Our Charities

HARMONIZE FOR SPEECH

"We sing that they shall speak"

Our main charitable focus is Harmonize for Speech. Nearly every Barbershop Chorus chapter in Ontario supports this organization, which has raised over $6 million since its inception.

Our Chorus and its members contribute approximately $9,000 annually to this important cause.

Founded in 1977, Harmonize for Speech was established to support children with speech difficulties due to birth conditions or accidents. While helping children remains a core mission, the charity has expanded its support to include adults as well.

Funds raised go toward speech therapy programs across Ontario. A portion of the donations also supports local initiatives—providing equipment, books, and other resources to help people recovering from strokes, throat cancer, brain injuries, and other conditions that cause speech impairment.

The organization is staffed entirely by volunteers, with administrative costs kept to a low 3%.

We are proud to be one of the Ontario District’s largest contributors to Harmonize for Speech, having donated over $400,000 over the years.

For more information on Harmonize for Speech, click here.

SING CANADA HARMONY

Our members also support Sing Canada Harmony, a charity that believes that vocal music, particularly four-part a cappella harmony in the Barbershop style, plays a vital role in the development of healthy, creative and responsible members of Canadian society. This belief results in a commitment towards ensuring equal access to vocal music arts for people of all ages, but particularly the children and youth of Canada, and the men and women who facilitate their learning to enrich their lives through singing.

For more information on Sing Canada Harmony, click here.