Become a friend
Become a 'Friend for life' and help us with our work
By joining the Friends of Addenbrooke's you can support the hospital by:
- promoting and raising awareness of the need to fundraise for Addenbrooke's
- helping raise money for life enhancing treatments
- volunteering your time to help organise events and activities
- helping to recruit new members
Life enhancing treatments to which funds raised have contributed
For each event that the Friends hold, they adopt one ward or department and aim to raise enough money to buy a specific piece of equipment that will make a real difference to life enhancing treatments and the quality of care that patients receive. Some examples of these are listed below:
- One of the first major items purchased by the Friends was a replacement ambulance (pictured right) for the Organ Transplant Unit, which performs more than 180 transplants annually.
- Funds have bought therapy and sensory equipment for children attending the Child Development Centre.
- More recently the Friends have helped to upgrade a small Image Review Suite in Oncology to improve delivery and accuracy of radiotherapy. Karen Selby, Image Review Radiographer said:
“The new equipment has increased the definition of the images thus making them easier to see and to work with. It has also allowed us to expand our training programme across radiographer and medical personnel. As a department we would like to extend our grateful thanks to the Friends for their interest and support, which has resulted in increased productivity and enabled us to move towards achieving our goals as regards our imaging strategy.”
Friends of Addenbrooke's Events 2009
Upcoming events
Saturday 20 June
Jazz at Trumpington Hall
Celebrating 50 years of Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen
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Monday 22 June
Summer Party
In the grounds of Trumpington Hall, Cambridge
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Previous events
Saturday 17 January 2009
Friends of Addenbrooke's Garden Talk - Who Dares to Prune? by Simon White, Customer Services Manager, Peter Beales Roses, Attleburgh
Sunflower Room, Scotsdales Garden Centre, 10.30 am
Tickets £10 per person available from Dr Jen Hughes Tel 01353 645901
Proceeds in aid of Department of Medicine for the Elderly
Saturday 24 January 2009
Friends of Addenbrooke's Garden Talk - Who Dares to Prune? by Simon White, Customer Services Manager, Peter Beales Roses, Attleburgh
Wilburton, Nr Ely, 10.30 am
Tickets £10 per person available from Dr Jen Hughes Tel 01353 645901
Proceeds in aid of Department of Medicine for the Elderly
Thursday 26 February
Annual Corporate Karting Challenge 2009
Team Sport in Caxton, Cambridgeshire Results
Wednesday 29 April
Credit Crunch Clothes Sale
9.00am – 12.00 noon
Masonic Hall, Bateman Street, Cambridge
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Become a friend ...
...and help the Friends raise money for life enhancing treatments.
Membership
£20 Individual Annual Membership
£30 Family Membership
£150 Life Membership
Friends of Addenbrooke's Committee Members
Michele Satchwell – Chairman
Barbara Davies
Maria de Lima
Dr Jennifer Hughes
Tessa Humphreys
Susan Moore
Dr Sandra Ray
Jane Small
Lady Stoute
Ann Thomas
To become a Friend contact Yvonne Francis on 01223 256163 or email yvonne.francis@addenbrookes.nhs.uk
