Welcome to the Auckland branch of Cystic Fibrosis New Zealand. We cover the area from Warkworth to Pokeno and provide support to all people with CF and their families and caregivers. We’re a proactive group trying to make life for families impacted by CF a lot easier.
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We assist people with CF and their families with:
We’re an active committee, and we organise fundraising events throughout the year to raise vital funds needed to support our community, including Awareness Week activities, the Auckland Marathon, movie nights and selling the Entertainment Book. We also hold social get-togethers for parents, families and caregivers. Our committee is primarily made up of parents of people with CF however we also have several committee members who do not have family connections but who feel very connected with our cause.
Our people with cystic fibrosis do not socialise due to issues around cross infection. The Auckland Branch has various ways for our community to connect.
We have an Auckland Branch Facebook page that provides regular updates and our e-newsletter is emailed each month and contains articles from our community, photos, updates from Auckland and Starship hospitals, branch news, diary dates, summaries from conferences and other events and much more. Email our branch coordinator Kath if you would like to sign up to receive the monthly Auckland Branch e-newsletter.
Helping our Auckland CF community be informed and engaged is important to the Auckland Branch committee.
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We have plenty of ideas of how you can help the Auckland Branch fundraise.
How about selling some chocolate fish or running a bake sale? We are always looking for volunteers, please contact us to find out about the many ways you might be able to help out - auckadmin@cfnz.org.nz.
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Life for people with CF is a daily struggle for survival, copious medication, physiotherapy and frequent hospitalisations. Most people with CF and their families will tell you apart from the obvious dream of a cure, their dearest wish is most often simply for a ‘normal’ life. As a branch, we try and make the everyday easier, by providing a number of support services to people with CF and their families.
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We’re always looking for people to be involved with the branch – whether this is as a committee member, assisting at an event or other ways you think your skills may benefit the branch.
If you’re interested in volunteering for us or coming along to a meeting, please contact Sarah on the below email. Our committee meetings are held monthly (usually a Tuesday evening) at our office in Grafton Road.
Being part of the Auckland CF committee has been a great experience and it's good to see young and old be part of a team making a difference in the community. I am a father of 2 children and my eldest has CF. I enjoy bringing fathers of PWCF together for local events and helping with fundraising initiatives that make a difference.
I’m a former paediatric nurse, having worked for many years at Starship Children’s Hospital – in a few different roles, but predominantly based on Ward 26B. During my nursing career I worked with a lot of children and young adults affected by CF and I was inspired by their determination and positivity in often challenging circumstances. I joined the Auckland branch committee in 2015 and am thoroughly enjoying be a part of a fantastic and hardworking group.
Being part of the committee keeps me up to date with what’s going on and gives me the opportunity to make sure we are supporting our CF community in the best way possible. I have made many close friends through the committee and they are my amazing CF support network.
I have been involved with the CF Auckland Committee for many years. Being involved with the CF Auckland Branch had made me more appreciative of good health, and brings home the reality that a lot of people, who through no fault of their own, have no control over their health and well-being. I am glad that my contribution can help in assisting PWCF’s and their families.