Performing May 13, 2022
Published: April 30, 2022
Sozo Children, a Birmingham-based ministry serving the needs of vulnerable children in Uganda, will celebrate 12 years of service on May 13 with a series of events around the Magic City including a 5K run through Avondale and a concert at the Lyric Theater downtown.
“The entire month is a whirlwind of events for us,” says Suzanne Owens, CEO of Sozo Children. “Our choir will perform in Maryland at a Youth For Christ dinner with Tim Tebow and then we return to Birmingham to do a one night only celebration at the Lyric,” she says.
The Sozo Children’s Choir is returning to the United States for a multi-state tour this summer. The choir, which last toured in 2020 and spent much of the Covid lockdowns that year in Alabama, has been performing in Uganda, Africa leading up to the American tour.
“The show at The Lyric is exciting for all of us. Every choir tour just gets bigger and better,” says Cathy Head, chairperson of the Sozo board of directors. “These children have been practicing for over a year to prepare for this trip and to be able to celebrate this birthday with us in such an amazing venue is a real blessing. It’s bigger than we could have imagined when we first planned the tour last year.”
The morning after the concert, Sozo will host its Run For A Reason 5K through the streets of the Avondale community with a special treat after the race when the Sozo Children’s Choir performs at Avondale Brewing.
“The choir tour is a mission trip but it’s more than just a chance for the kids to visit America,” Owens says. “We want the kids to come away from this knowing they are loved and that they matter.”
Tickets to the performance at The Lyric are available online at lyricbham.com/events. Seating prices range from $25 to special VIP seating for $75 which includes a meet and greet photo op with the kids. Get your VIP Meet & Greet tickets now before they’re sold out for an exclusive intimate birthday celebration with the choir following the performance! Get your tickets now: https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/20005C8C911FA89D
About Sozo Children
Sozo Children was founded in 2010 to serve the needs of vulnerable children in the nation of Uganda. Currently, Sozo provides for 125 children and maintains an upscale thrift store, Sozo Trading Co. in Avondale, benefitting the ministry. To learn more about Sozo Children, or to sponsor a child, visit http://www.sozochildren.org.