A TRIO of British Olympic athletes are set to help raise money for a young disabled girl from Rugby.
Track stars Kriss Akabusi, Roger Black and Derek Redmond will be guest speakers at an annual charity ball organised by Rugby firm, eResponse Group.
The firm’s charity, the Mia Foundation, is aiming to reaching a a £55,000 target to help eight-year-old Mia – who was born without eyes and suffers from cerebral palsy.
The event, which includes a charity auction, music and a five-course meal will be hosted by Akabusi at Birmingham’s National Motorcycle Museum on March 17.
The three Olympians will appear at the event where they will also discuss their glittering careers. Black and Akabusi are both decorated Olympic, World and European 400-metre medallists while Redmond, also a 400-metre runner and hurdler, won golds at the World and European Championships and the Commonwealth Games. He also ran for Great Britain at the 1992 Olympics.
Paul Alekna, chief executive of eResponse, said: “We were lucky enough to have Kriss join us for our charity ball last year and he was the star of the show. To have Kriss with us again, alongside Roger and Derek, is fantastic.
“The ball promises to be a brilliant night and a great opportunity for businesses to network and let their hair down at the same time.
“It’s all for a good cause and we’re raising money for our very own Mia Foundation. Mia is an amazing little girl and every penny of the money raised will be going towards much-needed changes to her family home in Rugby which will massively improve her quality of life and support her parents Dean and Fran.”
For more information or to book a table call 0845 257 6686.
