Millions of North American parents spend thousands of dollars each year on music, dance and other talent lessons for their kids. Week after week, the kids are driven to teachers and spend hours practicing flutes, horns or keyboards; or developing grace at a ballet barre or some other form of physical activity. Some sing, take acting lessons or learn the art of public speaking

For what?

For most, all those hours devoted to skill-training evaporate into memories of unused talents. Many never have the opportunity to perform or let their talents bear fruit. All those lesson dollars evaporate with the memories.

Meanwhile, a pandemic of despondency, hopelessness, fear and depression among young people around the world has led to suicide as the second most common cause of death for kids between the ages of 8-17.

We need to think outside the box to find creative ways to reach out and raise resources to meet great needs.

The purpose of LifeNet Sharing Hope Concerts is to give talented or trained kids – or motivated adults – the opportunity to show what they can do and, at the same time, use their gifts to raise funds to help others who are struggling with social, spiritual and mental health issues.