Future Faces Future Faces Chamber Patrons
Contact: Anna Assinder T: 0121 607 1836
Quiz night raises
funds for charity Future Faces hosted its annual President’s quiz at Revolution bar to raise funds for chosen charity The Buddy Bag Foundation. The evening, run by Shake Entertainment, was enjoyed by more than 60 members and law firm Shoosmiths were the winners on the night. More than £1,200 was raised for The Buddy Bag
Foundation, which will help to make a difference to the lives of children in emergency care. Future Faces will be organising an additional
event in January which will have the aim of packing more than 180 Buddy Bags, which will be given to children across six women's refuge centres. Buddy Bag Foundation founder Karen
Williams said: “On behalf of the Buddy Bag Foundation, thank you Future Faces for your support at the recent quiz night. “A fun evening was had by all. The money
raised will supply 48 Buddy Bags to children who find themselves in emergency care after a traumatic incident. These bags help make a difference by ensuring a child has the essential items they need for their immediate wellbeing and comfort.”
Enjoy a year’s
worth of discounts Future Faces has partnered with Independent Birmingham to offer Chamber members the chance to take advantage of a corporate discount scheme. More than 17,000 people possess an Independent Birmingham membership card, which help to support and champion local, independent businesses. The cards were launched in 2014 and entitle members to year-long discounts and deals at more than 100 independent cafés, bars, restaurants, pubs, theatres and shops in Birmingham, including Digbeth Dining Club, The Electric Cinema, Simpsons, The Wilderness, Carters, Lasan, Birmingham Hippodrome, Purnell’s Bistro, Buffalo and Rye, mac Birmingham, Fiesta del Asado, 40 St Paul’s, Turners at 69, The Plough, Hare and Hounds, Birmingham Repertory Theatre and The Lord Clifden. A full list of businesses can be found at:
www.independent-birmingham.co.uk/our-card/ Independent Birmingham has offered Chamber members the below discounted rates on cards that currently retail at £15 each: • £9 + VAT per card (for up to 99 units) • £8.50 + VAT per card (for 100-150 units) • £8 + VAT per card (for 150-299 units) • £7 + VAT per card (for all orders over 300 units)
To take advantage of this offer, email founder Joe Schuppler at joe@independent-
birmingham.co.uk
26 CHAMBERLINK December 2017/January 2018
Incoming president: Sian Averill
Outgoing president: Victoria Sears’
Sian is new Future Faces president
Sian Averill has taken over as the new president of Future Faces. Sian, who is fundraising manager at Heartlands Hospital Charity, replaces Victoria Sears. Sian has worked in the charity sector since
2013, having previously worked for Lloyds Bank. She started her career in fundraising at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and has recently been involved in the creation of a new charity involving this hospital, her current employer, and two others, Good Hope Hospital Charity and Solihull Hospital Charity and Heartlands Hospital Charity.
‘It’s been fantastic to get involved in a number of new initiatives for the group’
The aim of these charities is to support
patients and their families at the hospitals by raising funds to provide extra equipment, enhance facilities, fund research and provide added extras that are over and above what the NHS can provide. Sian said: “I’m really looking forward to my
term as president of Future Faces, especially in a time when Future Faces is going from strength to strength. “We have seen a membership growth of over
55 per cent in the last year so it is really important that we deliver a wide range of events that will benefit our members both professionally in their career development, and personally with our relaxed and informal networking events. “We are also excited to see new members from
all different sectors from across the region and we are looking forward to engaging with them and recognising the young talent from these sectors at the next annual dinner and awards”.
Outgoing president Victoria Sears said: “It has
been a pleasure and a privilege to lead Future Faces over the past year. With the unfaltering support of Anna Assinder and the dedicated Chamber team, Future Faces has continued to go from strength-to-strength, widening and deepening relationships with the Greater Birmingham business community and cementing itself as the leading network for young professionals.” Sian’s appointment was made official at
Future Faces recent annual general meeting, which also saw nine new members join the organisation’s committee. They are: Stacey Ryan, Oxbridge Home
Learning; Alexandra Hutchinson, Dains; Rebecca Halbert, Millennium Point; James Guest, Carney Green; Stuart Turner, Lewis Onions Solicitors; Mark Hipwell, Murphy Group; Anna Tabor, Aston Villa; Elizabeth Mulley, Trowers & Hamlins; and Rachel Wallbridge, Deutsche Bank. They join existing committee members Maya
Kainth from 2 Sisters Food Group, James Taylor from PKF Cooper Parry, vice-president Hayley Porter from Deutsche Bank and Victoria Sears in her new role as honorary chairwoman.
New Members: • Francis Tsui (Fieldfisher LLP) • Tom Johnson (5i Business) • Amrit Singh (Mr A Singh Ltd) • Ricky Friend (CWB) • TBC (Haines Watts) • Andy Brookes (Discovery Graduates) • Natalie Rowe (Edgbaston Priory) • Shakeela Cumberbatch (Edgbaston Priory) • Leah White (Hart Recruitment) • Richard Loftus (THSF)
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