The Transplant Games is the brainchild of transplant surgeon Maurice Slapak. Wyeth is a major sponsor for this annual event. Last year over 500 competitors, including almost 100 children, took part. All had undergone major organ transplant surgery.
15 cities have hosted the British Transplant Games. This year’s event will be held at Bath, 17th-20th August 2006.
Visit www.tsagb.org for more details.
Local community projects
Here are some of our recent local projects around our Head Office location:
Staff donate Easter eggs for the children’s ward at Wexham Park Hospital and the NSPCC.
Visit www.heatherwoodandwexham.nhs.uk and www.nspcc.org.uk for more information.
Wyeth First Line Managers’ garden makeover for Wexham Park Maternity Unit.
Wyeth is an ongoing supporter of the Thames Valley Adventure Playground - a group which helps children with special needs.Wyeth is a sponsor of the Playrground's Guardianship Programme.
Visit www.tvap.net for more information.
Wyeth sponsored a golf day to support the South Bucks Hospice.
Visit www.sbh.org.uk for more information.
Local schools projects
We support a range of schools activities in the area around our Head Office in Taplow, Berkshire. Here are two examples:
Burnham Grammar is one of five schools that Wyeth has helped achieve ‘Specialist School Status’ in science and maths.
For more details visit www.bgs.bucks.sch.uk
Wyeth helped support Godolphin Junior School with a new strip for its football team. Sports teams form an important part of the school's 'Gold Healthy' status.