The Phil is also known for performing in benefit concerts , in which the net proceeds from sold tickets ( and , if present , auctions ) are donated to welfare causes . In 2008 and 2009 , all the various groups in SJYS performed in charity concerts for Kenya Dream , a program that is raising a minimum of $ 100,000 to be donated to a secondary school in Kenya . In March 2010 , the Phil dedicated their second set concert to Chile , which had suffered a massive earthquake weeks before the concert . Because Phil members had toured Santiago in the summer of 2009 , the SJYS Board decided to donate all the net proceeds from the March concert to Chile , even though it was a season concert . Furthermore , every Christmas season , the Phil performs a free benefit concert at St. Joseph 's Cathedral for the Season Of Hope performance series
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