Events
05 / 06 / 07 Archive
2007
• Christmas
Carol Concert - Update December 2007
• Fund-raising
is a real slam-dunk! Towergate 24hr Basketball Tournament
• Flair
at the Foundation - CSR with Bite!
• The
Birmingham Mail Charity Trust - Birmingham Tattoo 24th & 25th November
07
• Christmas
Carol Concert - Saturday 1st December 2007
• Selfridges
Ladies Charity Lunch - 5th June 2007 (Postponed)
• St
Georges Day Celebrations - Monday 23rd April 2007
• Acorn
Antiques, The Musical, Birmingham Hippodrome - 1 March 2007
2006
• Autumn
Prom, Symphony Hall - 27 September 2006
• Teamworks
Karting Corporate Championship Event 2006
• Nechells
fundraising Dinner - 7th September 2006
• Ladies
Lunch - Selfridges Gallery Restaurant - 9 May 2006
2005
• Dragon
Boat raises thousands for the Biringham Foundation
• Ladies
Night - Pertemps, Meriden Hall, Meriden - 23 November 2005
• Ladies
Lunch - Lyttelton Arms, Hagley - 18 October 2005
• Ladies
Night - 1 October 2005
• Dragon
Boat Race - 9 July 2005
• Summer
Prom - 7 July 2005
• Ladies
Night - 5 July 2005
• Karting
Charity Event - 10 May 2005
• Valentines
Gala Dinner and Ball - 19 February 2005
• Celebration
of Progress - 18 February 2005
2007
• Fund-raising is a real slam-dunk! Towergate 24hr Basketball Tournament
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The whistle has
been blown to end a mammoth fun-filled 24hr hour, five-aside basketball
tournament which has raised £10,000 for the Birmingham Foundation
and the NSPCC. |
Tracy Bergin from Towergate,
based in Warwick said: "The Foundation undertakes invaluable work in
the community and offers a wide variety of projects to support. We have pledged
some of our funding to the Ladywood Community project in particular which
will provide a safe indoor and outdoor play centre for the children of Ladywood.
"The current facilities are run down and we feel we could make a huge
difference to the lives of children and parents in this area by renovating
the centre. Remaining funds will be allocated to a variety of projects across
the region."
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Flair at the Foundation - CSR with Bite!
December 2007 update:
We are delighted to announce that over 11 individuals from 8 companies are
now taking part in the Crimson - Flair at the Foundation programme. The first
session took place on the 4th December at a venue courtesy of HBJ Gateley
Waring who supported us by supplying a room and fantastic conference facilities
for the first session of the Flair at the Foundation programme - thank you!
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The 2006 programme
ran over several months and saw 18 managers from various donor companies graduate
with honours. Harvey Mansfield, Chief Executive of the Foundation at that
time commented "The Flair at the Foundation programme not only raised
money for the Foundation and lifted our profile but also provided a way of
giving a tangible value back to our donor companies.
Mike Ames of Crimson Flair who is the business coach who runs the programme
stated that £working with the Foundation was a real pleasure and I can't
wait to repeat the experience this year"
The 2007/08 Flair at the Foundation programme is being run
again on 4th Dec 2007, 5th Feb 2008, 8th Apr 2008 and 3rd Jun 2008 with an
expectation that we will exceed last year's contribution!
Several blue chip companies have already expressed an interest
in sending delegates to the 2007/08 Flair at the Foundation programme - a
unique opportunity available to you at a reduced cost of £1,500
(originally £3,500 plus VAT).
For further information please download the Flair
at the Foundation flyer or visit www.flair.co.uk
To register your interest in the Coaching Programme please email Melanie Painter
on melanie.painter@flair.co.uk
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The Birmingham Mail Charity Trust - Birmingham Tattoo 24th & 25th November
07
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We are delighted
to announce that we are now administering the Birmingham Mail Charity
Trust formerly known as the Birmingham Mail Christmas Tree Fund. |
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Birmingham Tattoo Charity Ticket Offer
Economy £10* each
Premium £12* each
*No booking fees
(Normal full price tickets: Adult £17.50 (+booking fee) Child: £13.50
(+booking fee)
To take advantage of this Charity Ticket offer please call us on 0121 214
2080 or email us at team@bhamfoundation.co.uk
For further information please visit: www.birminghamtattoo.co.uk
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Christmas Carol Concert - 1st December 2007
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December 2007 Update: |
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Selfridges Ladies Charity Lunch - Tuesday
5th June 2007 (Postponed)
Following the success of our Ladies Lunch hosted by Selfridges & Co
Birmingham last year, we were delighted to hear that Selfridges once again
wanted to offer us the opportunity to host our 2007 Ladies Lunch scheduled
to have taken place on Tuesday 5th June.
Unfortunately, by our deadline date of 18th May, we had not received the number
of bookings required to make this event as successful as we would have liked,
and have therefore decided to postpone this event for the time being - hoping
to reschedule in the Autumn.
Thank you to all those who had made an individual or table booking we look
forward to informing you all of when our next Ladies Lunch will take place.
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St Georges Day Celebrations - Monday 23rd April 2007
A BIG Thank you to everyone involved in our St Georges Day Celebrations
at our office base St Georges Court - your support was very much appreciated.
Over £65 was raised on the day from bucket collections - we hope to
expand on this next year by perhaps organising a buffet lunch, where we can
meet and greet individuals who work within the same building!
Background to the Day
A 'dress up' for Charity day is being held at the home of the Birmingham Foundation
- St Georges Court on Monday 23rd April where team members will be visiting
offices within St Georges Court asking for donations of any denomination to
help raise funds for local disadvantaged communities.
Download the St Georges
Day flyer for further information
• Acorn Antiques, The Musical - Birmingham Hippodrome 1st March 2007
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More than
40 guests joined together to help raise funds for the Birmingham Foundation
at a special theatre evening held at the Birmingham Hippodrome.
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2006
• Autumn
Prom, Symphony Hall - 27 September 2006
Hyder Consulting (UK) Ltd and The Birmingham Foundation celebrated the Autumn
season in style this year at an evening of classical favourites performed
by the Birmingham Philharmonic Orchestra at the Symphony Hall on Wednesday
27 September.
This was the 3rd year running that its principal sponsor, Hyder Consulting
(UK) Ltd, the international engineering and design company based in Aston
Cross has organised the Prom in support of the Birmingham Foundation who raises
and distributes funds to disadvantaged communities in Birmingham and the Black
Country.
The event has raised a total of £55,000 over the past 3 years for The
Birmingham Foundation.
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Nechells Fundraising Dinner, Wing Wah Restaurant & Bar, 7th September
2006
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The Nechells Fundraising Dinner kindly hosted by Dorian Chan at the Wing Wah Restaurant and bar was enjoyed by 158 guests including Deputy Lord Mayor, Cllr Mike Nangle and Cllr Ken Hardeman. Entertainment was provided by singers, Tiffany Pang and Ying Ying and comedian poet, David Bartley. There was also an auction and raffle. A total
of £7000 was raised with proceeds going to the continuation of
work on Nechells Baths, a once derelict building now transformed in
to a valued community facility. |
• Ladies Lunch, Selfridges Gallery Restaurant, Bull Ring - 9th May 2006
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Following their generous support of our first ladies lunch which took place at the Lyttelton Arms in OCtober last year, Selfridges - Birmingham hosted a ladies lunch on Tuesday 9th May in their Gallery Restaurant. The event was a great success with £1200 raised for The Birmingham Foundation. £100 of this money was donated by Selfridges from a Beauty Evening held prior to the lunch. The Foundation hopes to continue working with
Selfridges over the coming year. |
2005
Dragonboat
Event raises thousands for the Birmingham Foundation
City firms and
spectators have splashed out to the tune of nearly £12000 in aid of
the Birmingham Foundation revealed Brindleyplace Dragonboat Race organisers,
as all funds raised at the racing extravaganza were officially handed over
to the charity
• Ladies Night, Pertemps, Meriden Hall, Meriden - 23 November 2005
Sponsored by Pertemps, this Ladies night will be
held at Meriden Hall in Meriden at 7:30pm - approx 10:00pm.
Tickets cost just £15 per head which
includes dinner. Drinks can be purchased on the night for £1 each and
will be served by two of our trustees - Richard graves (Francis Graves) and
Peter Bache (Bache Treharne)!
A brief presentation will take place at 7:30pm by the founder of Medizen (www.medizen.co.uk)
who specialise in offering carefully selected non-surgical aesthetic treatments
that are minimally invasive and will therefore cause little discomfort.
There will also be a masseuse on hand to provide some neck/shoulder massages
and a lady called Carol Lomas who will bringing along a selection of jewellery,
evening bags, pashminas and evening wraps for ladies to purchase on the night
- what more could you ask for for a Wednesday evening!
A raffle / auction will also take place on the night with all proceeds coming
to the Birmingham Foundation.
If you are interested in hearing more then please contact Jo Ball or Suzanne
Randall on 0121 326 6886 or via email jo@bhamfoundation.co.uk/suzanne@bhamfoundation.co.uk
to request further details.
• Ladies Lunch, Lyttelton Arms, Hagley - 18 October 2005 - SOLD OUT!
Another exciting Ladies event organised by the Birmingham
Foundation in partnership with Jane Robbins, JR Promotions and the newly refurbished
Lyttelton Arms in Hagley from 11:30am - 3:00pm.
Our guest speaker, is Annette Hughes, founder of Colour Confidence and in
the 20 years since starting her company has advised over 2,600 ladies on the
most flattering colours both in clothes and makeup.
There will be a 3 course lunch provided by the Lyttelton Arms, and champagne
reception - now SOLD OUT promises to be a great event!
• Ladies Night - 1 October 2005
Another successful Ladies event took place on Saturday
1 October. It was organised by Chris Herriotts (friend of Lou Jones, Chief
Executive of C3 Consulting).
The cost per head was £10 with Kishan
(Chris's husband) cooking a superb meal.
Madi Sharma, from Ethnic Trail bought her latest collection of ethnic goods
which were available to purchase on the night with a percentage donated to
the Birmingham Foundation.
A horse racing event also took place with the sponsorship of each race costing
£10
Total amount raised yet to be finalised - watch this space for an update!
• Dragon Boat Race - 9 July 2005
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We are delighted to announce that
Brindleyplace organised a Dragon Boat Race on Saturday 9 July 2005 - and
this year it was in aid of the Birmingham Foundation. £938 was raised on the day from raffle ticket sales and general donations - which is fantastic thank you to all who contributed! |
Entertainment on the day was second to none. The
Birmingham Jazz Festival was in mid flow and a Farmer's Market was also held
along with a bouncy castle, street entertainment, face painting and much,
much more.
The Brindleyplace Dragon Boat Race is always one of the most memorable social
events of the year and will be a fantastic day out - we can assure you have
a 'splashing' time!
Background to the Dragon Boat Race:
The Charity fund raising boat race is part of the hugely popular Dragon Boat
Festival held at Brindleyplace each year. In 2004 over £10,000 was raised
for Help a Local Child.
For further information on future events organised by Brindleyplace please
contact Olivia Harris on 0121 600 5800 or by email on olivia@brindleyplace.com
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We are delighted to announce
that this years' Summer Prom raised over £1,500 on the night and
approx £15,000 overall, from ticket sales and sponsorship. |
The event was a great success in light of the events
earlier in the day in London - the atmosphere on the night was uplifting.
We are also pleased to announce that Hyder Consulting have already booked
the Symphony Hall for next years Prom - Wednesday 27 September 2006 - so make
a note in your diary!
If you would like to register your interest
now for next year then please do so by emailing: suzanne@bhamfoundation.co.uk
thank you, we look forward to hearing from you soon.
If you would like to request a copy of this
year's programme, please email: suzanne@bhamfoundation.co.uk
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Prom: Hyder Consulting (UK) Ltd is an international engineering consultancy with a local office in Aston who, by embracing and promoting the principles of corporate social responsbility, came up with the idea of holding a Summer Prom to raise funds for the Birmingham Foundation - leading the drive to create a better Birmingham for all sections of the community. |
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Dinner was provided at £15 per head and drinks were £1 each or £5 per bottle! A raffle was also held for a bottle of champagne!
The event raised £946.15 which exlcudes Gift Aid which can claim for most of the funds raised as all involved completed the relevant Gift Aid form!
Fantastic News .... thank you to all those all came along.
There was also the offer of other Ladies Nights for September and November from two women who attended this one - so watch this space for more info.
• Charity Karting Event - 10 May 2005
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The Birmingham Foundation and Teamworks
Karting Birmingham based in Fazeley Street held a Charity Karting Evening
on Tuesday 10 May 05 at 6pm. Everyone involved had a fantastic time with a few near misses on the track - all fully controlled I hasten to add! And what's more we raised approx £2840 which is fantastic news!! Funds were raised by team entering in the event and also on the night via an Auction and Raffle - further details of which are outlined below: |
Auction:
Teamworks - Paintball package for 8 people
Teamworks - Karting package for 8 people
BRMB - trip in the flying eye and breakfast with the DJ's
Marriott - Friday Overnight Stay and breakfast
Wolves Signed Football Shirt - donated by our Chairman David Bucknall, Buckanll
Austin
Arrows Goodie Bag
Raffle:
Metro Restaurant - £50 voucher
Moet and Chandon Champagne
Teddy Bear
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Awards Ceremony:
Please click on awards
ceremony to see a list of the winners from the night!
AND Finally a BIG thank you to all those who took part and for teamworksand
BRMB who did a fantastic job on the night and with the auction - thank you!!
If you would like to learn more about Teamworks
Karting Birmingham, then please click on their logo below
• Valentines Gala Dinner and Ball - 19 February 2005
On behalf of the Birmingham Foundation, 1st Events
organised a Valentines Gala Dinner and Ball at the Burlington Hotel on Saturday
19 February 2005, with proceeds from the evening being raised for the Birmingham
Foundation.
The evening was a tremendous success with a whole host of entertainment, including
special guest singer "Adam Watkiss" who has recently completed a
National tour and was honoured by performing for Her Majesty The Queen at
The Royal Variety Performance. This was followed by an Auction and dancing
to the superb "Fools Gold".
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Suzanne Randall, Lou Jones (C3 Consulting and Trustee of the Birmingham Foundation), Yvonne Palmer, Amy White, Sue Smith (Proprietor, 1st Events), Harvey Mansfield, Rick Cressman (Nailcote Hall), Shamiela Ahmed and Tajinder Bharj |
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A giant cuddly dog, one of the auction prizes very kindly donated by Asda, pictured here with Harvey Mansfield, Director of the Birmingham Foundation and his wife Judy |
The feedback we have received to date is that eveyone
had an extremely enjoyble night – and to top it all we raised almost £3000!!
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Celebration of Progress - 18 February 2005
Held on Friday 18 February at the Ladywood ARC, Birmingham - the purpose of
which was to celebrate the work the Birmingham Foundation has achieved with
young disadvantaged children through the Local Network Fund (LNF).
The event was excellent. It gave the groups taking part a great opportunity
to sparkle on stage and to network with other groups that have received a
grant from the LNF through the Birmingham Foundation.
It also gave other attendees, including the Lord Mayor, Andrew Spencer from
DfES, Trustees and other associates the opportunity to see how the money that
we have distributed through the funds has made a difference to children and
young people living in Birmingham.
If you would like further information o how to acces the fund then
please click here
