WSO hosted our first “Charity Singalong” at “Robata Jones” in Artarmon on November 7, 2026, and 32 guests who love singing joined us.
Masahito, WSO's founder and president, gave an introductory presentation on our activities. Junko, WSO’s treasurer, visited Angel Home, an orphanage in Bangladesh run by Japan's International Angel Association, last September and shared her amazing experiences in her presentation (https://wso-au.org/en/presentations/). She told us that thirteen of our current scholarship students and graduates came back to Angel Home to greet her. One of them travelled 8 hours to join them! It was so heartwarming to hear firsthand that they are full of dreams, hopes and ambition for the future.
 Masahito |  Junko |  Audience |
With the serious presentations over, it’s time to sing along! Naoko, a beautiful soprano who entertained our guests at the last two dinner fundraisers, enchanted the audience by singing “O Mio Babbino Caro” and “I Could Have Danced All Night”. Sachi, a former professional Enka singer in Japan, captured the audience’s heart by singing “Yozakura Oshichi” and “Seiko Matsuda Medley”. We were lucky to have a professional trilingual emcee, Miles, who helped the audience relax and laugh with his fantastic sense of humour.
 Naoko |  Sachi |  Miles & Audience |
19 soloists and 1 pair of duet singers in elaborate costumes entered the competition, with many guests singing and dancing with them. We wound it up by singing “I Still Call Australia Home’ together in a big circle.
It was very difficult to choose the winners, but the Best Singer Award went to Glenn, who sang “Sukiyaki” in Japanese (he sang it in a Japanese TV show!), and the Best Duet Singers Award went to Laura and Patrick, who sang “Dancing Queen”. Miyuri, who sang “Makenaide” in a banana suit, picked up the Best Entertainer Award, and the Best Costume Award went to Haruko, who sang “Ainokatachi”. Yukisuke, in a graceful Geisha costume, handed out the certificates and prizes to the winners.
 Glenn, the Best Singer |  Best Duet Singers, Laura＆Pat |  Miyuri, the Best Entertainer |
 Haruko, the Best Dresser |  Miles & Yukisuke |  Audience |
Miles announced the silent-auction and raffle winners. Our guests were on a shopping spree, and most of the items on the table were gone! Junko announced that we raised $4,500, including $ 2,200 donated by the benefactors who couldn’t join us. Thank you so much for your generosity! $4,500 will cover three university students’ tuition and living costs for a year. They will repay your love and generosity by helping thousands of others as a much-needed dentist, physiotherapist or pathologist in the future.
 Group Photo |  Volunteers/Board Members |  Yummy Lunch Box |
Thank you so much for joining us and helping make this first event such a big success! Lastly, we’d like to express our heartfelt appreciation to our amazing volunteers who donated so much of their time and professional skills to our cause, the “Robata Jones” staff who prepared sumptuous, delicious bento lunch boxes for us, and our dedicated WSO board members who worked tirelessly in preparation for the singalong. Thank you so much for all your support! Arigato-gozaimashita!
Mr Daniel Nieva, one of the guests, posted an amazing video compilation filled with happy memories of the event on YouTube. Please enjoy!https://youtube.com/watch?v=oQTJfEHxmQ0&feature=shared