The Yorkshire School, Sri Lanka (2008)
- Kerala water and sanitation project (2009)
- The Yorkshire Air Ambulance
- Selby District Council 2006 appeal
- Hearing Dogs for the Deaf
- Diabetes UK
- Daisy Chain Campaign
- SNAPPY (Special Needs Activity and Play Provision for York)
- St Leonard's Hospice, York
- including 75th Anniversary Concert (2018)
- York Blind and Partially Sighted Society
- York Mind
Our thanks go to the organisers and sponsors of the events, our members who give their time both in rehearsals and performances, and of course, to our audiences and supporters who attend the events.
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