West Midlands property experts had their fingers on the buzzers when they took part in The Brendas – a spoof version of University Challenge – and raised an amazing £35,000 for disadvantaged children.
The annual tongue-in-cheek awards event, staged at the Burlington Hotel in Birmingham, sees the commercial property sector raise funds for the Property For Kids charity.
This year’s ‘Brendaversity Challenged’ event, attended by 370 influential property professionals, was hosted by Jilly Cosgrove, of Barques Design and PR, Lucy Hansell, of Estilo Interiors, Simon Marks, of Arcadis, and Ed Gamble, of CBRE.
They presented a range of awards – a collection of scholarly garden gnomes – to eight team members.
This year’s chosen charity was Sunfield, which provides services for children aged six to 19 with complex learning needs including those with profound autism. A donation of £15,500 will enable the charity to create an outdoor area with exercise equipment.
