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Future Faces Future Faces Chamber Patrons Contact: Anna Assinder T: 0845 6036650
Award category sponsors announced
Midlands Air Ambulance Charity join as patrons The Midlands Air Ambulance Charity has joined as patrons of Future Faces. Midlands Air Ambulance (MAAC) has been a member of the Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce (GBCC) for more than 10 years and is also a member of the Lichfield and Tamworth Chamber of Commerce and Asian Business Chamber of Commerce (ABCC), part of the GBCC Group alongside Future Faces. The charity were was also crowned Charity of the Year and Overall ABCC Business of the Year 2020.
‘As a charity, we value the benefits of being part of the GBCC’ Operating for more than three decades, the MAAC operates and funds three air ambulances covering six Midlands counties including Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Worcestershire and the West Midlands. In addition, the service operates two critical care cars in Birmingham & Black Country and separately, Worcestershire. The charity’s decision to join the young professionals Chamber as patrons is part of their
its own plans to invest further in the future talent across Greater Birmingham. Pam Hodgetts, corporate partnerships manager for MAAC, said: “As a charity, we value the benefits of being part of the GBCC, becoming a patron of Future Faces will not only allow us to deepen our relationship with the business community but it will also help us fulfil our commitment to developing the skills of our talented workforce. “As part of our own corporate social responsibility, we boast a National Curriculumbased education programme allowing us to work closely with schools across the six counties we serve, providing CPR and bleed control training, careers talk’s and Key Stage learning resources. As a patron, we will work collaboratively with Future Faces on projects that will help extend that support to the regions rising stars.” Anna Assinder, head of Future Faces, said: “We are so proud to announce MAAC as our new Future Faces patron. “MAAC’s patronage of Future Faces shows their continued dedication to our region and will be instrumental in ensuring that we can continue to support our young professionals in their career development.”
Pledge of support for hospital Gymshark founder Ben Francis has been announced as Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Hospital Charity’s first-ever patron. The patronage honours the British entrepreneur’s passion for the NHS, his desire to help those in need as well as his love and enthusiasm to promote Birmingham to the world. Over the last 12 months Ben has built a strong relationship with Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Hospital Charity, both personally and professionally, through the fitness community and apparel brand, Gymshark, which pledged to support the charity from the onset of the
pandemic. Last year, Gymshark donated £180,000 to the charity after thousands of people answered the brand’s rallying cry to get their ‘sweat on’ as part of its #NHSSweatySelfie challenge. For every selfie uploaded, of which there were almost 36,000, Gymshark donated £5 to the charity. Ben said: “I’ve long been in awe of the incredible work of Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Hospitals. When the charity approached me about becoming a patron, I accepted without hesitation. I look forward to working with them to continue to raise awareness and funds for this amazing charity.”
Additional award category sponsors have been revealed as backing this year’s Future Faces and Birmingham Young Professional of the Year (BYPY) awards. This year’s flagship event will take place on 27 August and will be a joint celebration of the region’s young professionals following Future Faces’ merger with Business Professional Services (BPS) Birmingham last year. Sponsoring this year’s Future Face of Finance award is HSBC UK, who are current patrons of the Greater Birmingham and Asian Business Chambers of Commerce. Sponsoring the newly created Future Face of Sustainability award is law firm and GBCC patron Squire Patton Boggs Birmingham. Energy consultants Inspired Energy will sponsor the Future Face of Industry award and the Future Face of Technology and Innovation award will be sponsored by Chamber patron and accounting and auditing provider, RSM. To apply for an award, email FFAwards@future-faces.co.uk For sponsorship enquiries, email R.Ashman@birmingham-chamber.com
New Members George Howard (Gymshark) Ellie Sanders (Gymshark) Gemma Dickens (Gymshark) Beth Armstrong (Gymshark) Naomi Campion (Bibby Financial Services) Thomas McDonnell (Bibby Financial Services) Hareth Naji (Opal Innovations) Alex Kirby (AW Wealth Ltd)
Midlands Air Ambulance Charity Lydia Gill (IPU Group)
Upcoming Events Future Faces Social Netwalking tour of Birmingham Date: 08/07/21 Aston Leadership Series - Pitching and Presentation Skills Date: 20/07/21 Speed Networking Date: 22/07/21 Future Faces professional development Date: 27/07/21 All events are due to be held online For more information and to book a place contact events@birmingham-chamber.com
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