Addenbrooke’s
ACT for fundraising
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As of 1 January 2007, fundraising
at Addenbrooke’s Hospital takes on a new look as the
hospital’s existing charity launches a brand new identity.
The Fund & Friend’s of Addenbrooke’s will be
renamed Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust (ACT). Continuing
the work of the Fund & Friend’s of Addenbrooke’s,
ACT will play an important role in raising funds to support
those services and facilities provided by the NHS. Drop in
and see us in ur new office in the Clinical School building,
opposite the Emergency Department entrance.
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'Robot' in
action for royalty
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HRH Prince Michael of Kent
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HRH Prince Michael of Kent visited the hospital
recently in his capacity as Grandmaster of the Grand Lodge
of Mark Master
Masons to see a ‘robot’ in action. The Mark
Master Masons was just one of the organisations whose donations
helped to buy the da Vinci Robot Surgeon which is enabling
radical prostatectomy procedures for patients with prostate
cancer to be completed through keyhole openings for the
first
time in the UK.
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Consultants take on Kilimanjaro
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Wilf Kelsall
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Jag
Ahluwalia
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Neonatal consultants Dr Wilf Kelsall and
Dr Jag Ahluwalia are taking on the a climb up Mount
Kilimanjaro to raise money for
the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). NICU accepts
the smallest, sickest babies from around the eastern region
and often beyond
and provides intensive care, high dependency and special
care cots. Wilf and Jag set off in February on their
five-day expedition – if
you would like to show your support we’d love to
hear from you!
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Ramshackle Daddies drum up donations
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From left to right: Lisa Gates holding Hayden, James Ingram, Steve Gates
(Ramshackle Daddies), Wilf Kelsall
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Rock ‘n’ roll band Ramshackle Daddies held a
fundraising gig at Cottenham Social Club in October and raised
an amazing £1,350 for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
Band leader Steve Gates said the gesture was to say ‘thank
you’ to staff who cared for his grandson Hayden.
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If you require any further information about:
-any of the above stories
-Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust
-fundraising on our behalf or
-to obtain a copy of the latest fundraising report please contact:
Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust
Box 126
Addenbrooke’s Hospital
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Hills Road
Cambridge
CB2 0QQ
Tel: 01223 217757
Fax: 01223 257122
Email: act@addenbrookes.nhs.uk
www.act4addenbrookes.org.uk
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