ABCC announces awards day charity
The Asian Business Chamber of Commerce (ABCC) has announced the British Heart Foundation (BHF) as their chosen charity for the annual awards.
The annual awards ceremony will happen on Saturday, 18 November at The National Conference Centre in Solihull.
Headline sponsors of the event are Doug Wright (T/A McDonalds), Aston University and Lioncroft Wholesale Stores.
BHF funds around £100 million of research each year into all heart and circulatory diseases and the things that cause them.
They also fund research into a broad range of heart and circulatory diseases across the UK while saving lives with science, tackling health inequalities, helping people in their hour of need and raising vital funds.
Speaking about being appointed as the chosen charity, Chrish Perera, BHF head of field operations (North) said: “It is an honour for the BHF to be chosen as the named charity for the ABCC Awards 2023.
“Heart and circulatory diseases are diseases of inequality. Too often, things like ethnicity, where you live, income and/or background, determine your chance of developing - and dying from - heart and circulatory disease.
“The BHF has supported major research studies which aim to reveal how ethnic backgrounds can affect the risk of common diseases and conditions, including heart disease and diabetes.
“Recognising avoidable and unfair health inequalities linked to ethnic backgrounds is an essential step to addressing the issues in society that lead to them - so it's important our research and our influencing work in this area continues.
“We are grateful to the members of the Asian Business Chamber for their support and opportunity that will help us continue to fund life-saving research.”
ABCC president Omar Rashid said: “What struck out was BHF's acknowledgement of the barriers and the need to highlight the serious issues facing within the Asian community.
“We felt the ABCC awards platform was a great way to showcase the great work they do and how the Asian community can benefit and get involved.”
Eight categories from which the Business of the Year will be selected are up for grabs at this year's awards. Entries must be received by 5pm on Friday, 8 September.
Click here for more information about BHF.
Anyone interested in sponsorship of the awards or more information should contact a.khan@birmingham-chamber.com for further information.
Click here to visit the ABCC awards webpage for more information.
