Fundraising and Sponsorship for AKPA

If you would like to donate money to AKPA.
The easiest way to donate money to AKPA is to send a cheque made payable to 'AKPA' to our freepost address:

AKPA donations
FREEPOST RRKT-RBGX-AETR
PO Box 608
Cambridge
CB1 OGJ

If you are a UK taxpayer we can also claim Gift Aid on your donation, currently worth an extra 28p for every £1 donated. To do this you can print and fill in our Gift Aid donation form, available by clicking here, and send it with your donation.

How do we raise our funds?
This is mainly down to members of AKPA, their families and friends, with help over the years from many other individuals and organisations who have taken an interest in our work.

To achieve our aims we constantly need to raise money and the range of sources is wide:

• Sponsored events, such as cycle rides, golf tournaments, clay-pigeon shoots, walks, swims, even a vintage tractor rally.

• Charity entertainment events such as dances and concerts, coffee mornings, art sales and car boot sales.

• Street and supermarket collections, and charity boxes in shops etc.

• Christmas card sales.

• Annual subscriptions.

• Seasonal craft and bric-a-brac stalls.

• Two big raffles, in the summer and at Christmas.

• A '200 Club' with monthly draws.

• Bequests, legacies and donations in memory.

Help AKPA to raise funds!

There are several ways you can help us to raise funds. If you can organise or assist with any of the above, or have any original ideas for fund-raising, please contact any Committee member or your Dialysis Unit. Alternatively you can email us at fundraising@akpa.org.uk. AKPA can help with advice, and can also provide posters, collecting-boxes, Donor Registration Forms, sponsorship forms (complete with AKPA logo and Gift Aid declaration) and other useful materials. We are always looking for any help, however small.

Many people ask us to provide leaflets and donor cards. We do not hold a large stock of these as they would quickly be out of date. Anyone who wants such materials to support their fundraising efforts can get them from the UK Transplant website by clicking here.

Easyfundraising

You can also sign up for easyfundraising and raise money for AKPA when you shop online, at no extra cost to you. It's FREE and easy to do. For more information visit our easyfundraising page by clicking here.

How do we use our funds?

Regular Commitments:

• Funding a Renal Welfare Officer.

• Welfare grants.

• Financial assistance for holidays.

• Producing Newsflash, a regular newsletter for members.

• Helping with expenses for members attending the annual NKF Conference.

• Supporting the Transplant Games.

Special Projects:

• Purchasing equipment and comforts for Addenbrooke’s Dialysis Centre, Renal and Transplant wards and for the Satellite Units, for example, reclining dialysis chairs, a TV system for patients and air-conditioning.

• Funding research projects at Addenbrooke’s Hospital.

• Initiating the Skin Surveillance Programme for transplant patients.

• Paying the costs of making an exercise video for PD patients.

• Providing a Transplant Clinic Nurse.

• Supporting medical and nursing staff to attend training courses and international conferences.

We believe that our association does a valuable job in supporting patients, their families and the superb medical and nursing teams at Addenbrooke’s and the Satellite Units.