The Niverville Foundation is inviting locals of every age to join them on December 2 in the Heritage Centre atrium for their first annual community candlelight concert.

The festive event will feature music by the Niverville Community Choir along with Manitoba pianist Melissa L’Heureux. The doors will open at 6:30 and there is no cost to attend.

“We’ve been [working] on getting awareness out there on the Niverville Foundation,” says board member Annette Fast. “There were so many people that really didn’t know about us. So we’re giving back to the [community] with this choir and giving [the choir] a chance to kick off the Christmas season.”

According to Fast, the Niverville Community Choir is a relatively fledgling group led by director Susan Simco, who also works as a teacher at the Niverville Middle School.

“She started this choir about a year ago and they’re fantastic,” says Fast. “I heard them at Maranatha this spring and I was just so taken by them.”

Apart from this all-adult choir, Simco also leads a locally based youth choir.

Along with great choral music, guests of the December concert will also enjoy a sing-along opportunity as well as a chance to light a candle for a passed loved one.

Events such as this one exemplify the foundation’s motto, to be “rooted in community.”

Since its beginning more than 30 years ago, the Niverville Foundation has raised over $1.3 million for projects that promote health and well-being in and around Niverville.

Most recently, they played an integral role in bringing a mobility van to the community.