Three shortlisted to be Chamber 's charity of the year
Three charitable organisations have been shortlisted to become the Sutton Coldfield Chamber of Commerce 's chosen charity of the year.
The Chamber is on the lookout for a new charity to support after its partnership with Sutton Coldfield YMCA came to an end.
Charitable organisations were invited to apply for the opportunity and the applicants have now been whittled down to a shortlist of three by president president Phil Arkinstall and vice-presidents Clare Whalley and Naeem Arif.
The three shortlisted charities are:
- Acacia Family Support
- UK Sepsis Trust
- Motor Neurone Disease Association
The three shortlisted organisations will now be invited to a lunch event on Wednesday 6 April, where they will each give a five-minute presentation to delegates about why they should be chosen.
The process will then culminate in a vote among members to determined the Chamber 's charity of the year.
Phil Arkinstall (pictured) said: “It was extremely tough to shortlist the candidates for charity of the year. There are so many worthy organisations who applied.
“It was a pleasure to hear more about each of them and I wish we could have shortlisted them all.
“As a Chamber, we have loved supporting the Sutton Coldfield YMCA over the last few years and I look forward to supporting our new charity when they are elected at our event on 6 April. ”
The winning charity will be determined at a networking lunch on 6 April at the Brewhouse & Kitchen in Sutton Coldfield town centre.