What an honour and a privilege to put together such a memorable and positive event
On Saturday night Forbes Family Group were privileged to host our very first Charity Fund Raising Gala on behalf of ACLT. The event was a huge success and very well supported by some of the UK’s most accomplished people from the world of Sport, Entertainment, Business and Politics. Our event was sponsored by the worlds largest bank HSBC and supported by luxury watch maker Hublot. In addition the event was also supported by Partners Group Livingbridge Corten Capital and KnightFrank AgriBusiness QLD The ACLT do critical work driving blood, stem cell and organ donorship alongside the NHS, combatting the national blood and organ shortage. Their work is critical in the area of life preservation and extension for people suffering from illnesses such as Cancer, Leukaemia and Sickle Cell. Whilst the work of ACLT serves people from all races and background their work has a specific focus on raising awareness and addressing the way that this issue impacts people of Afro Caribbean Heritage, as donorship from these communities can be as low as 2%, which means when Afro Caribbean people need donors they are over 90% less likely to find a suitable donor compared to their white counterparts which can lead to various medical complications and in some cases loss of life. The event raised a staggering £360,000 and has done close to 30m social media impressions in the short time since it took place. These funds and elevated profile will help ACLT to accelerate their life saving work and we were proud to play our role in facilitating that.