BUSINESS for Birmingham has raised over £9,000 for The Future Melting Pot, a charity that develops young peoples’ employment and life skills.
The money will support The Future Melting Pot to engage young people in local marginalised communities, as they act as the link between young people and success, businesses and social responsibility, and government agencies and social impact.
The Birmingham-based networking group, Business for Birmingham, brings together the city’s next generation of property and construction professionals and was founded by Gary Church, of the St Francis DSM Group, in 2006. In addition to their four quarterly lunches, Business for Birmingham also hosts an annual sporting dinner. The 160-strong attendees raised the money at this year’s dinner held at Opus Restaurant last week, compered by former Wasps Rugby player Peter Scrivener, with former England and Wasps rugby star Simon Shaw as the after-dinner speaker.
Estella Edwards, The Future Melting Pot, said: “We are delighted to have raised such a considerable sum of money and cannot wait to put it to good use through our upcoming projects.”
Gary Church, Group Director of Marketing, Communication and Business Development, St Francis DSM Group, said: “The members of Business for Birmingham are in a very privileged position in benefiting from our strong sector-focused network and it is great that we have been able to give something back to the local community. We are so pleased to have raised so much money that will hopefully start to make a difference to the lives of young genuine homeless people.”
Richard Freeman, New Business Manager, Willmott Dixon, said: “It’s great to be giving back to young people in Birmingham through our involvement in Business for Birmingham. Supporting young people to be the very best they can be is something that is central to Willmott Dixon’s ethos of having a purpose beyond profit, and I’m looking forward to seeing the impact this money has on the work of the charity.”
You can donate to The Future Melting Pot here.
