Sharing the healing power of music
Our Generous Donors
Thank you, donors, for generously supporting the Sydney Children's Hospitals Foundation. Your donations help ensure that music therapy brightens the days of kids who are very sick in The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney.
Each donation category is a songwriting term. Intro $5+ · Melody $25+ · Top Line $50+ · Verse $100+ · Chorus $150+ · Hook $200+ · Gold $350+ · Platinum $500+ · Producer $1,000+ · Philanthropy $5,000+. To be listed anonymously, donate as "Anonymous".
2026 donors
Intro $5+ — Nicky Smith
Top Line $50+ — Jess Rowe
Chorus $150+ — Colin Croft: “Bless the singers and instrumentalists for the healing power of your music!”
Platinum $500+ — Anonymous
2025 — $8,901 raised
Intro $5+ — Conor Brannelly, Michael Dinh, Sue Seller, Divya M Solanky, Anonymous, Claire Rae, Anonymous, Shruthi, Ronald Calulo, Jacqui Kenner, Luvena Fawcett, Naomi McCabe (“I was in a choir with Mal as a conductor as part of the Primary Schools Choirs and School Spec in the 1980s. What a thrill and privilege to sing in his final hurrah!”), Stuart Midgley, Anonymous, Emily Johnson, Anonymous
Top Line $50+ — Peter Wright, Chris Leggo, Graham Slattery, Sue, Annette, Jenny Callanan (“To all organisers and participants, congratulations on such a huge effort, for such a worthy cause! A special shout out to Mal Hewitt — Happy Birthday, and I have fond memories of your visits to the Illawarra for weekend workshops with teachers and students, because they were very beneficial, encouraging, and enjoyable.”), Shirley G, Jacqui Alexander, Georgina Gordon, Barbara Nudd
Verse $100+ — Elizabeth Sim, K Watts, Kwan Yeoh, Diana Hannigan, Donna Davis MP, Andrew Sim, Avis Wun (“May music heal us all! May music bring everyone closer in the community! May peace, love and joy be in all our hearts! Thank you Mr Fisher for teaching us! Thank you Mal for all your amazing work in the last 33 years! You are an inspiration!”), Korinne Dodd
Chorus $150+ — Helen Campbell
Hook $200+ — Coonabarabran Men’s Choir
Gold $350+ — Spirit of Sydney Chorus
Platinum $500+ — Souvenir program donations
Producer $1,000+ — Elva Kay Plummer, on behalf of and to commemorate Cathy Scott, who loved Jesus, music and children
Philanthropy $5,000+ — Karrikin Foundation
2024
Intro $5+ — Jenny Lind, Chai Luxa
Melody $25+ — John Hibbard (“All power to the generous and talented singers and orchestral musicians 8 to 80 years old for giving the healing power of their music so kids who are very sick in hospital can experience the joy of music therapy.”), Christina Frank, Simone Katz, Anonymous (“Music is my therapy too!”), Anonymous, Karin Kapsi
Top Line $50+ — Marian Wright, Sarah Turvey, Anonymous (“I’m sorry I can’t be at your concert. It’s such a great cause I just had to make a donation instead! Sing out!”), Deanne Prusiak, Anonymous (“Thank you so much for organising this beautiful event for such a great cause.”), Anonymous (“Great cause!”), Lewis Pastars
Verse $100+ — Barry Jose, Elizabeth Sim, Anonymous (“Such a great cause — music heals”), Diana Hannigan, Anonymous (“Well done”), Vivian Tang (“This is for my friend Daniel, who will be playing the cello!”), Avis Wun (“Enjoy the show and break a leg everyone who is performing! Go Knox community choir!”), Anonymous (“Thank you for the amazing work that you are doing! You are such an inspiration and we want to support and encourage you in all that you are achieving in this work! A thousand thank yous and an enormous hug!”)
Chorus $150+ — Anonymous (“What a fabulous project!”), Belinda McIntyre
Hook $200+ — Anonymous, Anonymous, Coonabarabran Men’s Choir
Gold $350+ — E C and A (“Congratulations to all on a very fine event.”)
Platinum $500+ — Spirit of Sydney Chorus
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