Dreams Come True for Children at Giza Concert

OOn September 7th, dreams came true for 30 children from Not Alone when international pop singer Chantel Chamandy invited them onstage during a landmark concert at the pyramids of Egypt.. “I never thought that I would have the confidence to stand in front of such a huge audience,” said one girl.

Chamandy, who is Egyptian-born but lives in Canada, wanted to get children participating in Coptic Orphans involved with this concert after hearing about the organization. In addition to inviting thirty children onstage with her as she sang her songs “pray” and “faith,” she also gave Coptic Orphans 500 tickets for disadvantaged children and their families to attend.

Several thousand people attended the concert. Chantel performed with the Cairo Symphonic Orchestra in front of the great pyramids of Giza, a site that the Egyptian government has granted to only a handful of other performers.

During rehearsal Chantel tickled and hugged the children at every opportunity. The entire event made the children feel important and special, and gave the hundreds of other Not Alone children who attended the concert a memory they will not soon forget.

The concert honored the children in Not Alone who stretch forward to reach their potential despite their circumstances, and show them that no dream is too big. To help Coptic Orphans make dreams come true for more children, consider sponsoring a child.

According to Chantel’s website, the concert will be available to be aired by PBS beginning March 2008.