Founded in 2010, Mac-appella has quickly grown into a recognisable society at Macquarie University. In 2011, we were officially registered as a student society, and held our first Mac-appella Music Night, a bi-annual event which has been held at the end of every semester since. The high turnover of members each semester means that Mac-appella members find themselves constantly meeting new people who share a love of music and singing. We pride ourselves not only on giving great performances, but on our group's diverse nature, and the camaraderie which comes from working towards and achieving goals. Mac-appella performs not only at Macquarie University - where we can be seen at the Graduation Ceremonies, Student Awards Nights and often heard in the courtyard by the lucky passerby - but at Blackheath Choir Festival, at various Christmas carol events, and even at weddings! It doesn't matter if you are a new singer or an experienced artist, if you love music and singing, we'll love you! Mac-appella members are not just singers, but a group of friends, brought together through music. TECHO is a youth led non-profit organization present in Latin America & the Caribbean. Through the collaborative work of families living in poverty with youth volunteers, TECHO seeks to overcome poverty in slums. TECHO is convinced that poverty can be permanently eradicated if society as a whole recognizes poverty as a priority and actively works towards overcoming it. Therefore, TECHO pursues three strategic objectives: (1) The promotion of community development in slums, through a process of community strengthening that promotes representative and validated leadership, and drives the organization and participation of thousands of families living in slums to generate solutions to their own problems. (2) Fostering social awareness and action, with special emphasis on generating critical and determined volunteers working with the families living in slums while involving different social entities. (3) Political advocacy that promotes necessary structural changes to ensure that poverty does not continue reproducing, and that it begins to decrease rapidly. Together Mac-appella for TECHO aims to raise the cost of one transitional house for families living in poverty in Latin America. Support our cause! For more info please visit: www.techo.org/us www.facebook.com/mac.appella.mq/info