There is no statutory requirement for the service we provide therefore it is crucial that we raise the funding to continue to help those sufferers who tend to be put in a Home and forgotten about with little or no stimulating intervention other than toileting and mealtimes. These can only be accommodated as and when funding allows. The need is always greater than the ability to provide. The evidence of this need is displayed in the constant growth of the scheme from 11 concerts a month to a total of 52 concerts a month this year. Donations Donations have been received from: The James Neil Trust The Diana & Gerard Young Trust Marjorie Coots Old Peoples Fund Mary Hattersley Memorial Home Hugh and Ruby Sykes Fund Welsh National Opera Soprano Joanne Thomas was joined by her husband Rob Bourton, Head of Music and Chris Bourton to perform in a concert a Barry Comprehensive raising £1025 for Lost Chord Wales.  Joanne works regularly for Lost Chord in Yorkshire.
Success Lankelly Chase responded to Helena's application adn gave Lost Chord a cheque for £25,000 towards concerts fees for 2008 - amazing! J G Graves Charitable Trust has agreed to fund Lost Chord with £1,500 each year over three years totalling £4,500 for concerts in the Sheffield area. Barchester Foundation gave £5,000 to help maintain our present level of service.   John Ellerman Foundation have committed funding of £20,000 for two years in support of the request for funding to sustain Lost Chord into the future.  Core funding would be fantastic! Henry Smith’s Charity have decided to fund us yet again for a further three years giving a total of 9 years finding – a virtually unprecedented move. “We owe our very existence to Henry Smith’s Charity. Their generous funding helped to establish Lost Chord six years ago and we hope they will continue to fund us for the next six years!”
Annual Fund Raising Concert The last fund raising concert was a tremendous success raising over £4,000 and we would like to thank all those for attending on the day but particularly those who were unable to be with us and still sent generous donations via Gift Aid.  Gift aid Since establishing the Gift Aid scheme we have had a wonderful response from the general public. The Trustees & I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone involved. “To give and not to count the cost…...” Due to popular request we have added a section to the form for contribution by standing order. Download a pdf of the new form here ‘There is at present no cure for dementia all we can hope to do is to improve their quality of life. However with the recent stem cell research I am absolutely convinced that there will eventually be a breakthrough into an effective treatment for dementia when it is hoped that those at present in the early stages of the disease would benefit. We desperately need the funding to keep them stimulated till then.’   Ball at Whirlow Brook Hall We have just held our first annual Ball in October 2008 and managed to raise more than £8,000 at this first attempt.  We wre all delighted with the outcome and wish to thank all those who supported the Ball along with the members of the Ball Committee, Chris Finnegan, Rose Topman, Frances Cook and Janet Cole, who worked tirelessly to make it a success.  Donald Maxwell, Rebecca Rudge & David Barnard entertained us after Dinner and Donald gave an amazing performance as an auctioneer helping to raise a total of £8,000.	June 2005, Photo courtesy of Rotherham Advertiser