Blooming marvellous! Addenbrooke's offers the chance to "Name a Rose"

Howard Lake | 3 April 2007 | Newswire

Everyone loves to receive flowers. So what better way to brighten someone’s day, than by naming a rose after them? The Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust (act), the charity behind Addenbrooke’s Hospital, has teamed up with World of Roses to offer one lucky winner the chance to Name a Rose” as part of its Breast Unit Appeal.
Whether it be to mark a birthday, remember an anniversary, or simply name a flower after that special somebody, this is your chance to win a truly unique gift. The lucky competition winner will receive 20 plants of their personalised rose, along with a signed certificate and photograph of authenticity.
To be in with a chance of winning, simply complete a competition ticket with your chosen name and return to The Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust. Tickets cost £5 and can be bought by emailing

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. The lucky winner will be drawn at random on 19th June 2007.
Tickets for the Name a Rose” competition will also be available to buy at The Rose Weekend at Hatfield House on 16th & 17th June 2007. A donation from the Name a Rose” competition and The Rose Weekend will be given to the Addenbrooke’s Breast Unit Appeal. The appeal is aiming to raise £600,000, to furnish and equip a new purpose built breast cancer research unit at Addenbrooke’s, with high-tech diagnostic and medical equipment.
Caroline Lane, Director of Fundraising at ACT said This is a fantastic opportunity for someone to win a truly wonderful gift. We hope the competition and The Rose Weekend will help raise a fantastic amount for our Breast Unit Appeal”.
For more information on The Rose weekend, visit www.hatfield-house.co.uk.
About Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust (act)
Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust (act), formerly the Fund & Friends of Addenbrooke’s (FFA), is an independent registered charity which raises money for all departments, wards and clinics at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge – one of the largest and busiest hospitals in the country. Many hospitals across the UK rely on fundraising activities to support existing publicly funded services. Donations received by act make a real difference to patients and staff at Addenbrooke’s. Monies raised play a critical role in keeping Addenbrooke’s at the forefront of medical diagnosis, treatment and research, enabling the purchase of sophisticated equipment, funding additional staff and providing financial support for refurbishment projects. Professional fundraising at Addenbrooke’s began in 1997 and over the last ten years has raised more than £3.5 million for a wide range of projects. There are many ways to support act. For more information go to:www.act4addenbrookes.org.uk

About Howard Lake
Howard Lake is consultant editor of UK Fundraising. He founded the site in 1994 and successfully sold it in 2022. As director of Giving X Ltd he is exploring growing giving on a massive scale. He is the founder of Fundraising Camp and co-founder of GoodJobs.