Thank you Thursday

Our amazing community

From the very start of this crisis, we have been overwhelmed with offers of goods from individuals, community groups and organisations across the region, and beyond, as our hardworking CUH staff work to care for and save patients during the coronavirus outbreak. Money donated by the public and the generosity of these companies and individuals have provided a huge range of snacks, toiletries and other treats to keep staff going through their shifts.

“As a florist I see on daily basis how much joy and happiness flowers bring to people. The smile on someone’s face is something magical and makes my heart sing. So I decided to share some of this beauty in these difficult times with NHS staff and say “thank you!” to all of them.“ - Milos, Milos Hynek Flowers

“A small token of our appreciation for those fighting to keep us safe – thank you!” - Paul Shepherd, Matthew Clark Ltd.

“It’s absolutely jaw-dropping seeing the Cambridge community rally around our NHS." Neil Bharadwa, Cambridge Fruit Company

"Just wanted to say hello from Morrisons St Ives with a gift for you all to let you know we are thinking about you. Thanks for your continued work - stay safe, stay well." Celia Saunders, Morrisons St Ives

“We know that fresh nutritious food can help both physically and mentally within the work place and we wanted to try and reach as many doctors and nurses as possible during this difficult time. Our customers have also been able to assist with the program and many have donated or redirected their office fruit boxes towards our hospital deliveries." Daniel Ox, Fruit for the Office

Our huge thanks go to:

The Great British Bee Co for hand cream and lip balm
The Work Perk for Starbucks canned lattes, Heinz baby and toddler food and Kenco iced latte pods
Cambridge Fruit Company whose amazing customers continue to buy around 50 fruit baskets every week to be distributed across the hospital
The White Cottage Bakery for Easter hot cross buns
Moving Beans for Nespresso coffee capsules
Matthew Clark Ltd for Red Bull
Tesco Fulbourn for a variety of health and beauty products
and Compass Van Hire, St Ives provided free van hire to enable collection and delivery of the supplies
Thanks to Krispy Kreme for donuts
and the Christmas Tree Firm for fruit boxes
Cambridgeshire-based AM Fresh for Starbucks fresh fruit juices
Fairy Bricks for packs of LEGO® for the children
Florist Milos Hynek for spring flowers
St Ives-based Dermatonics for soothing foot gel
Lush Cambridge for goodie bags including facial cleansers, masks and soap.
Holland and Barrett for care packages
L’Occitane for hand sanitiser
BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha for snacks and drinks
Cambridge Central Mosque for fruit
Corker’s Crisps for crisps
Fruit for the Office for... fruit
Primark Cambridge for sweets and biscuits
Cambridge Juice Co. for coldpress smoothies and juices
Chaos Rangers (1st North West Cambridge Ranger unit) for hot chocolate and biscuits
Morrisons for snacks and uniform bags, and staff have also been enjoying lovely bottled soft drinks from
Britvic for soft drinks
Sodexo for hand cream in recognition of International Day of the Nurse
Clinical School Wellbeing Team for boxes of fruit during Mental Health Awareness week as a thank you to CUH staff
The Ely branch of Wilko for care packages for staff
Noble Isle for hand creams, body wash and shower gel
Healthy snack providers Grenade for sending 11,000 protein bars
NHS staff discount organisation, Blue Light Card, for co-ordinating the donations of many well-known brands, including Coca Cola, Ferrero, Lindt, PZ Cussons, L’Oreal and Burton Biscuits
Addenbrooke's staff member Sarah's Tropic customers for buying and donating hand cream and lip balm
iPro Hydrate for soft drinks
Optimum Nutrition and Nutramino for protein shakes
Nestlé UK & Ireland for lots of Easter eggs
Triple Point for their donation of hand cream
And finally This Small World for environmentally friendly bamboo straws.
We would also like to make a special thank you to Jane Francis of Burwell, who, with support from the Burwell Co-Op, Newmarket Tesco, her friends, family and members of her local community, has been delivering snacks and hand cream to the Emergency Department and Critical Care Team every week!
Also to all the local pubs, restaurants, cafes and other businesses who donated food to our hardworking staff.