Canyon Club hosts annual Charity Karaoke event
On Oct. 6, under bright lights on stage at the Canyon Club, located in Agoura Hills, many different performers sang for a cause, all representing their respective charity organizations. At Charity Karaoke, an event put on annually by Laura Conway, local nonprofit members competed with each other for a donation to their group.
Conway is constantly looking for new ways to help others, which is why she started the event in 2018 in the first place. “I created Charity Karaoke myself as a way for me to help support all of our local charities and the important work they do in our community helping those in need,” Conway said. When the idea of Charity Karaoke was first put into motion, there were many challenges regarding informing people about the competition and spreading the word. “One of the big challenges was that no one had ever heard of it…we wanted 20 nonprofits, and so [we were] going out there and explaining it over and over and over again to everybody. I had to do that for the first two years,” Conway said. When recruiting performers and organizations, Conway always aims to make it, “something that doesn’t cost them anything to participate in and it’s very little work for them,” Conway said.
While many charities took the time to participate and show off their voices, the charities that came out on top were Cancer Fit and Senior Concerns. Conway explains how she met the nonprofits that make the event possible. “I started getting to know the nonprofits in the area and I volunteered for some of them and I went to some of the fundraisers and they all support such important causes,” Conway said.
Across the Conejo Valley, Charity Karaoke is highly anticipated and facilitates lots of fun for performers and audience members alike. Selling out shows several years in a row, Charity Karaoke is a must be at event. Conway hopes to foster an enjoyable atmosphere every year, and is thankful to anyone that attended the event. “It is kind of magical because we need each other to do this, and when we work together, we make a bigger difference,” Conway said.
