Money from Mobil
The Cystinosis Foundation UK last week received a £1,000 ‘safety award’ from the ExxonMobil’s SAGE terminal at St Fergus near Aberdeen. The safety award encourages ExxonMobil employees to apply safe working practices in their place…
Cheque Presented to the Cystinosis Research Group, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen
Earlier this year the Cystinosis Foundation UK presented a cheque for £2,542 to the Cystinosis Research Group at Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen. Dr Don Cairns explains how this money is being used: "In July 2005,…
Ending the Nightmare
The Sunderland Today newspaper has covered a story involving young children who are either awaiting or have received kidney transplants. This includes Amy Mellors, a Cystinosis sufferer, who underwent a kidney transplant operation that has…
Lottery Funding Update
We are sorry to announce that CLIMB were unsuccesful in their attempt to secure Lottery funding this year. CLIMB were successful in reaching the regional finals, but did not secure enough votes to progress to…
Cystinosis Articles Featured in ‘Hope’ Magazine
Hope, the quarterly newsletter for the organsation Patients’ Voice For Medical Advance, has featured two articles regarding Cystinosis written by Dr Roz Anderson, a researcher at the University of Sunderland, and Roy Forsyth, a member…
£420 Raised by Motorcycle Club
The Buchan Motorcycle Club recently raised £420 at their fundraising dance in the Country Park hotel in Mintlaw, north of Aberdeen. The night was thoroughly enjoyed by approximately 100 people who danced the night away…
£61,000 Raised!
As of the end of October 2005, we have raised £61,000 towards our £100,000 appeal target! This is a tremendous achievement and we are grateful to all those involved in the fund raising. The majority…