News from the AKPA

AKPA Christmas Raffle 2008 - Results AKPA's 2008 Christmas Raffle was drawn on the 17th December in the Addenbrooke's Dialysis Centre. A full list of the winners is now available. more details >>

AKPA 200 Club is Re-launched Your chance to win cash prizes every month - and raise money for Addenbrooke's Kidney Patients Association at the same time. By clicking the following 'more details' link you can read more about the club and download an application form.  more details>>

Roger and Liz's Ruby Wedding gift to AKPA Transplant patient Roger Ward and his wife Liz celebrated their ruby wedding anniversary in July this year. Instead of presents they requested their guests to donate money to AKPA...  read more >>

Addenbrooke's Kidney Patients Summer Picnic 2008 Saturday 13th July 2008 saw the launch of the kidney patients' summer picnic. The event was the brainchild of Lucy Kirk who felt it would be good for patients with similar experiences to get together and offer one another moral support, encouragement and just have a fun day out in an informal setting. read more>>

Craig and Tracey's Car Boot Booty! Transplant recipient Tracey Griffin and her living kidney donor, partner Craig Gowing, recently held a car boot sale with the help of their family and friends to raise funds for AKPA... read more >> News Archive:

West Suffolk Dialysis Unit weekend break in Canterbury OTIS Now Available to Dialysis Patients - 23rd July 2007 British Kidney Patients Association Free Holiday Offer 2007 - 4th August 2007 National Transplant Week 2007 - 17th June 2007 Crown Appeal Donates £5000 to AKPA - 13th March 2007

AKPA Newsletter

Newsflash is the award-winning Newsletter of Addenbrooke's Kidney Patients Association. It is published regularly to help widely-scattered members keep in touch with their Association and each other.

Like all our activities it relies on the members themselves to provide the impetus and the material; so if a funny thing happened to you on the way to your Dialysis Centre or you have a useful tip on dialysing, discovered a helpful holiday hotel or even have a horror story to relate, please share it with us. Contributions should be sent to newsflash@akpa.org.uk

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2007 issue 1

2006 issue 2

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