Sentence examples for performed to raise from inspiring English sources

Sting and the Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir have performed to raise money to protect rain forests in the Amazon.

Rachmaninoff's stock rose higher at the start of World War II, when he performed to raise funds for relief in Russia.

Every year, her 15-year-old son, Jake, joins her in writing a children's musical, which is performed to raise money for a charity that supports orphans with H.I.V. and AIDS in Zimbabwe.

Several celebrities performed to raise their voices for a cause, including Pharrell, John Legend, Sia, Bruce Springsteen and others.

The youth singing group performed to raise money, bringing in $500,000 for local charities in 2007.

Historians today generally dismiss the authenticity of the find, attributing it to a publicity stunt performed to raise funds to repair the Abbey, which was mostly burned in 1184.

These vibrant young dancers and musicians will perform to raise money to help orphans in Uganda who are H.I.V.-positive.

On Sunday 10 modern-dance companies will perform to raise money for the year of costly rehabilitation ahead for Mr. Avila.

Back in Nairobi, Jal now lives in one of the city's more fashionable districts, where he began to perform to raise money for children's homes.

On the revenue side, department officials have proposed an increase in the number of fire inspections they perform, to raise $2.6 million.

Bronx-based dance soloists and groups will perform to raise money for an organization that helps anyone in the dance field with problems arising from AIDS.