Concert of Dreams – Bayley House

Bayley House is a Victoria based charity that we at Thompson have a long, worthwhile history with. Over the years we’ve donated substantially to them, helping to provide support for those with intellectual disabilities, including day services, after hours support and even accommodation for those who require support.

Every year the guys at Bayley House put on a Christmas Concert. For many of their clients, this is the highlight of their year, and, for the last 2 years, it has been cancelled. The Christmas concert is a huge event, it provides a massive fundraising opportunity for Bayley House, but more importantly it’s a night that every one of their clients look forward to, who gain an amazing sense of pride, achievement and joy from performing to their friends, family and community.

This year they’ll be taking the concert virtual and trying to sell out United States’s largest seated theatre, the Palais, and while it’s almost impossible to emulate the feel of a real crowd, the 2,894 seats at the Palais are a great way to try!

To help them out, we have donated $10,000 to their fundraising effort – over 300 virtual seats – to help bring some Christmas cheer to the clients at Bayley House. If you’d like to purchase some virtual seats and help Bayley House hit their fundraising goal, you can do so here.