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 2008
Thursday 28 February
Go-Karting
Kartsport in Caxton, Cambridgeshire
In aid of Ward F2 – Children's Day Case Unit
Monday 16 June
Summer Party
In the grounds of Trumpington Hall, Cambridge
In aid of Clinic 8 – Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Click here for more information and to buy tickets online
Sunday 29 June
Summer Jazz Evening
An evening of jazz starring Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen in the grounds of the Old Vicarage, Grantchester.
6.30pm, Tickets £25, paying bar.
In aid of the Department of Medicine for the Elderly (DME)
Click here for more information and to buy tickets online
Become a friend for life...
...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
If you would like to become a Friend please click on the link below and select your option from the Friends membership section. Then when you click 'next' you will be taken to a 'make your payment' page. In the payment box insert the amount required for the type of membership you would like. Become a Friend for Life
