The Brendas return to raise thousands for disadvantaged children
PROPERTY experts had their fingers on the buzzers when they took part in a spoof version of University Challenge – and raised an amazing £35,000 for disadvantaged children.
It was part of the annual Brenda awards, a light-hearted event which sees the commercial property sector raise funds for the Property For Kids charity.
370 property professionals showed what they knew – although more showed what they didn’t know – during the Brendaversity Challenged event.
Rupert Young, of Nurton Developments, played the Paxman role as he gave eight teams of budding intellectuals their starters for 10. A range of awards – a collection of scholarly garden gnomes – were awarded to eight team members whose answers ranged from the sublime to the downright ridiculous.
Jilly Cosgrove, who is chairman of Property for Kids, said: “I’d like to thank everyone for their support – their generosity each year is truly inspiring. Once again our friends involved in commercial property across the Birmingham area have been fantastic in raising a record-breaking £35,000 for our charity.”
The chosen charity this year was Sunfield, which provides a range of services for children and young people aged six to 19 with complex learning needs including those with profound autism and challenging behavior.
A donation of £15,500 will enable the charity to create an outdoor area with exercise equipment to help improve fitness and meet their sensory profiles.
She added: “We shall also be making some special donations in memory of some seriously missed property professionals who have passed away since last year’s Brendas: David Bucknall, Colin Callaghan, Richard Lawrence and Andy Wolford – their families have chosen charities that these gentlemen would have liked to support namely the Children’s Hospital, Dream Maker’s Children and The David Bucknall Scholarship.”
