National Transplant Week 2007
The dates for National Transplant Week 2007 were 7th – 14th July 2007.
Thank you to everyone who ran events and helped raise awareness before, during and after the week. For more information about the success of the week please contact either Colin Day or Sue Johnstone or post a message to us on our talk about it page. We will be publishing a report on the week once all of the figures are available. However between 15th June and 13th August (the period when advertising for NTW started) over 121,000 people registered on the ODR, which shows the value of the week!
The week received considerable media coverage with GMTV having 2 days of stories as well as attending the launch. ITV, BBC Scotland, Local radio and National and local press also covered the week.
The theme of this year’s campaign was “What are you waiting for?” and featured Robyn Tainty, who was suffering from cystic fibrosis. Sadly Robyn died before receiving her transplant. Posters are still available from Sue Johnstone in both A3 and A4 format. You can also download a pdf version of the poster
The Launch of National Transplant Week took place at the House of Commons on 5th July, hosted by our Patron Andrew Lansley CBE MP. The Launch included a number of presentations from our member organisations, including GIFT, National Kidney Federation, TSN and an emotional speech by Robyn Tainty. The event was also publicised in House Magazine
The second launch was at Our Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh on 6th July as a forerunner to this years Transplant Games also taking place in the city later that month. Scottish MP George Foulkes attended the launch and actively supported the event by tabling a motion in the Scottish Paliament in support of National Transplant Week and the Games. Christine Evans and Carol Olley of TSUK gave a presentation on the games, and a moving speech was given by transplant recipient Anna Burnett.
Newcastle United unofficial football website unfortunately had to cancel their Fundraising Football Tournament on 21th July 2007
TSUK encouraged sign up to the Organ Donor Register in their Midday Million Mile Challenge on 11 th July. For more information on this event
Travel West Midlands supported National Transplant Week once again this year with their successful Bus campaign. They had the NTW campaign poster running on 900 of their buses for a 4-week period, advertising in their travel shops and on the back of tickets, and a link on their websites.
There was a re-run of the play Better which was performed at the Rosemary Branch Theatre for the whole of National Transplant Week last year. There was also a new production Afterwards which continues the story. The dates for this year were 9th – 28th July. Flyer. For more information on the year’s show, cast and writer The reviews were brilliant!
Other events included a coffee morning at the Westborough Methodist Church, Scarborough.
The Donor Bus appeared at Addenbrookes NHS Trust , Cambridge on 9th July and at Salford NHS Trust, Bolton on 10th July. Coronation Street star Dominic Holmes helped out on the Bus to help publicise Donation and Transplantation. His mum is currently awaiting a kidney transplant.