Grief Retreats for Connection,
Healing, and Adventure
From April to June of 2025... Sibling Strong Retreats embarked on an epic fundraiser, our Donor's Choice Karaoke Challenge,
which brought SSR cofounder Ben Harris' voice and presence to the karaoke stage every week for 8 weeks to sing a song chosen by the donor who made the highest weekly donation.
Please find the archived info from our Donor's Choice Karaoke Challenge below!
Help us hit the high notes—literally.
Each week, our top donor will get to choose a song for Ben (yes, Ben) to sing and record. It might be sweet. It might be ridiculous. It might haunt your dreams. But it will be sung—with heart, honor, and possibly a few off-key notes.
Why?
Because we believe healing doesn’t have to be heavy all the time. Sibling Strong Retreats is on a mission to create safe, meaningful, joy-infused spaces for grieving siblings to connect, heal, and feel less alone. Your donation helps fund adventure activities, venues, meals, and all the tiny moments that make these retreats so powerful.
Karaoke Challenge Videos
Week 4 Karaoke Challenge
Richard Brookfield won Week 4's Challenge! Unfortunately, his first selection (Van Morrison's "Brand New Day") wasn't available at 2 different karaoke bars I visited earlier in the week. Rich was kind enough to offer for me to pick the alternative, and I went with Tracy Chapman's "Give Me One Reason". We hope you enjoy!
Ben's Self- Assessment:
Cringe-o-Meter Score
3
2
Week 3 Karaoke Challenge
Our first tie-breaker! This week, three folks tied for first with donations of $100 -- we used a number randomizing wheel to select, and Sean O'Regan was our winner with the song "Dirty Water" (about the city of Boston) by the Standells.
