HelmsBriscoe Expands UK Autism Awareness Fundraising Event

HelmsBriscoe, the global leader in meetings procurement and site selection services, recently announced the expansion of their annual United Kingdom autism awareness fundraising event. The event is part of HelmsBriscoe’s corporate social responsibility initiative, “HB Cares”, and aims to raise funds to help young adults with autism gain work experience in the hospitality industry.

The event will be held next month at the iconic Macdonald Manchester Hotel in partnership with Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall community engagement programme, Bridgewater For All. It will bring together HelmsBriscoe Associates and their clients from across the UK and will give suppliers the opportunity to showcase what Northern England has to offer for meetings groups. All donations collected during the event will go to the HB Cares autism work experience project.

This project was founded in 2012 with support from the MPI Foundation. The goal is to provide participants with confidence in the workplace and to educate employers about the benefits of employing someone on the autistic spectrum. So far this year, HB Cares has raised more than £30,000 through supplier donations for this project, which has enabled young people to gain valuable work experience – primarily in the South of the UK. By expanding the project, HB hopes to engage more youth with autism in the North, as well.

“This project has been truly rewarding to support,” said HelmsBriscoe Managing Director, Northern Europe, Carole McKellar. “We are very excited to be able to expand this project geographically to reach a broader range of youth and continue to raise awareness about autism.”

If you are interested in attending this fantastic event, please email Caroline Slater on cslater@helmsbriscoe.com for more information.